Information processing apparatus and battery charging method of information processing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9350190-B2
Application number	US-201414197370-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 5, 2014
Priority date	Mar 5, 2013
Publication date	May 24, 2016
Grant date	May 24, 2016

Abstract

In accordance with one embodiment, an information processing apparatus comprises a power supply section configured to be connectable to an AC power supply, a battery, a remaining battery level detection section configured to detect the remaining battery level, a first threshold value setting section configured to set a charge level lower than a full charge of the battery, a second threshold value setting section configured to set a charge level lower than the first threshold value, and a charging condition setting section configured to output an instruction on charging of the battery such that the remaining battery level changes back and forth between the first threshold value and the second threshold value.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
a power supply section configured to be connectable to an AC power supply;
a battery;
a remaining battery level detection section configured to detect the remaining battery level;
a first threshold value setting section configured to set a charge level lower than a full charge of the battery;
a second threshold value setting section configured to set a charge level lower than the first threshold value;
a charging condition setting section configured to output an instruction on charging of the battery; and
a full charge reaching time setting section configured to set a full charge reaching time of the battery, if setting of the use start time is not detected the charging condition setting section outputs a charging condition for charging the battery to make the remaining battery level such that the remaining battery level changes back and forth between the first threshold value and the second threshold value, after the full charge reaching time is detected the charging condition setting section outputs a charging condition for charging the battery to make the remaining battery level exceed the first threshold value such that the battery reaches a full charge at the full charge reaching time, instead of making the remaining battery level change between the first threshold value and the second threshold value.

2. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
a power supply section configured to be connectable to an AC power supply;
a battery;
a remaining battery level detection section configured to detect the remaining battery level;
a first threshold value setting section configured to set a charge level lower than a full charge of the battery;
a second threshold value setting section configured to set a charge level lower than the first threshold value;
a charging condition setting section configured to output an instruction on charging of the battery such that the remaining battery level changes back and forth between the first threshold value and the second threshold value; and
the charging condition setting section outputs, after the full charge reaching time of the battery is set, a charging condition for charging the battery to make the remaining battery level exceed the first threshold value and reach a full charge at the full charge reaching time, instead of making the remaining battery level change between the first threshold value and the second threshold value.

3. A battery charging method of an information processing apparatus, including:
setting a first threshold value serving as a charge level lower than a full charge of a battery carried in the information processing apparatus and a second threshold value serving as a charge level lower than the first threshold value;
detecting the remaining battery level;
detecting setting a use stat time of the information processing apparatus;
charging the battery in such a manner that the remaining battery level changes back and forth between the first threshold value and the second threshold value if setting of the use start time is not detected; and
charging the battering in such a manner that the remaining battery level exceeds the first threshold value and reaches a full charge at the use start time of the information processing apparatus powered by the battery if setting of the use start time is detected after that time, instead of making the remaining battery level change between the first threshold value and the second threshold value.

4. A battery charging method of an information processing apparatus, including:
setting a first threshold value serving as a charge level lower than a full charge of a battery carried in the information processing apparatus, a second threshold value serving as a charge level lower than the first threshold value, and a necessity of a use start time setting of the information processing apparatus powered by the battery;
detecting the remaining battery level;
charging, in a case where the use start time of the information processing apparatus powered by the battery is not set, the battery in such a manner that the remaining battery level changes back and forth between the first threshold value and the second threshold value;
charging, in a case where the use start time of the information processing apparatus powered by the battery is set after that time, the battery to make the remaining battery level exceed the first threshold value and reach a full charge at the use start time of the information processing apparatus powered by the battery, instead of making the remaining battery level change between the first threshold value and the second threshold value.

Assignees

• Toshiba Tec Kk

Inventors

• Iwamoto Jun

Classifications

• H02J7/875 Primary

  Charging or discharging for charge maintenance, battery initiation or rejuvenation · CPC title

• H02J7/0075

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H02J7/007 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic