IP Library Granted Patent US 7,096,130
Granted Patent B2
US 7,096,130 · App. 10/916,667 · Granted Aug 22, 2006

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

Assignee: Sony Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,096,130
App. No.
10/916,667
Granted
Aug 22, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

In case of the present invention, a microcomputer ( 271 ) controls a charging mode changeover switch ( 275 ) and connects the switch to a terminal ( 275 d ) to change the terminal ( 275 d ) to an initial charging mode power source ( 278 ). In this case, the microcomputer ( 271 ) requests the information on the charging capacity stored in a microcomputer ( 252 ) as charging information, the charging voltage measured by a voltage detector ( 258 ) and a standard charging capacity and obtains the information through a communication circuits ( 254 ) and ( 272 ). The microcomputer ( 271 ) obtains an actual charging capacity in accordance with a received measured charging voltage, compares the actual charging capacity with a stored charging capacity, and updates the actual charging capacity to zero when the comparison result is equal to or larger than a threshold value and the charging voltage is equal to or less than another threshold value. According to the present invention, a charging capacity is correctly corrected.

Claims (43)

1. A program storing medium storing a computer readable program for controlling a charging/discharging apparatus for receiving power from a power supplying apparatus, said program comprising:

a standard charging capacity storage controlling step for controlling storage of a standard charging capacity;

a charging capacity storage controlling step for controlling storage of the present charging capacity;

a charging voltage value measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of a charging voltage value;

a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission of the information on said standard charging capacity, said charging capacity, and said charging voltage value to said power supplying apparatus;

a reception controlling step for controlling reception of a command for correcting said charging capacity from said power supplying apparatus; and

a correction controlling step for controlling correction of said stored charging capacity based on said command received through the processing in said reception controlling step.

2. A program for making a computer for controlling a charging/discharging apparatus for receiving power from a power supplying apparatus, said program comprising:

a standard charging capacity storage controlling step for controlling storage of a standard charging capacity;

a charging capacity storage controlling step for controlling storage of the present charging capacity;

a charging voltage value measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of a charging voltage value;

a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission of the information on said standard charging capacity, said charging capacity and said charging voltage value to said power supplying apparatus;

a reception controlling step for controlling reception of a command for correcting said charging capacity from said power supplying apparatus; and

a correction controlling step for controlling correction of said stored charging capacity based on said command received through the processing in said reception controlling step.

3. A program storing medium storing a computer readable program for controlling a power supplying apparatus for supplying power to a charging/discharging apparatus, said program comprising:

a reception controlling step for controlling reception of the information on the standard charging capacity, the charging capacity and the charging voltage value of said charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from said charging; and

a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission of a command for correcting said charging capacity to zero or a value corresponding to zero to said charging/discharging apparatus when said charging voltage value is equal to or less than a predetermined voltage

value corresponding to said charging capacity close to zero and said charging capacity has a predetermined rate of said standard charging capacity or more.

4. A program for making a computer for controlling a power supplying apparatus for supplying power to a charging/discharging apparatus, said program comprising:

a reception controlling step for controlling the information on the standard charging capacity, the charging capacity and the charging voltage value of said charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from said charging/discharging apparatus; and

a transmission controlling step for controlling transmission of a command for correcting said charging capacity to zero or a value corresponding to zero to the charging/discharging apparatus when said charging voltage value is equal to or less than a predetermined voltage value corresponding to said charging capacity close to zero and said charging capacity has a predetermined rate of said standard charging capacity or more.

5. A program storing medium storing a computer readable program for controlling a computer for controlling a power supplying system, comprising a charging/discharging apparatus and a power supplying apparatus,

wherein a program for controlling said charging/discharging apparatus comprises:

a standard charging capacity storage controlling step for controlling storage of a standard charging capacity;

a charging capacity storage controlling step for controlling storage of the present charging capacity;

a charging voltage value measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of a charging voltage value;

a first transmission controlling step for controlling transmission of the information on said standard charging capacity, said charging capacity and said charging voltage value to said power supplying apparatus;

a first reception controlling step for controlling reception of a command for correcting said charging capacity from said power supplying apparatus; and

a correction controlling step for controlling correction of said stored charging capacity based on the command received through the processing in said first reception controlling step; and

a program for controlling said power supplying apparatus comprises:

a second reception controlling step for controlling reception of the information on the standard charging capacity, the charging capacity and the charging voltage value of said charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from said charging/discharging apparatus; and

a second transmission controlling step for controlling transmission of a command for correcting said charging capacity to zero or a value corresponding to zero to said charging/discharging apparatus when said charging voltage value is equal to or less than a predetermined voltage value corresponding to said charging capacity close to zero and said charging capacity has a predetermined rate of said standard charging capacity or more.

6. A program for making a computer for controlling a power supplying system,

said program comprising:

a standard charging capacity storage controlling step for controlling storage of a standard charging capacity;

a charging capacity storage controlling step for controlling storage of the present charging capacity;

a charging voltage value measurement controlling step for controlling measurement of a charging voltage value;

a first transmission controlling step for controlling transmission of the information on said standard charging capacity, said charging capacity and said charging voltage value to said power supplying apparatus;

a first reception controlling step for controlling reception of a command for correcting said charging capacity from said power supplying apparatus; and

a correction controlling step for controlling correction of said charging capacity based on said command received through the processing in said first reception controlling step; and

program code for controlling a power supplying apparatus comprising:

a second reception controlling step for controlling the standard charging capacity, the charging capacity and the charging voltage value of said charging/discharging apparatus transmitted from said charging/discharging apparatus; and

a second transmission controlling step for controlling transmission of a command for correcting said charging capacity to zero or a value corresponding to zero to said charging/discharging apparatus.

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