# US 11,910,084 B2 · Electronic apparatus, control method, and non-transitory computer readable medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,910,084 B2 - Document ID: US11910084B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/872,733 - Filed: 2022-07-25 - Published: 2023-02-02 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2021-07-30 - Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Miho Konta; Takashi Hasegawa; Ippei Uchida; Satsuki Tomizawa; Toshimichi Ise - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11910084B2 ## CPC - H04N 23/651: {for reducing power consumption by affecting camera operations, e.g. sleep mode, hibernation mode or power off of selective parts of the camera} - H04N 23/633: {for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera} - H04N 23/667: Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract An electronic apparatus according to the present invention sets a power mode of the electronic apparatus from among a plurality of power modes including a first power mode and a second power mode having maximum power consumption lower than maximum power consumption of the first power mode; determines, on a basis of a present power mode, a calculation method for calculating a remaining time which is a remaining usable time of the electronic apparatus; acquires the remaining time from information on a remaining amount of a battery supplying power to the electronic apparatus; switches from the second power mode to the first power mode according to an instruction from a user if a switching condition for switching to the first power mode is satisfied; and does not switch from the second power mode to the first power mode according to the instruction if the switching condition is not satisfied. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory storing a program which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the electronic apparatus to function as: a setting unit configured to set a power mode of the electronic apparatus from among a plurality of power modes including a first power mode and a second power mode having maximum power consumption lower than maximum power consumption of the first power mode; a determination unit configured to determine, on a basis of a present power mode set by the setting unit, a calculation method for calculating a remaining time which is a remaining usable time of the electronic apparatus; and an acquisition unit configured to acquire the remaining time of the electronic apparatus from information on a remaining amount of a battery acquired from the battery supplying power to the electronic apparatus by using the calculation method determined by the determination unit, wherein the setting unit performs switching of the power mode from the second power mode to the first power mode according to an instruction from a user in a case where a switching condition for switching to the first power mode is satisfied, and does not perform the switching of the power mode from the second power mode to the first power mode according to the instruction in a case where the switching condition for switching to the first power mode is not satisfied. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the program, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the electronic apparatus to function as a reception unit configured to receive an instruction to set the power mode of the electronic apparatus from the user, wherein the reception unit receives the instruction to set the power mode in a case where the switching condition for switching to the first power mode is satisfied, and does not receive the instruction to set the power mode in a case where the switching condition for switching to the first power mode is not satisfied. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the acquisition unit calculates the remaining time so that the remaining time becomes zero when a voltage of the battery drops to a reference voltage, and the determination unit determines the calculation method so that the remaining time becomes zero when the voltage of the battery drops to a first reference voltage in the first power mode, and becomes zero when the voltage of the battery drops to a second reference voltage lower than the first reference voltage in the second power mode. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the program, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the electronic apparatus to function as a control unit configured to shut down the electronic apparatus in a case where the remaining time acquired by the acquisition unit becomes zero. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the determination unit determines a correction coefficient to be used in the calculation method according to the present power mode, and the acquisition unit acquires the remaining time of the electronic apparatus by using the information on the remaining amount of the battery and the correction coefficient. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the information on the remaining amount of the battery includes information on at least one of a remaining amount of the battery, a voltage of the battery, and a current of the battery. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the switching condition for switching to the first power mode includes that a voltage of the battery shown by the information on the remaining amount of the battery is at least a threshold voltage. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electronic apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the threshold voltage is a voltage based on a time at which the electronic apparatus is required to operate in the first power mode after the power mode of the electronic apparatus is switched to the first power mode. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the switching condition for switching to the first power mode includes that a remaining amount of the battery shown by the information on the remaining amount of the battery is at least a threshold capacity. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The electronic apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the threshold capacity is a capacity based on a time at which the electronic apparatus is required to operate in the first power mode after the power mode of the electronic apparatus is switched to the first power mode. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the switching condition for switching to the first power mode includes that the remaining time of the electronic apparatus is at least a threshold remaining time. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electronic apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the threshold remaining time is a time based on a time at which the electronic apparatus is required to operate in the first power mode after the power mode of the electronic apparatus is switched to the first power mode. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of functions usable in the first power mode is disabled in the second power mode. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display, wherein the remaining time of the electronic apparatus acquired by the acquisition unit is displayed on the display. ### Claim 15 A control method for controlling an electronic apparatus, the method comprising: setting a power mode of the electronic apparatus from among a plurality of power modes including a first power mode and a second power mode having maximum power consumption lower than maximum power consumption of the first power mode; determining, on a basis of a present power mode set in the setting, a calculation method for calculating a remaining time which is a remaining usable time of the electronic apparatus; and acquiring the remaining time of the electronic apparatus from information on a remaining amount of a battery acquired from the battery supplying power to the electronic apparatus by using the calculation method determined in the determining, wherein in the setting, switching of the power mode from the second power mode to the first power mode according to an instruction from a user is performed in a case where a switching condition for switching to the first power mode is satisfied, and the switching of the power mode from the second power mode to the first power mode according to the instruction is not performed in a case where the switching condition for switching to the first power mode is not satisfied. ### Claim 16 A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a program, wherein the program causes a computer to execute a control method of an electronic apparatus, the control method comprising: setting a power mode of the electronic apparatus from among a plurality of power modes including a first power mode and a second power mode having maximum power consumption lower than maximum power consumption of the first power mode; determining, on a basis of a present power mode set in the setting, a calculation method for calculating a remaining time which is a remaining usable time of the electronic apparatus; and acquiring the remaining time of the electronic apparatus from information on a remaining amount of a battery acquired from the battery supplying power to the electronic apparatus by using the calculation method determined in the determining, wherein in the setting, switching of the power mode from the second power mode to the first power mode according to an instruction from a user is performed in a case where a switching condition for switching to the first mode is satisfied, and the switching of the power mode from the second power mode to the first power mode according to the instruction is not performed in a case where the switching condition for switching to the first power mode is not satisfied.