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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Shigeo Ueda, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Shigeo Ueda, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); B41J 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/263 (2013.01); B41J 29/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/3212 (2013.01); H04N 1/00896 (2013.01); H04N 1/00901 (2013.01); G06K 15/4055 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0081 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0082 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device includes a power generation device that generates electricity, a charging battery that charges electricity, and a power supply device that receives power supply from the outside power source. The electronic device selects at least one of the power generation device, the charging battery, and the power supply device as a power supply source to supply electric power to each unit of the electronic device that is operating, based on an operating state of the electronic device or operation being performed by the electronic device.