WO2013005725A1

WO2013005725A1 - Charging stand control terminal, charging stand controlled by said charging stand control terminal, method for controlling charging stand control terminal, method for controlling charging stand, program for controlling charging stand control terminal, program for controlling charging stand, and recording medium

Info

Publication number: WO2013005725A1
Application number: PCT/JP2012/066922
Authority: WO
Inventors: 裕文嶋田
Original assignee: シャープ株式会社
Priority date: 2011-07-01
Filing date: 2012-07-02
Publication date: 2013-01-10
Also published as: JP2013017282A; JP5777954B2

Abstract

A mobile phone (1) is provided with: an instruction receiving unit (23) for receiving control instructions related to the charging of a plurality of devices to be charged; a charging unit (15) for charging a battery (14); a unit for controlling devices to be charged (22) for configuring management device specification information; and a control information transmitting unit (24) for transmitting control information to a charging stand (2), which charges the devices to be charged as per the control instructions received by the instruction receiving unit (23) for the charging stand (2).

Description

Charging stand control terminal, charging stand controlled by the charging stand control terminal, control method of charging stand control terminal, charging stand control method, charging stand control terminal control program, charging stand control program, and recording medium

The present invention relates to a charging stand control terminal for controlling a charging stand and a charging stand controlled by the charging stand control terminal, and in particular, charging for controlling a charging stand that performs charging without having an electrical contact. Recording base control terminal, charging base control terminal control method, charging base control terminal control program, charging base controlled by the charging base control terminal, charging base control method, charging base control program, and these programs are recorded The present invention relates to a computer-readable recording medium.

In recent years, mobile devices such as mobile phones, mobile audio players, and mobile movie players have been used. In addition, multifunctional portable devices having a telephone function, an audio player function, a movie player function, an Internet connection function, and the like in one terminal have been used. In order to use such a portable device, it is necessary to charge it, but it is troublesome if the portable device and the charger must be electrically connected each time it is charged. In particular, when charging a plurality of portable devices, if each portable device must be connected to a charger and charged, it takes a considerable amount of work.

Therefore, a contactless charging system that performs non-contact charging without a metal contact has been attracting attention as a charger for portable devices. This contactless charging system magnetically couples a primary coil provided in a charger and a secondary coil provided in a portable device that is a device to be charged, from the primary coil side to the secondary coil side by electromagnetic induction. Charging is performed by transmitting power without contact.

In addition, there are some non-contact charging systems in which a plurality of devices to be charged can be placed and each of the devices to be charged can be charged.

Patent Document 1 discloses a charging device that is a contactless charging device that preferentially charges the device to be charged when the device to be charged with priority setting is placed on the charging device. Is described.

Further, Patent Document 2 describes a charging stand that is a contactless charging base and charges a device to be charged according to the order and place where the device to be charged is placed.

Further, Patent Document 3 describes a charging stand that is a contactless charging stand that sets priorities of a plurality of devices to be charged and charges the devices to be charged based on the set priorities. .

Japanese Patent Publication “Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2010-22105 (published Jan. 28, 2010)” Japanese Patent Publication “Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2010-183706 (published on August 19, 2010)” Japanese Patent Publication “Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2010-268610 (published on November 25, 2010)”

As described above, since a contactless charger can charge a plurality of devices to be charged in parallel, there is a problem of how to control charging of these devices to be charged.

And in the invention described in the above-mentioned patent document 1, only the charged devices to be preferentially set are charged with priority, and charging of a plurality of charged devices cannot be controlled.

Further, in the invention described in Patent Document 2, charging is performed according to the order and place where the devices to be charged are placed, and charging of each device to be charged cannot be controlled.

Moreover, the invention described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 3 sets the priority of charging of the device to be charged in the charger, and requires a processing member for setting the priority in the charger. Complicating the configuration of

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a charging stand control capable of easily and easily performing charging control of a plurality of devices to be charged without complicating the configuration of the charger. It is to realize a terminal or the like.

