Electronic apparatus, power supply device, system and apparatus

Abstract

A power supply device is caused to execute a new program. An electronic apparatus that receives power from a power supply device in a non-contact manner includes: an intra-apparatus circuit that operates with power received via a power transmission path from the power supply device to the electronic apparatus; a program acquiring unit that acquires a program to be executed by the power supply device from outside, and stores the program; and an apparatus-side communicating unit that transmits the program to the power supply device via the power transmission path.

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         21 . An electronic apparatus that receives power from a power supply device in a non-contact manner, the electronic apparatus comprising:
 a power receiving unit that receives power via a power transmission path from the power supply device to the electronic apparatus;   a program acquiring unit that acquires a program to be executed by the power supply device from outside, and stores the program; and   an apparatus-side communicating unit that transmits the program from the electronic apparatus to the power supply device via the power transmission path.   
     
     
         22 . The electronic apparatus according to  claim 21 , wherein
 the program acquiring unit acquires, from outside of the electronic apparatus, an updating program for updating a program to be executed by the power supply device, and   the apparatus-side communicating unit transmits the updating program to the power supply device via the power transmission path, and causes the power supply device to execute the updating program.   
     
     
         23 . The electronic apparatus according to  claim 22 , wherein the apparatus-side communicating unit:
 inquires, via the power transmission path, whether to update a program, under a condition that the updating program is stored; and   when the power supply device answers that the program is to be updated, transmits the stored updating program to the power supply device via the power transmission path.   
     
     
         24 . The electronic apparatus according to  claim 22 , wherein the apparatus-side communicating unit:
 acquires identification information of the power supply device via the power transmission path; and   transmits, to the power supply device via the power transmission path, the updating program for updating a program to be executed by an apparatus corresponding to the identification information.   
     
     
         25 . The electronic apparatus according to  claim 22 , wherein the apparatus-side communicating unit:
 registers a request for a program update received from the power supply device via the power transmission path;   acquires the updating program from outside of the electronic apparatus and stores the updating program, under a condition that the request for a program update is registered; and   transmits the stored updating program via the power transmission path to the power supply device that has issued the request for a program update, under a condition that the updating program is stored.   
     
     
         26 . The electronic apparatus according to  claim 21 , wherein the electronic apparatus transmits a program to the power supply device via the power transmission path, under a condition that power is not being supplied from the power supply device to the electronic apparatus. 
     
     
         27 . The electronic apparatus according to  claim 21 , the electronic apparatus further comprising:
 a power charge control unit that supplies, to a secondary battery, power that the power receiving unit has received from the power supply device, and causes the power to be stored in the secondary battery, wherein   power supply to the secondary battery by the power charge control unit and transmission of the program by the apparatus-side communicating unit are performed in chronological order.   
     
     
         28 . The electronic apparatus according to  claim 27 , wherein the electronic apparatus transmits the program after stopping the power supply to the secondary battery. 
     
     
         29 . An electronic apparatus that receives power from a power supply device in a non-contact manner, the electronic apparatus comprising:
 a program acquiring unit that acquires a program to be executed by the power supply device from outside, and stores the program; and   a power receiving unit that receives power transmitted from the power supply device to the electronic apparatus, and transmits the program from the electronic apparatus to the power supply device.   
     
     
         30 . An electronic apparatus that receives power from a power supply device in a non-contact manner, the electronic apparatus comprising:
 a power receiving unit that receives power via a power transmission path from the power supply device to the electronic apparatus;   a power charge control unit that supplies, to a secondary battery, power that the power receiving unit has received from the power supply device, and causes the power to be stored in the secondary battery;   an apparatus-side communicating unit that receives, from the power supply device via the power transmission path from the power supply device to the electronic apparatus, a program to be executed by the electronic apparatus; and   a processor that executes the program received by the apparatus-side communicating unit to control the electronic apparatus.   
     
     
         31 . A power supply device that supplies power to an electronic apparatus in a non-contact manner, the power supply device comprising:
 a power supply unit that supplies power to the electronic apparatus via a power transmission path from the power supply device to the electronic apparatus;   a supply-side communicating unit that receives, from the electronic apparatus via the power transmission path, a program to be executed by the power supply device; and   a control processor that executes the program received by the supply-side communicating unit to control power supply to the electronic apparatus.   
     
     
         32 . The power supply device according to  claim 31 , wherein
 the supply-side communicating unit receives, from the electronic apparatus via the power transmission path, an updating program for updating a program to be executed by the power supply device, and   the control processor executes the received updating program.   
     
     
         33 . The power supply device according to  claim 32 , wherein the supply-side communicating unit:
 provides a response via the power transmission path concerning whether to update a program in response to an inquiry from the electronic apparatus concerning whether to update the program; and   executes the updating program received from the electronic apparatus via the power transmission path.   
     
