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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hideo Kawataki, Kanagawa, JP;
Jumpei Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00901 (2013.01); H04N 1/00893 (2013.01); H04N 5/2251 (2013.01);
Abstract
The purpose of the present invention is to reduce the number of components of an external device to reduce the cost of the external device. The electronic device according to the present technique is provided with: a battery installed unit in which a secondary battery is installed; a charging unit for charging the secondary battery on the basis of an external input power; and a connection unit for electrically connecting an external device in which a secondary battery is installed. The secondary battery installed in the external device is charged by means of the charging unit via the connection unit.