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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
May. 09, 2007
Applicant:
Nobuhisa Watanabe, Nara, JP;
Inventor:
Nobuhisa Watanabe, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical wireless communication device mounted in electronic equipment includes: a light-receiving element for receiving an optical communication signal; and a control unit that monitors a received light output of the light-receiving element. When the control unit determines that the received light output represents the optical communication signal, it selects and executes communication mode for the optical communication signal. When the control unit determines that the received light output does not represent the optical communication signal, it selects and executes charge mode in which the received light output is used as a charge power.