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- Patent Title: Method and system for ensuring a residual battery capacity reaching a predetermined value before transitioning apparatus to power-saving mode
- Patent Title (中): 在将设备转换到省电模式之前,确保剩余电池容量达到预定值的方法和系统
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Application No.: US14080875Application Date: 2013-11-15
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Publication No.: US09436260B2Publication Date: 2016-09-06
- Inventor: Kohei Asano
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP
- Priority: JP2012-251263 20121115
- Main IPC: G06F1/26
- IPC: G06F1/26 ; G06F1/32 ; H02J7/00 ; H02J9/00

Abstract:
An electronic apparatus that is capable of preventing overcharge and overdischarge of a battery. The electronic apparatus is operatable in a normal mode and a first power saving mode with less power consumption. A battery supplies electric power until battery residual capacity reaches a first threshold in the first power saving mode. A charging unit charges the battery in the normal mode. A control unit controls, in a case that the battery residual capacity is smaller than a second threshold larger than the first threshold when transition to the first power saving mode is made, so as to charge the battery until the battery residual capacity reaches the second threshold, and make a transition to the first power saving mode.
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