Communication apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasashi Hamada
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Abstract
A communication apparatus includes communication means for performing radio communication with a partner apparatus, and supply means for wirelessly supplying power to the partner apparatus. The communication apparatus acquires information on a communication circuit for radio communication in the partner apparatus, and controls the supply means so as to determine an amount of power to be supplied per unit time depending on the information.
Claims18
1-15. (canceled)
A power transmission apparatus wirelessly transmitting power to a power receiving apparatus, comprising:
- one or more memories storing instructions;
- and
- one or more processors executing the instructions for causing the power transmission apparatus to:
- perform wireless power transmission to the power receiving apparatus;
- obtain configuration information of the power receiving apparatus and power information regarding power requested by the power receiving apparatus;
- determine, based on the configuration information, whether to allow wireless power transmission, in which power exceeding a predetermined power value is transmitted, to the power receiving apparatus;
- and
- limit the wireless power transmission in which power exceeding the predetermined power value is transmitted according to a determination not to allow the wireless power transmission in which power exceeding the predetermined power value is transmitted.
A method for controlling a power transmission apparatus wirelessly transmitting power to a power receiving apparatus, comprising:
- performing wireless power transmission to the power receiving apparatus,
- obtaining configuration information of the power receiving apparatus and power information regarding power requested by the power receiving apparatus;
- determining, based on the configuration information, whether to allow wireless power transmission, in which power exceeding a predetermined power value is transmitted, to the power receiving apparatus;
- and
- limiting the wireless power transmission in which power exceeding the predetermined power value is transmitted according to a determination not to allow the wireless power transmission in which power exceeding the predetermined power value is transmitted.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program for controlling a computer to execute a method for controlling a power transmission apparatus wirelessly transmitting power to a power receiving apparatus, the method comprising:
- performing wireless power transmission to the power receiving apparatus,
- obtaining configuration information from the power receiving apparatus and power information regarding power requested by the power receiving apparatus;
- determining, based on the configuration information, whether to allow wireless power transmission, in which power exceeding a predetermined power value is transmitted, to the power receiving apparatus;
- and
- limiting the wireless power transmission in which power exceeding the predetermined value is transmitted, according to a determination not to allow the wireless power transmission in which power exceeding the predetermined power value is transmitted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.