Operation device and operation system

An operation device comprising:

• an operation unit;
• a power generation element that generates power according to an operation of the operation unit;
• a battery that supplies power;
• a switching unit that switches an operation mode according to an operation performed by a user;
• and
• a communication unit that transmits an operation signal corresponding to the operation unit that has been operated, wherein
• the communication unit transmits the operation signal by use of power accumulated in the battery, in a case where the operation mode is a first mode, and
• the communication unit transmits the operation signal by use of power generated by the power generation element, in a case where the operation mode is a second mode, wherein the communication unit includes:
• a first communication unit that transmits the operation signal by use of the power supplied from the battery, and
• a second communication unit that transmits the operation signal by use of the power generated by the power generation element, and
• the operation signal contains information indicating whether the operation signal has been transmitted by use of the power supplied from the battery, or the operation signal has been transmitted by use of the power supplied from the power generation element.

An operation device comprising:

• an operation unit;
• a power generation element that generates power according to an operation of the operation unit;
• a battery that supplies power;
• a power reception unit that receives power externally supplied;
• and
• a communication unit that transmits an operation signal corresponding to the operation unit that has been operated, wherein,
• in a case where power received by the power reception unit has a predetermined value or higher, the communication unit transmits the operation signal by use of the power supplied from the battery charged by power received by the power reception unit, and
• in a case where the power received by the power reception unit has a value lower than the predetermined value, the communication unit transmits the operation signal by use of the power generated by the power generation element, wherein the communication unit includes:
• a first communication unit that transmits the operation signal by use of the power supplied from the battery, and
• a second communication unit that transmits the operation signal by use of the power generated by the power generation element, and
• the operation signal contains information indicating whether the operation signal has been transmitted by use of the power supplied from the battery, or the operation signal has been transmitted by use of the power supplied from the power generation element.

An operation system comprising:

• an operation device that transmits an operation signal;
• and
• an electronic device that receives the operation signal and operates, wherein
• the operation device includes
• an operation unit,
• a power generation element that generates power according to an operation of the operation unit,
• a battery that supplies power, and
• a transmission unit that transmits the operation signal corresponding to the operation unit that has been operated,
• the operation device operates in either one of a first mode where the transmission unit transmits the operation signal by use of power supplied from the battery and a second mode where the transmission unit transmits the operation signal by use of power generated by the power generation element,
• the operation signal contains information indicating an operation mode of the operation device, and
• the electronic device includes
• a reception unit that receives the operation signal from the operation device,
• a mode determination unit that determines the operation mode of the operation device on a basis of the operation signal received by the reception unit, and
• a notification unit that gives a notification indicating the operation mode of the operation device, when the mode determination unit determines that the operation mode of the operation device has been switched from the first mode to the second mode.

An operation system comprising:

• an operation device that transmits an operation signal;
• an information processing device that receives the operation signal;
• and
• a server that communicates with the information processing device, wherein
• the operation device includes
• an operation unit,
• a power generation element that generates power according to an operation of the operation unit,
• a battery that supplies power, and
• a transmission unit that transmits the operation signal corresponding to the operation unit that has been operated,
• the operation device operates in either one of a first mode where the transmission unit transmits the operation signal by use of power supplied from the battery and a second mode where the transmission unit transmits the operation signal by use of power generated by the power generation element,
• the operation signal contains information indicating an operation mode of the operation device,
• the information processing device transmits the operation signal received from the operation device to the server, and receives a processing result obtained by the server from the server, and
• the server includes
• a mode determination unit that determines the operation mode of the operation device on a basis of the operation signal received from the information processing device, and
• a notification unit that transmits, to the information processing device, the processing result to be given by the information processing device as a notification indicating the operation mode of the operation device, when the mode determination unit determines that the operation mode of the operation device has been switched from the first mode to the second mode.