In order to solve the above problems, a charging stand control terminal according to the present invention is a charging stand control terminal that controls a charging stand that can charge a plurality of devices to be charged arranged in a chargeable region, Arranged in the chargeable area of the charging stand, including instruction receiving means for receiving control instructions relating to charging of a plurality of charged devices, a charging unit for charging a storage battery by charging processing for the charged devices of the charging stand, and the own terminal Management device specifying information setting means for setting management device specifying information indicating that the device is a management device that performs control related to charging of the charged device, and when the management device specifying information setting means sets the management device specifying information, Control information transmitting means for transmitting control information for charging the device to be charged to the charging base in accordance with a control instruction received by the instruction receiving means. It is characterized in that there.

Further, a control method of a charging stand control terminal according to the present invention is a control method of a charging stand control terminal for controlling a charging stand capable of charging a plurality of charged devices arranged in a chargeable region, An instruction receiving step for receiving a control instruction related to charging of a plurality of charged devices, and a management device that performs control related to charging of the charged devices arranged in the chargeable area of the charging stand, including its own terminal When the management device identification information is set in the management device identification information setting step for setting the management device identification information and the management device identification information setting step, the charging device is set in accordance with the control instruction received in the instruction reception step. And a control information transmission step of transmitting control information for charging the device to be charged to the charging stand.

According to the above configuration or method, when the management device specifying information indicating that the device is a management device that performs control related to charging of the device to be charged including its own terminal, the charging control instruction is accepted and the charging stand is accepted. The control information is transmitted so as to charge the device to be charged in accordance with the control.

Thereby, the self terminal can be charged by the charging stand as a device to be charged, and the self terminal functions as a device that performs charging control of the device to be charged arranged on the charging stand. Therefore, the charging control of the charging base can be performed by the charging target device, and the charging control of the charging target device can be easily and easily performed by the user without complicating the configuration of the charging base.

In order to solve the above problems, a charging stand according to the present invention is a charging stand for charging a plurality of devices to be charged arranged in a chargeable region, and charging from at least one of the plurality of devices to be charged. Controllable information acquisition means for acquiring controllable information indicating that the apparatus is capable of performing control related to charging of the device to be charged arranged in the controllable area, and controllable information acquired by the controllable information acquisition means The management device determination means for determining the management device that performs control related to charging of the chargeable device arranged in the chargeable area from among the charged devices that are the transmission source of the communication device, and the management device determination means are the management device A management device specifying information transmitting means for transmitting management device specifying information indicating that it is determined as a management device to a device to be charged, and the management device specifying information transmitting means includes a management device When receiving a control instruction regarding charging of the charged device arranged in the chargeable region from the charged device that transmitted the specific information, the charging of the charged device arranged in the chargeable region according to the control instruction is performed. And charging means for performing.

Further, a charging stand control method according to the present invention is a charging stand control method for charging a plurality of devices to be charged arranged in a chargeable region, and charging from at least one of the plurality of devices to be charged. A controllable information acquisition step for acquiring controllable information indicating that the device is capable of performing control related to charging of a device to be charged arranged in the controllable region, and the controllable information acquired in the controllable information acquisition step. A management device determination step for determining a management device that performs control related to charging of a chargeable device arranged in a chargeable area from among the charged devices that are transmission sources of the management device, and the management device determination step. A management device identification information transmission step for transmitting management device identification information indicating that it is determined as a management device to a charged device that has been determined to be, and the management device identification When a control instruction relating to charging of a chargeable device arranged in the chargeable region is received from the chargeable device that has transmitted the management device identification information in the information transmission step, the control device is arranged in the chargeable region according to the control instruction. And a charging step of charging the device to be charged.

According to the above configuration or method, a management device that performs control related to charging of a device to be charged is determined from the devices to be charged that are disposed in the chargeable region, and the determined management device Notify them. Then, based on the control instruction received from the management device, charge control of the device to be charged is performed.

This makes it possible to control charging of the device to be charged arranged in the chargeable area.

