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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2011
Junko Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Kawashima, Tokyo, JP;
Kei Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoyuki Ono, Saitama, JP;
Masaya Kimura, Chiba, JP;
Kayoko Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Noma, Kanagawa, JP;
Jin Pan, Tokyo, JP;
Yukiyoshi Hirose, Tokyo, JP;
Ryoki Honjo, Kanagawa, JP;
Itaru Kawakami, Kanagawa, JP;
Junko Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Kawashima, Tokyo, JP;
Kei Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoyuki Ono, Saitama, JP;
Masaya Kimura, Chiba, JP;
Kayoko Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Noma, Kanagawa, JP;
Jin Pan, Tokyo, JP;
Yukiyoshi Hirose, Tokyo, JP;
Ryoki Honjo, Kanagawa, JP;
Itaru Kawakami, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a charging apparatus including a connection unit to which a device is to be connected, a charging unit for charging the device connected to the connection unit, a history acquisition unit for acquiring a history of content use stored in the device, a timing prediction unit for predicting a timing of use of the device based on the history of content use acquired by the history acquisition unit, and a charge control unit for controlling the charging unit such that the device connected to the connection unit becomes fully charged at a timing suitable for the timing predicted by the timing prediction unit.