ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CHARGER
An electronic apparatus includes a power receiving unit configured to receive power, and a secondary battery configured to be charged on the basis of the power received by the power receiving unit. The electronic apparatus operates based on a discharge current of the secondary battery and is capable of communicating, to the outside, an instruction relating to a power transmission suspension time which is varied in accordance with an operation state of the electronic apparatus.
1 . An electronic apparatus comprising:
a power receiving unit configured to receive power; and
a secondary battery configured to be charged on the basis of the power received by the power receiving unit,
wherein the electronic apparatus operates based on a discharge current of the secondary battery and is capable of communicating, to the outside, an instruction relating to a power transmission suspension time which is varied in accordance with an operation state of the electronic apparatus.
2 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a display unit capable of displaying a name of prescribed program being run,
wherein the suspension time is varied in accordance with the program being run.
3 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the prescribed program includes a first program and a second program; and
wherein a suspension time corresponding to the first program is set shorter than a suspension time corresponding to the second program if the first program consumes more power while being run than the second program.
4 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the suspension time is varied in accordance with a power consumption.
5 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the suspension time is shortened as the power consumption increases.
6 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a power consumption detection unit capable of detecting the current consumption.
7 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the power receiving unit includes an electromagnetic coil.
8 . The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the instruction relating to the suspension time is transmitted via the power receiving unit.
9 . A charger comprising:
a power transmission unit configured to transmit power,
wherein the charger suspends or restarts power transmission according to an instruction relating to a power transmission suspension time which is communicated from the outside.
10 . The charger according to claim 9 , wherein the charger suspends the power transmission when receiving the instruction relating to the power transmission suspension time from the outside, and restarts the power transmission upon a lapse of the suspension time.
11 . The charger according to claim 9 , wherein the power transmission unit includes an electromagnetic coil.
12 . The charger according to claim 9 , wherein the instruction relating to the suspension time is received via the power transmission unit.
13 . The charger according to claim 9 , wherein the charger receives power from an external commercial power source.
14 . An electronic apparatus charging system comprising:
the electronic apparatus according to claim 1 .
15 . The electronic apparatus charging system of claim 14 , further comprising the charger according to claim 9 .