The management device may be determined by determining a management device from among the devices to be charged, and determining the device to be charged as the management device as a management device. It is also possible to obtain information indicating that the device is to be charged and determine that the device to be charged is a management device.

As described above, the charging stand control terminal according to the present invention induces an electromotive force by electromagnetically coupling the instruction receiving means for receiving a control instruction related to charging of a plurality of charged devices and the power transmission coil built in the charging stand. Management indicating that the control unit is a control unit that performs control related to charging of a charging target device arranged in a chargeable region of the charging stand, including a charging unit that charges the storage battery by induced electromotive force and the terminal itself. When the management device identification information setting means for setting the device identification information and the management device identification information setting means set the management device identification information, the charging device is subjected to the above-mentioned coverage according to the control instruction received by the instruction reception means. Control information transmitting means for transmitting control information for charging the charging device to the charging stand.

In addition, a control method for a charging stand control terminal according to the present invention includes an instruction receiving step for receiving a control instruction relating to charging of a plurality of devices to be charged, and a target placed in a chargeable area of the charging stand including the terminal. When the management device identification information is set in the management device identification information setting step for setting the management device identification information indicating that it is a management device that performs control related to charging of the charging device, and the management device identification information is set in the management device identification information setting step, On the other hand, a control information transmitting step of transmitting control information for charging the device to be charged according to the control instruction received in the instruction receiving step to the charging stand when being charged by the charging stand. It is.

Thereby, the self terminal can be charged by the charging stand as a device to be charged, and the self terminal functions as a device that performs charging control of the device to be charged arranged on the charging stand. Therefore, the charging control of the charging base can be performed by the charging target device, and the charging control of the charging target device can be easily and easily performed for the user without complicating the configuration of the charging base. Play.

Moreover, the charging stand which concerns on this invention is the controllable information which shows that it is an apparatus which can perform control regarding charge of the to-be-charged apparatus arrange | positioned in the chargeable area | region from at least 1 of several to-be-charged apparatus. Control relating to charging of the chargeable device arranged in the chargeable region from among the chargeable device that is the transmission source of the controllable information acquired by the controllable information acquisition unit and the controllable information acquisition unit acquired Management device determination means for determining the management device to be performed, and management device identification information indicating that the management device determination means has determined that the management device is a management device to the rechargeable device that is determined as the management device From the information transmitting means and the charged device to which the managed device specifying information transmitting means has transmitted the managed device specifying information, the control relating to charging of the charged device arranged in the chargeable area is performed. When receiving the instruction, a configuration that includes a charging unit for charging of the charging device arranged in the charging area as a control instruction, the.

Moreover, the control method of the charging stand which concerns on this invention is control which shows that it is an apparatus which can perform control regarding charge of the to-be-charged apparatus arrange | positioned in the chargeable area | region from at least 1 of several to-be-charged apparatus. Controllable information acquisition step for acquiring controllable information, and charging of a chargeable device arranged in a chargeable region from among the chargeable devices that are the source of controllable information acquired in the controllable information acquisition step Management device identification information indicating that the management device has been determined to be transmitted to the charged device determined to be the management device in the management device determination step and the management device determination step. It is arranged in the chargeable area from the rechargeable device that has transmitted the management device identification information in the management device identification information transmission step and the management device identification information transmission step. When receiving the control instruction relating to charging of the charging device that is a method comprising a charging step of charging of the charging device arranged in the charging area as a control instruction, the.

This has the effect that the charging target device can be controlled to be charged.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of the present invention and is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a main part of a mobile phone. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of the present invention, and is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a charging stand. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline | summary of the contact charging system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the apparatus list and order | rank list | wrist used by the said embodiment, (a) is a figure which shows an apparatus list, (b) is a figure which shows an order | rank list. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the charge process by a WPC specification. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of a process when a to-be-charged apparatus is mounted in the charging stand for the first time. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of a process when management apparatus is mounted in the charging stand for the first time. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of a process in case the to-be-charged apparatus is mounted in the state by which the mobile telephone which is management apparatus is mounted in the charging stand. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of a process of regular communication. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of a process when a to-be-charged apparatus is removed from a charging stand. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of a process when the non-charging apparatus currently charged by the charging stand becomes a full charge. It is a figure which shows the example of a display screen when a display is performed based on an apparatus list. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the display part of the said mobile phone. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the display part of the said mobile phone.

