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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ryohei Yamada, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a power transmission apparatus capable of selecting a power transmission apparatus for power feeding easily from among a plurality of power transmission apparatuses. A power transmission apparatus configured to feed power wirelessly to a power reception apparatus includes a communication unit configured to communicate with another power transmission apparatus configured to feed power wirelessly to the power reception apparatus, an acquisition unit configured to acquire individual information about the power transmission apparatus and individual information about the another power transmission apparatus via the communication unit, a transmission unit configured to transmit the individual information about the power transmission apparatus and the individual information about the another power transmission apparatus acquired by the acquisition unit to the power reception apparatus, and a power feeding unit configured to feed power to the power reception apparatus in response to a power feeding request from the power reception apparatus.