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US 2018/0004279 A1Published application
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium recording computer-readable program
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKeisuke Matsui, Yasusaburo Degura, Hiroshi Moritomo
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Abstract
If apparatuses capable of both power transmission and power reception are connected to each other, power may circulate needlessly between the apparatuses and be consumed. Power control is then performed based on a determined power control policy by providing display for determining a direction of power transfer when needed.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- an acquisition unit configured to obtain capability information from an external apparatus via a connection unit, the capability information indicating that the external apparatus is capable of switching between a function as a source and a function as a sink;
- an acceptance unit configured to accept an instruction from a user based on the capability information;
- and
- a control unit configured to perform control about one of a plurality of states based on the instruction, the plurality of states including a power transmission state in which power is transmitted to the external apparatus and a power reception state in which power is received from the external apparatus.
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A method of an apparatus comprising:
- obtaining capability information from an external apparatus via a connection unit, the capability information indicating that the external apparatus is capable of switching between a function as a source and a function as a sink;
- accepting an instruction from a user based on the capability information;
- and
- performing control about one of a plurality of states based on the instruction, the plurality of states including a power transmission state in which power is transmitted to the external apparatus and a power reception state in which power is received from the external apparatus.
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A recording medium recording a computer-readable program for causing a computer to function as:
- an acquisition unit configured to obtain capability information from an external apparatus via a connection unit, the capability information indicating that the external apparatus is capable of switching between a function as a source and a function as a sink;
- an acceptance unit configured to accept an instruction from a user based on the capability information;
- and
- a control unit configured to perform control about one of a plurality of states based on the instruction, the plurality of states including a power transmission state in which power is transmitted to the external apparatus and a power reception state in which power is received from the external apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.