[Outline of the present embodiment]
First, an outline of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The contactless charging system 10 according to the present embodiment charges a device to be charged by a contactless charging method without a metal contact. This will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an outline of the contactless charging system 10. In FIG. 3, a charging base 2 includes a mobile phone (charging base control terminal, charged device) 1, a digital camera (charged device) 3, a portable music player (charged device) 4, and a notebook computer (charged device). ) 5 is shown.

In this way, by placing the devices to be charged (the mobile phone 1, the digital camera 3, the portable music player 4, and the notebook computer 5) on the charging stand 2, it becomes possible to charge these charged devices. . In the present embodiment, charging is performed by a contactless charging method (charging process) based on the WPC (Wireless Power Consortium) standard (hereinafter referred to as the WPC standard).

And this Embodiment controls the charge order of the to-be-charged apparatus (including the mobile telephone 1) etc. which are mounted in the charging stand 2 by the mobile telephone 1 which is one of the to-be-charged apparatuses. . Thereby, the mobile phone 1 can easily and easily control charging of the charged device, and the user of the mobile phone 1 can easily and easily control the charged device.

[Configuration of mobile phone 1]
First, the configuration of a mobile phone 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the mobile phone 1. The mobile phone 1 is a charged device that is charged by the charging stand 2 (power transmission is indicated by a broken line), and controls charging of the charged device mounted on the charging stand 2. 11, a display unit 12, a control unit 13, a storage battery 14, a charging unit (power receiving coil) 15, and a storage unit 16. In addition, about the telephone function of the mobile telephone 1, it is possible using a well-known technique, The description is abbreviate | omitted. The mobile phone 1 may have not only a telephone function but also a function of connecting to the Internet and browsing the web and a function of sending and receiving electronic mail. These functions are also possible using known techniques.

The operation unit 11 receives a control instruction for the device to be charged and receives an operation for the mobile phone 1, and notifies the control unit 13 and the instruction reception unit 23 of the received operation content. The operation unit 11 may be realized by hardware such as an operation button, or may be configured by a touch panel that also serves as the display unit 12. That is, the operation content may be received by displaying a button or the like on the display unit 12 and detecting a touch at a position corresponding to the button with a touch panel.

The display unit 12 displays the state of the device to be charged placed on the charging stand 2 and various information on the mobile phone 1.

The storage battery 14 is a battery that can be used repeatedly by charging. The storage battery 14 is charged with electric power acquired through the charging unit 15. Examples of the storage battery 14 include a lead storage battery, a nickel-cadmium storage battery, a nickel-hydrogen storage battery, a lithium ion storage battery, and a lithium polymer storage battery.

The charging unit 15 is constituted by a coil, and when a current flows through the coil (primary coil: charging unit 32) of the charging stand 2, a current flows by electromagnetic induction, thereby charging the storage battery 14. In the present embodiment, electromagnetic induction is generated by passing a current through a coil of charging base 2 and a current flows through charging unit 15 is referred to as power transmission from charging base 2 to mobile phone 1.

The control unit 13 performs processing related to charging, and includes a charging control unit 21 and a device to be charged control unit (managed device specifying information setting unit) 22.

The charging control unit 21 controls charging of the mobile phone 1. More specifically, when the charging control unit 21 receives data # 15a for authentication from the charging stand 2 via the charging unit 15, the charging control unit 21 transmits the reply data # 21a to the charging stand 2 and the charging stand 2 On the other hand, an information bit “C” (manageable information) indicating that the mobile phone 1 is a management device is added to the basic information data # 21b of the mobile phone 1 and transmitted. In addition, when power transmission is received from the charging stand 2, the charging status data (charging status information) # 14 of the storage battery 14 is acquired and transmitted to the charging stand 2. Here, the basic information is the device name, manufacturer code, serial number, and device category of the mobile phone 1. In addition, basic information is not restricted to this, What kind of information may be sufficient if it can identify an apparatus.

