Electronic apparatus and control method therefor
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsAtsushi FUKUI, Ryoichi KOMIYA, Mehdi EL FASSY FIHRY, Yuki WATANABE, Ryohsuke YAMANAKA
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Abstract
A controller (10) of an electronic book reader selects, as a power source for operating the electronic book reader, a capacitor (6) configured to accumulate power from a solar cell (5) upon performing a page turning operation, and a storage cell (7) upon performing an operation of downloading an electronic book.
Claims8
An electronic apparatus including a solar cell and a storage cell, the electronic apparatus comprising:
- a capacitor configured to accumulate power generated by the solar cell;
- and
- a power source selector configured to select a power source configured to allow the electronic apparatus to operate,
- the power source selector selecting, as the power source, the capacitor upon the electronic apparatus performing a first operation executable with a power amount equal to or less than a prescribed value;
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- the power source selector selecting, as the power source, the storage cell upon the electronic apparatus performing a second operation requiring a power amount greater than the prescribed value.
A control method of an electronic apparatus including a solar cell, a capacitor configured to accumulate power generated by the solar cell, and a storage cell, the control method comprising the steps of:
- determining an operation that the electronic apparatus should execute;
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- selecting, on the basis of the operation determined in the step of determining the operation, a power source configured to allow the electronic apparatus to operate,
- in the step of selecting the power source,
- the capacitor being selected as the power source, upon the electronic apparatus performing a first operation executable with a power amount equal to or less than a prescribed value, and
- the storage cell being selected as the power source, upon the electronic apparatus performing a second operation requiring a power amount greater than the prescribed value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.