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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2017
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Shimizu, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes a contactless power receiving unit that receives power supplied by an external contactless power supplying apparatus. The electronic apparatus further includes a first contactless power receiving unit arranged on a first surface, a second contactless power receiving unit arranged on a second surface different from the first surface, and a determination unit that determines a placement orientation of the electronic apparatus on a basis of a power reception state of the first wireless power receiving unit and a power reception state of the second wireless power receiving unit. The determination unit determines that the placement orientation of the electronic apparatus is a placement orientation where a surface on which a contactless power receiving unit that is successfully receiving power is arranged faces the contactless power supplying apparatus, the contactless power receiving unit being one of the first and second contactless power receiving units.