Further, communication between the mobile phone 1 and the charging stand 2 can be performed only through the charging unit 15, that is, only during charging. This is because communication between the mobile phone 1 and the charging stand 2 is performed by electromagnetic coupling. This is the same between the charging stand 2 and other charged devices.

The to-be-charged device control unit 22 controls charging of the to-be-charged device, and includes an instruction receiving unit (instruction receiving unit) 23, a control information transmitting unit (control information transmitting unit) 24, an acquiring unit 25, and a display control unit. (Display control means) 26 is included. The to-be-charged device control unit 22 transmits device list request data # 22a for requesting a device list to the charging stand 2 via the charging unit 15, and the device list data (device to be charged) indicating the device list from the charging stand 2. Information) # 15c is acquired. Then, the acquired device list is stored in the device list storage unit 28 of the storage unit 16.

Further, the device-to-be-charged control unit 22 creates a rank list indicating the charging order of the devices to be charged placed on the charging stand 2 according to the user instruction received by the instruction receiving unit 23, and the rank list storage unit 27. To remember. The rank list is created by extracting only the management ID and the charge rank from the device list stored in the device list storage unit 28 and updating it. And the to-be-charged device control unit 22 receives the order list data # 22b indicating the order list indicating the order of charging of the to-be-charged devices stored in the order list storage unit 27 of the storage unit 16 via the charging unit 15. It transmits to the charging stand 2.

The instruction receiving unit 23 notifies the control information transmitting unit 24 of an instruction received from the user via the operation unit 11. More specifically, the control information transmitting unit 24 is notified of the charging order of the device to be charged received from the user and the control information indicating the charging rate.

The control information transmitting unit 24 transmits control information data # 24 indicating the control information notified from the instruction receiving unit 23 to the charging stand 2 via the charging unit 15.

The acquisition unit 25 is placed on the charging stand 2 from the charging stand 2 via the charging unit 15 and management device specifying data (management device specifying information) # 15b indicating that the terminal has been determined as a management device. Device list data # 15c indicating a device list, which is information on the device to be charged, is acquired. Then, the acquired device list is notified to the display control unit 26.

The display control unit 26 displays the status of the device to be charged on the display unit 12 based on the device list acquired from the acquisition unit 25. Specifically, the display unit 12 is regarded as if the placement unit 31 is viewed from above, and the to-be-charged devices described in the device list and the charging status thereof are displayed at the respective positions. This is possible by the position information 417 included in the device list.

The flow of each process in the control unit 13 will be described later.

The storage unit 16 includes a device list storage unit 28 that stores a device list used to control charging of a device to be charged, and a rank list storage unit 27 that stores a rank list. The device list and the order list will be described with reference to FIG. 4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating a device list and a ranking list. FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating an example of a device list, and FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating an example of a ranking list. As shown in FIG. 4A, the device list includes a management ID 411, a charging order 412, a manufacturer code 413, a device name 414, a serial number 415, a device category 416, position information 417, a remaining battery level 418, and information. It consists of bits 419.

The device list is created by the charging stand 2 and transmitted to the mobile phone 1. The management ID 411 is a number that the charging stand 2 assigns for management to the device to be charged. The charging order 412 indicates the charging order of the device to be charged. The manufacturer code 413 is a code indicating the manufacturer of the charged device acquired by the charging stand 2 from the charged device.

The device name 414 indicates the name of the charged device acquired by the charging stand 2 from the charged device. The serial number 415 is a number for identifying the charged device acquired by the charging stand 2 from the charged device. The device category 416 indicates a category of the charged device acquired by the charging stand 2 from the charged device.

