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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2013
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuro Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Shibata, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsunori Kanai, Kanagawa, JP;
Haruhiko Toyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichi Fujisaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Segawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyoshi Haruki, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaya Tarui, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Shirai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Shirota, Kanagawa, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus is powered by a power source including a power generation unit and a power storage device that stores power generated by the power generation unit. The information processing apparatus includes a first obtaining, a second obtaining unit, and a first control unit. The first obtaining unit is configured to obtain first information indicating a value of power generated by the power generation unit. The second obtaining unit is configured to obtain second information indicating an value of stored energy in the power storage device. The first control unit is configured to start a process that is set in advance when the value of power indicated by the first information is greater than zero and the value of stored energy indicated by the second information is equal to or greater than a first threshold value.