Electronic apparatus and control method for wirelessly receiving power from a power supply apparatus

• Main Author: Kosugi Takamichi
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.09.2016
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; GENERATION; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY; TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION

An electronic apparatus includes a power receiving unit configured to wirelessly receive power from an external apparatus, a resonance unit configured to set at least one of a resonant frequency of the power receiving unit and a characteristic value of the electronic apparatus, the characteristic value indicating a resonance characteristic of the electronic apparatus, and a control unit configured to, before the electronic apparatus performs a predetermined operation, detect data indicating power for performing the predetermined operation, and control the resonance unit to set at least one of the resonant frequency of the power receiving unit and the characteristic value of the electronic apparatus based on the detected data, wherein the control unit is configured to perform the predetermined operation by using power received based on the at least one of the resonant frequency and the characteristic value of the electronic apparatus set by the resonance unit.