The position information 417 indicates in which position of the charging stand 2 the device to be charged is placed. Here, the coordinates are shown. The remaining battery level 418 indicates the remaining battery level of the charged device acquired by the charging stand 2 from the charged device. The information bit 419 is a bit indicating information on the charged device acquired by the charging stand 2 from the charged device or set by the charging stand 2.

The device list 401 shown in FIG. 4A shows a case where the mobile phone 1, the digital camera 3, the portable music player 4, and the notebook computer 5 are placed on the charging stand 2 as shown in FIG. Yes. Specifically, the digital camera 3 corresponds to a device to be charged whose management ID 411 is indicated by “0002”, the charging order 412 of this device to be charged is “1”, the manufacturer code 413 is “0x1234”, The device name 414 is “A”, the serial number 415 is “03142010101121”, the device category 416 is “camera”, the position information 417 is “64,192”, the battery remaining amount 418 is “90%”, the information bit 419 is not present, It is shown that. Hereinafter, the portable music player 4 corresponds to a charged device whose management ID 411 is indicated by “0004”, and the notebook computer 5 corresponds to a charged device whose management ID 411 is indicated by “0005”. This corresponds to the device to be charged whose ID 411 is indicated by “0006”.

The position information 417 indicates the position of the device to be charged in the placement unit 31 of the charging stand 2 and is indicated by coordinates. The position information 417 of “64, 192” indicates a position advanced by “64” on the right and “192” on the right, with the lower left position when the placement unit 31 is viewed from above being “0, 0”. Yes. Note that the method of indicating the position is not limited to this.

In addition, the bits “M, C” standing in the information bit 419 with the management ID 411 “0006” are devices that can perform charging control of the device to be charged placed on the charging stand 2. It shows. The information bit 419 “C” indicates that the device has the ability to perform charging control of the device to be charged, and the information bit 419 “M” indicates that the device that performs charging control of the device to be charged at that time ( Management device). Therefore, here, the management ID 411 “0006” corresponds to the mobile phone 1.

As shown in FIG. 4B, the rank list is created by the charged device control unit 22 according to a user's instruction. The rank list includes a management ID 421 and a charge rank 422. The management ID 421 is the same as the management ID 411, and the charging order 422 is the same as the charging order 412.

Note that the information bit “M” may be set by the charging stand 2 or may be set by the mobile phone 1. When the information bit “M” is set on the mobile phone 1, the information bit “C” and the information bit “M” are added to the basic information data # 21 b of the mobile phone 1 and transmitted to the charging stand 2.

As described above, the cellular phone 1 is a device to be charged that is charged by the charging stand 2 and can control charging of the device to be charged on the charging stand 2.

In addition, since the charged devices other than the mobile phone 1 (digital camera 3, portable music player 4, and notebook computer 5) do not have a function as a management device, the charged device control unit 22 is configured based on the configuration of the mobile phone 1. And only the authentication reply (# 21a), basic information (# 21b), and charging status (# 14) can be transmitted to the charging stand 2.

[Configuration of charging stand 2]
Next, the principal part structure of the charging stand 2 is demonstrated with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the charging stand 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the charging stand 2 includes a placement unit 31, a charging unit (power transmission coil) 32, a control unit 33, and a storage unit 34.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the charging stand 2 is for charging a device to be charged (a mobile phone 1, a digital camera 3, a portable music player 4, a notebook computer 5). Electric power transmission is indicated by a broken line.

The placement unit 31 is a portion (chargeable region) where the device to be charged is placed, and is configured by a stand or the like. The charging unit 32 is a coil (primary coil) for causing a current to flow through the coil (secondary coil) of the device to be charged. When a current is passed through the primary coil, a current flows through the secondary coil by electromagnetic induction, and the mobile phone 1 (device to be charged) is charged.

The control unit 33 controls the charging stand 2 including control of charging of the device to be charged, and includes a detection unit 41 and a charging control unit 42.

The detection unit 41 detects whether or not a device is placed on the placement unit 31 and, when placed, notifies the charge control unit 42 of the placement and the position on the placement unit 31. Is.

