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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2011
Takeshi Furusho, Tokyo, JP;
Daiki Yanagidaira, Tokyo, JP;
Shojiro Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an apparatus including an information processing apparatus including an internal system which consumes electric power, an AC adaptor identification unit which identifies a rating of an AC adaptor connected, and a battery charge control unit which controls charge of a battery storing electric power, the electric power being used for operation of the internal system, where the AC adaptor identification unit identifies a rating of the AC adaptor connected and switches a power supply path to the battery charge control unit and/or the internal system into a proper state according to the identification results.