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Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying device and method, power supplying systems and method, program storing medium, and program

  • US 7,615,963 B2
  • Filed: 02/08/2002
  • Issued: 11/10/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A charging/discharging apparatus comprising:

  • a receiving terminal for receiving power from a power supplying apparatus;

    a position controlling portion for controlling a position of the receiving terminal relative to said power supplying apparatus such that said receiving terminal is connected to a supplying terminal to which said power supplying apparatus supplies power;

    a transmitting terminal for transmitting charging mode determining data indicating which of a plurality of power supplying modes the power supplying apparatus is to operate in; and

    a recessed setting portion provided in association with a deciding switch of the power supplying apparatus indicating which of a plurality of power supplying modes the power supplying apparatus is to operate in,wherein one of a plurality of power supplying modes is selected as a function of both

         1) the shape of the recessed setting portion which identifies a type of charging/discharging apparatus and

         2) a presence/absence of charging mode data transmitted to the power supplying apparatus via the transmitting terminal,wherein the shape of the recessed setting portion indicating the type of charging/discharging apparatus and a transmission of data in response to a request for charging mode data triggers a charging mode changeover switch in the power supplying apparatus to change from a resting terminal to one of two power supply mode terminals, andwherein, after the charging mode changeover switch is changed to a power supply mode terminal, a charging changeover switch is changed to a power supplying terminal for one of two power supplying modes.

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