The charging control unit 42 controls charging of the device to be charged, and includes an acquisition unit (controllable information acquisition unit, device to be charged information acquisition unit) 43, a device list creation unit 44, a management device determination unit (management device determination). Means, management device determination means) 45, and a transmission unit (management device identification information transmission means, charged device information transmission means) 46. More specifically, the charging control unit 42 acquires a notification that the device has been placed on the placement unit 31 from the detection unit 41, and authentication data # 15a for requesting the device to authenticate via the charging unit 32. Is to send. And if reply data # 21a is normally received with respect to authentication data # 15a, it will determine with the said apparatus being a to-be-charged apparatus, and will acquire the basic information data # 21b of this to-be-charged apparatus. The charging control unit 42 charges the device to be charged according to the device list created by the device list creation unit 44. Further, upon receiving device list request data # 22a that is a request for a device list from the mobile phone 1 that is a charge management device, the charging control unit 42 transmits a device list to the mobile phone 1.

The acquisition unit 43 is manageable information (information bit “C”: controllable information) # 32 indicating that it has the ability to control charging of the device to be charged from the mobile phone 1 via the charging unit 32. While acquiring control information data # 24 which shows the control content of charge of an apparatus, basic information # 21b which is the information regarding the to-be-charged apparatus is acquired from the to-be-charged apparatus containing the mobile telephone 1. FIG. Then, the acquired device information to be charged is notified to the device list creation unit 44 and the manageable information is notified to the management device determination unit 45.

The device list creation unit 44 creates a device list from the acquired basic information data # 21b and stores it in the device list storage unit 47 of the storage unit 34. Specifically, the device list creation unit 44 creates a device list by adding a management ID, a charging order, a remaining battery level, and information bits to the basic information data # 21b. The charging order is determined by the order in which the devices to be charged are placed, the positions where the devices are placed, and the like. Further, the remaining battery level is acquired from the charged device by the phase PH104 (described later) of the WPC standard. Further, information bits (information bit “C”) acquired from the device to be charged among the information bits are acquired together with the basic information. Of the information bits, the one determined by the charging stand 2 (information bit “M”) is determined by the device list creation unit 44 to create a device list. Whether or not to add the information bit “M” is determined by an instruction from the management device determination unit 45 described later. For example, the information bit “M” is added to the device having the first placed information bit “C”.

The management device determination unit 45 determines a management device that can perform charge control of the device to be charged from the manageable information acquired from the acquisition unit 43. The management device may determine the chargeable device that transmitted the manageable information first, may determine the management device according to the placement position of the charging stand 2, or may determine the management device according to a user instruction. Then, the device list creation unit 44 and the transmission unit 46 are notified of information indicating the device to be charged determined as the management device.

Moreover, the structure which acquires the information which shows that it is a management apparatus from the mobile telephone 1 which is a management apparatus, without determining a management apparatus with the charging stand 2, and judges the said mobile telephone 1 as a management apparatus may be sufficient. . And you may perform the process similar to the case where the management apparatus is determined with the charging stand 2 with respect to the mobile telephone 1 judged as the management apparatus.

The transmission unit 46 transmits, to the mobile phone 1, management device identification data # 15 b indicating that the device to be charged has been determined as the management device, to the device to be charged determined as the management device.

The storage unit 34 includes a device list storage unit 47 that stores a device list. The device list stored in the device list storage unit 47 is the same as the device list stored in the device list storage unit 28 described above.

[Processing flow in contactless charging system 10]
Next, the flow of processing in the contactless charging system 10 will be described with reference to FIGS.

[Contactless charging method according to WPC standard]
First, before explaining the flow of processing in the present embodiment, the basic flow of charging processing according to the WPC standard will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of the charging process according to the WPC standard. As shown in FIG. 5, in the WPC standard, first, the charging stand is in a standby state called “Selection phase” (PH101). Next, when the device to be charged is placed on the charging stand, a phase called “Ping phase” is entered (PH102). In the “Ping phase”, power is supplied from the charging stand to the device to be charged, and a reply is awaited. Then, if there is a correct reply, the next “Configuration & Identification phase” is entered (PH103). As a result, it is possible to prevent accidents such as heat generation by accidentally charging when a charged device that does not comply with the WPC standard or a foreign object that is not originally a charged device is placed on the charging stand. Yes.

