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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2017
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Akihito Yamauchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsutomu Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihiko Nemoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Kengo Tokuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A power-receiving apparatus includes a power supply unit and a wireless communication unit. The power supply unit includes a first rechargeable battery that accumulates power, a power-receiving unit that receives power transferred from a power-transfer apparatus by using a radio system, and a power controller that, in a wireless charging mode, performs control of charging of the first rechargeable battery in accordance with the power received by the power-receiving unit and stops supply of the power to a main controller. The wireless charging mode is set for wirelessly charging the first rechargeable battery as an operation mode. The main controller performs control of predetermined operations of the power-receiving apparatus. The wireless communication unit operates when receiving supply of the power from the power supply unit and wirelessly communicates with the power-transfer apparatus.