     
         34 . The power supply device according to  claim 31 , the power supply device further comprising a transfer status display unit that displays a transfer status of the program from the electronic apparatus to the power supply device. 
     
     
         35 . The power supply device according to  claim 31 , wherein
 the power supply device is able to supply power to a plurality of the electronic apparatus concurrently, and   when one electronic apparatus is located at a position where the one electronic apparatus is able to receive power from the power supply device, the supply-side communicating unit communicates with the one electronic apparatus via the power transmission path to acquire a maximum power consumption value of the one electronic apparatus,   the power supply device further comprising a power control unit that limits a total supplied power amount to be less than a predetermined value based on a maximum power consumption value of each of a plurality of electronic apparatus when the power supply device supplies power to the plurality of the electronic apparatus concurrently.   
     
     
         36 . The power supply device according to  claim 35 , the power supply device further comprising a power amount display unit that displays the total supplied power amount. 
     
     
         37 . A power supply device that supplies power to an electronic apparatus in a non-contact manner, the power supply device comprising:
 a power supply unit that supplies power from the power supply device to the electronic apparatus, and receives a program that is transmitted from the electronic apparatus to the power supply device and is to be executed by the electronic apparatus; and   a control processor that executes the program received by the power supply unit to control power supply to the electronic apparatus.   
     
     
         38 . A system comprising an electronic apparatus and a power supply device that supplies power to the electronic apparatus in a non-contact manner, wherein
 the electronic apparatus includes:   a power receiving unit that receives power via a power transmission path from the power supply device to the electronic apparatus;   a program acquiring unit that acquires a program to be executed by the power supply device from outside, and stores the program; and   an apparatus-side communicating unit that transmits the program from the electronic apparatus to the power supply device via the power transmission path, and   the power supply device includes:   a power supply unit that supplies power to the electronic apparatus via the power transmission path from the power supply device to the electronic apparatus;   a supply-side communicating unit that receives the program from the electronic apparatus via the power transmission path; and   a control processor that executes the program received by the supply-side communicating unit to control power supply to the electronic apparatus.   
     
     
         39 . The system according to  claim 38 , wherein
 a first electronic apparatus of the electronic apparatus transmits, to the power supply device via the power transmission path, a request to acquire a first program to be executed for the first electronic apparatus, under a condition that the first electronic apparatus is located at a position where the first electronic apparatus is able to receive power from the power supply device,   the power supply device registers the request received from the first electronic apparatus,   the power supply device transmits, to a second electronic apparatus of the electronic apparatus via the power transmission path, a request to acquire the first program, under a condition that the request from the first electronic apparatus is registered in the power supply device and the second electronic apparatus is located at a position where the second electronic apparatus is able to receive power,   the second electronic apparatus registers therein the request received from the power supply device;   the second electronic apparatus acquires and stores a program indicated in the request, under a condition that the request received from the power supply device is registered in the second electronic apparatus and a program is able to be acquired from outside,   the second electronic apparatus transmits the first program to the power supply device via the power transmission path, under a condition that the first program is stored in the second electronic apparatus and the second electronic apparatus is located at a position where the second electronic apparatus is able to receive power from the power supply device,   the power supply device stores the first program received from the second electronic apparatus, and   the power supply device transmits the first program to the first electronic apparatus via the power transmission path, under a condition that the first program is stored in the power supply device and the first electronic apparatus is located at a position where the first electronic apparatus is able to receive power.   
     
     
         40 . A system comprising an electronic apparatus and a power supply device that supplies power to the electronic apparatus in a non-contact manner, wherein
 the power supply device includes:   a program acquiring unit that acquires a program to be executed by the electronic apparatus from outside, and stores the program; and   an apparatus-side communicating unit that transmits, to the electronic apparatus via a power transmission path from the power supply device to the electronic apparatus, the program that the program acquiring unit stores, and   the electronic apparatus includes:   a power receiving unit that receives power via the power transmission path;   a power charge control unit that supplies, to a secondary battery, power that the power receiving unit has received from the power supply device, and causes the power to be stored in the secondary battery;   an apparatus-side communicating unit that receives the program from the power supply device via the power transmission path from the power supply device to the electronic apparatus; and   a processor that executes the program received by the apparatus-side communicating unit to control the electronic apparatus.   
     
     
         41 . An apparatus that exchanges power with another apparatus in a non-contact manner, the apparatus comprising a communicating unit that performs at least either one of transmission and reception of a program between the apparatus and the other apparatus via a power transmission path for exchanging power with the other apparatus in a non-contact manner.