Information processing device, information processing system, and charging method

1. An information processing device comprising:

circuitry configured to:

detect a charged capacity of a battery;

control charging of the battery;

specify when discharge of the battery starts; and

perform charging suppression control by charging the battery to a preparatorily charged capacity that is lower than a fully charged capacity of the battery, on a basis of the charged capacity detected,

stopping the charging when the charged capacity of the battery reaches the preparatorily charged capacity,

setting a margin based on current conditions, and

restarting, at a time obtained by subtracting the margin and a time to fully charge the battery from the preparatorily charge capacity,

the charging of the battery from the preparatorily charged capacity before starting discharge of the battery; and

a charging terminal configured to connect to a charger for charging the battery,

wherein the circuitry is further configured to predict a chargeable time period before discharge of the battery starts, on a basis of charge/discharge time information related to a time when the charger has been connected to the charging terminal and a time when the charger has been disconnected from the charging terminal in past,

derive the chargeable time period on a basis of the charge/discharge time information of one or more weeks,

perform comparisons between the specified time when discharge of the battery starts and the times when the charger has been disconnected from the charging terminal in the past, and

determine, for times when the charger has been connected to the charting terminal and times when the charger has been disconnected from the charging terminal in the past,

if there is an interval of time less than or equal to a predetermined time period between the specified time when discharge of the battery starts and the times when the charger has been disconnected from the charging terminal,

perform the charging suppression control on condition that an accuracy rate of the comparison performed is a predetermined value or more.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the circuitry is further configured to derive the chargeable time period on a basis of the charge/discharge time information of one or more weeks.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the circuitry is further configured to derive the chargeable time period on a basis of the charge/discharge time information of a corresponding day of the one or more weeks.

4. The information processing device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the circuitry is further configured to derive the chargeable time period by differently weighting pieces of the charge/discharge time information of different weeks among the one or more weeks.

5. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the circuitry is further configured to perform the charging suppression control on condition that the chargeable time period is a predetermined time period or longer.

6. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the circuitry is further configured to change a time when charging is to be restarted from the preparatorily charged capacity on a basis of a state of the information processing device.

7. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the circuitry is further configured to control the charging such that the battery is charged in stages to the preparatorily charged capacity.

8. The information processing device according to claim 7 ,

wherein, when charging the battery to the preparatorily charged capacity, the circuitry is further configured to charge the battery for a predetermined time interval.

9. The information processing device according to claim 7 ,

wherein, when charging the battery to the preparatorily charged capacity, the circuitry is configured to charge the battery by a predetermined charged capacity.

10. The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a display,

wherein the circuitry causes the display to an indication that the charging suppression control is being performed.

11. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the circuitry is configured to

execute an application,

specify a time when discharge of the battery is to be started, on a basis of information from the application.

12. The information processing device according to claim 11 , wherein

the application is an application including an alarm clock function, and

the circuitry is configured to specify a time when the alarm clock function is to be executed, as the time when discharge of the battery is to be started.

13. The information processing device according to claim 11 , wherein

the application is an application including a calendar function, and

in a case where a specific schedule is set in the application including the calendar function, the circuitry is configured to specify a time when the specific schedule is to be executed, as the time when discharge of the battery is to be started.

14. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the circuitry configured to predict a chargeable time period on a basis of information from another information processing device.

15. The information processing device according to claim 14 ,

wherein the information from the other information processing device is information based on a sensor included in the other information processing device, the sensor detecting movement of the other information processing device.

16. An information processing system comprising:

circuitry configured to:

detect a charged capacity of a battery;

control a charging circuit; and

specify when discharge of the battery starts,

perform charging suppression control by charging the battery to a preparatorily charged capacity that is lower than a fully charged capacity of the battery, on a basis of the charged capacity detected,

stopping the charging of the battery when the charged capacity of the battery reaches the preparatorily charged capacity,

setting a margin based on current conditions,

restarting, at a time obtained by subtracting a margin and a time to fully charge the battery from the preparatorily charge capacity,

the charging of the battery from the preparatorily charged capacity before starting discharge of the battery,

predicting a chargeable time period before discharge of the battery starts, on a basis of charge/discharge time information related to a time when a charger has been connected to a charging terminal of the battery and a time when the charger has been disconnected from the charging terminal in past,

deriving the chargeable time period on a basis of the charge/discharge time information of one or more weeks,

perform comparisons between the specified time when discharge of the battery starts and the times when the charger has been disconnected from the charging terminal in the past, and

determining, for times when the charger has been connected to the charging terminal and times when the charger has been disconnected from the charging terminal in the past,

if there is an interval of time less than or equal to a predetermined time period between the specified time when discharge of the battery starts and the times when the charger has been disconnected from the charging terminal,

performing the charging suppression control on condition that an accuracy rate of the comparison performed is a predetermined value or more.

17. A charging method comprising: detecting a charged capacity of a battery;

specifying when discharge of the battery starts;

charging the battery to a preparatorily charged capacity that is lower than a fully charged capacity of the battery, on a basis of the detected charged capacity of the battery;

stopping the charging of the battery when the charged capacity of the battery reaches the preparatorily charged capacity;

setting a margin based on current conditions;

performing charging suppression control by restarting, at a time obtained by subtracting the margin and a time to fully charge the battery from the preparatorily charge capacity,

charging of the battery from the preparatorily charged capacity before discharge of the battery starts;

predicting a chargeable time period before discharge of the battery starts, on a basis of charge/discharge time information related to a time when a charger has been connected to a charging terminal of the battery and a time when the charger has been disconnected from the charging terminal in past;

deriving the chargeable time period on a basis of the charge/discharge time information of one or more weeks;

perform comparisons between the specified time when discharge of the battery starts and the times when the charger has been disconnected from the charging terminal in the past, and

determining, for times when the charger has been connected to the charging terminal and times when the charger has been disconnected from the charging terminal in the past,

if there is an interval of time less than or equal to a predetermined time period between the specified time when discharge of the battery starts and the times when the charger has been disconnected from the charging terminal,

performing the charging suppression control on condition that an accuracy rate of the comparison performed is a predetermined value or more.