Electronic device, method of controlling power supply, and recording medium storing power supply control program
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorShigeo Ueda
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a power generation device that generates electricity, a charging battery that charges electricity, and a power supply device that receives power supply from the outside power source. The electronic device selects at least one of the power generation device, the charging battery, and the power supply device as a power supply source to supply electric power to each unit of the electronic device that is operating, based on an operating state of the electronic device or operation being performed by the electronic device.
Claims18
An electronic device, comprising:
- a power generation device configured to generate electricity, the power generation device including a plurality of power generation components, at least one of the plurality of power generation components being selected to generate electricity based on an operating state of the electronic device and surrounding environment of the electronic device;
- a charging battery configured to be charged by the power generation device;
- a power supply configured to receive power from an outside power source;
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- a processor configured to select at least one of the power generation device, the charging battery, and the power supply as a power supply source to supply electric power to each unit of the electronic device that is operating, based on the operating state of the electronic device or an operation being performed by the electronic device.
A method of controlling power supply, comprising:
- controlling a switching of a power supply source configured to supply electric power to each unit of an electronic device based on an operating state of the electronic device or an operation being performed by the electronic device, wherein,
- the power supply source is selected from one of a power generation device configured to generate electricity, a charging battery configured to charge electricity, and a power supply configured to receive power from an outside power source, and
- the power generation device includes a plurality of power generation components, at least one of the plurality of power generation components being selected to generate electricity based on an operating state of the electronic device and surrounding environment of the electronic device.
A non-transitory recording medium storing computer readable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform:
- controlling a switching of a power supply source configured to supply electric power to each unit of an electronic device based on an operating state of the electronic device or an operation being performed by the electronic device, wherein,
- the power supply source is selected from one of a power generation device configured to generate electricity, a charging battery configured to charge electricity, and a power supply configured to receive power from an outside power source, and
- the power generation device includes a plurality of power generation components, at least one of the plurality of power generation components being selected to generate electricity based on an operating state of the electronic device and surrounding environment of the electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.