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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yukinori Yamamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A power supply apparatus which can supply electrical power to a power reception apparatus in a non-contact manner, the power supply apparatus comprises a communication unit configured to be communicably connected to a control apparatus; a power supply unit configured to be able to output first electrical power to be supplied to a power source of the power reception apparatus and second electrical power that is smaller than the first electrical power, and is to be supplied to a communication unit of the power reception apparatus; and a control unit configured to control output of the second electrical power based on a control signal that has been received from the control apparatus, and is for performing control such that the second electrical power is not output from a plurality of power supply apparatuses at the same time.