# US 10,121,350 B2 · Information device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,121,350 B2 - Document ID: US10121350B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/413,891 - Filed: 2017-01-24 - Published: 2018-02-08 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-08-03 - Assignees: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Kiyoshi Ohgishi; Tatsuaki Mitsumata - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10121350B2 ## CPC - G08B 21/182: {Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold} - G06F 11/3013: {where the computing system is an embedded system, i.e. a combination of hardware and software dedicated to perform a certain function in mobile devices, printers, automotive or aircraft systems (testing or monitoring of control systems or parts thereof G05B23/02)} - G06F 11/3037: {where the computing system component is a memory, e.g. virtual memory, cache (accessing, addressing or allocating within memory systems or architectures G06F12/00; checking stores for correct operation G11C29/00)} - G06F 11/3055: {Monitoring arrangements for monitoring the status of the computing system or of the computing system component, e.g. monitoring if the computing system is on, off, available, not available (error or fault processing without redundancy G06F11/0703; error detection or correction by redundancy in data representation G06F11/08; error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in operations G06F11/14; error detection or correction by redundancy in hardware G06F11/16)} - G06F 11/3058: {Monitoring arrangements for monitoring environmental properties or parameters of the computing system or of the computing system component, e.g. monitoring of power, currents, temperature, humidity, position, vibrations (thermal management in cooling arrangements of a computing system G06F1/206)} - G06F 11/3062: {where the monitored property is the power consumption (power management in a computing system G06F1/3203)} - G08B 5/36: using visible light sources - H02J 7/82: Control of state of charge [SOC] - H04M 1/72412: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces - H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information - H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services - G06F 2201/81: Threshold - H02J 7/42: with electronic devices having internal batteries, e.g. mobile phones - H04M 1/72451: according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications - H04M 2250/02: including a Bluetooth® interface - H04M 2250/52: including functional features of a camera - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract An information device includes a position detector, a communication unit, and a controller. The position detector detects specific position information indicating at least one of a fact that the information device is positioned at a specific location and a fact that the information device is away from the specific location. When the position detector detects the specific position information, the communication unit communicates with an electronic device and acquires from the electronic device remaining capacity information regarding at least one of a remaining battery capacity and a remaining memory capacity of the electronic device. The controller outputs a notification signal indicating that at least one of the remaining battery capacity and the remaining memory capacity indicated by the remaining capacity information is below a threshold set in advance in a case where at least one of the remaining battery capacity and the remaining memory capacity is below the threshold. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a position detector configured to detect a location of the electronic device; a communication interface configured to: communicate with the other electronic device; and acquire from the other electronic device at least one of a remaining battery capacity of the other electronic device or a remaining memory capacity of the other electronic device; controller configured to output a notification signal: when the position detector detects that the electronic device is located at a specific location or the electronic device is away from the specific location; and when at least one of the remaining battery capacity or the remaining memory capacity of the other electronic device is below a predetermined threshold. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the position detector detects the location of the electronic device in at least one of when the electronic device is connected to an access point registered in advance or when position information received from a Global Positioning System equipped on the electronic device indicates the specific location. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1 further comprising a time setting unit that sets a communication start time at which the communication interface and the other electronic device start to communicate with each other, wherein the controller causes the communication interface to start communication with the other electronic device when the location of the electronic device is detected and the communication start time set in the time setting unit has come, and to acquire at least one of the remaining battery capacity or the remaining memory capacity of the other electronic device from the other electronic device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic device according to claim 3 wherein the controller sets the communication start time in the time setting unit based on the time of the identified upcoming event. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the controller outputs a notification signal notifying a user of a fact that a battery is not mounted on the other electronic device in a case where the remaining capacity information regarding the remaining battery capacity cannot be acquired from the other electronic device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the controller outputs a notification signal notifying a user of a fact that a memory is not mounted on the other electronic device in a case where the remaining capacity information regarding the remaining memory capacity cannot be acquired from the other electronic device.