Charge control apparatus, television receiver, and charge control method

US8933586B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8933586-B2
Application numberUS-201214007568-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 2, 2012
Priority dateApr 27, 2011
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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A monitor of a TV includes a control circuit which functions as a charge control section for controlling charging of a battery unit. The monitor has: a charge mode “mode 1 ” in which main charging of the battery unit with use of electric power supplied from the AC adapter is carried out in a case where the electric power is supplied from the AC adapter; and a charge mode “mode 2 ” in which the main charging of the battery unit with use of the electric power supplied from the AC adapter is not carried out even in the case where the electric power is supplied from the AC adapter.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A charge control apparatus for controlling charging of a secondary battery that is used in a device capable of being driven with use of an external power supply or the secondary battery, comprising: a first mode in which, responsive to electric power being supplied from the external power supply to the device, main charging of the secondary battery with use of the electric power supplied from the external power supply is carried out; a second mode in…

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What does patent US8933586B2 cover?
A monitor of a TV includes a control circuit which functions as a charge control section for controlling charging of a battery unit. The monitor has: a charge mode “mode 1 ” in which main charging of the battery unit with use of electric power supplied from the AC adapter is carried out in a case where the electric power is supplied from the AC adapter; and a charge mode “mode 2 ” in which th…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Takano Hiroyuki, Hanzawa Atsushi, Yamamoto Kohichiroh, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H02J7/04. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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