In the “Configuration & Identification phase”, the charging stand acquires the amount of power requested from the device to be charged and basic information of the device to be charged. Then, the next “Power Transfer phase” is entered (PH104).

In the “Power Transfer phase”, power transmission is performed. Moreover, the state of electric power transmission is always sent to a charging stand from a to-be-charged apparatus. When charging is completed, the process returns to PH101.

The above is the basic flow of the charging process according to the WPC standard.

[When the device to be charged is placed on the charging stand for the first time]
Next, the flow of the charging process when the device to be charged is placed on the charging stand 2 for the first time will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing the flow of processing when a device to be charged is placed on the charging stand 2 for the first time.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the device to be charged is placed on the placement portion 31 of the charging stand 2, the detection portion 41 of the charging stand 2 detects this (S11). And the charge control part 42 of the charging stand 2 performs authentication communication (PH102) with respect to the to-be-charged apparatus mounted (S12).

The mounted device to be charged recognizes that its own device has been mounted on the charging stand 2 by performing authentication communication from the charging stand 2 (S21). The to-be-charged device that has been recognized as being placed on the charging stand 2 transmits basic information to the charging stand 2 (S22). Moreover, the charging stand 2 acquires basic information from a to-be-charged apparatus (S13, PH103).

The charging stand 2 that has acquired basic information from the device to be charged creates a device list (S14), and starts power transmission to the device to be charged (S15, PH104, charging process). And the to-be-charged apparatus which acquired electric power from the charging stand 2 starts charge (S23). Thereafter, when charging of the device to be charged is completed (S24), the charging stand 2 ends the power transmission (S16).

The above is the flow of processing when the device to be charged is placed on the charging stand 2 for the first time.

[When the management device is placed on the charging stand for the first time]
Next, the flow of processing when a management device capable of charge control such as the mobile phone 1 is first placed on the charging stand 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing a processing flow when a management device is first placed on the charging stand 2.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the mobile phone 1 is placed on the placement unit 31 of the charging stand 2, the detection unit 41 of the charging stand 2 detects this (S31). And the charge control part 42 of the charging stand 2 performs authentication communication (PH102) with respect to the mounted mobile phone 1 (S32).

The mounted mobile phone 1 recognizes that its own device is mounted on the charging stand 2 by performing authentication communication from the charging stand 2 (S41). The charging control unit 21 of the mobile phone 1 that has been recognized as being placed on the charging stand 2 gives the charging stand 2 basic information and an information bit indicating that the own device has a function as a management device. “C” is transmitted (S42).

The charging table 2 that has acquired the basic information and the information bit “C” (S33, controllable information acquisition step), the device list creation unit 44 updates the device list (S34), and the charging table 2 placed on the charging table 2 is updated. An information bit “M” is set for a device that controls charging of the charging device (S35, management device determination step). The device list in which the information bit “M” is set is stored in the device list storage unit 28. The device list at this time is, for example, a device list 401 shown in FIG. Here, it can be seen that the management ID 411 of the mobile phone 1 is “0006”, and “C” and “M” are set in the information bit 419. Further, the example shown in the device list 401 is a case where the charged device indicated by the management ID 411 “0002”, “0004”, “0005” has already been placed before the mobile phone 1 is placed. Show.

As described above, the device that controls the charging of the device to be charged placed on the charging stand 2, that is, the device that sets the information bit “M” is the first among the devices that have the information bit “C” set. It may be a mounted device or may be determined according to the position of the mounting portion 31. Moreover, you may receive and determine the instruction | indication from a user.

Further, instead of the configuration in which the information bit “M” is set up by the charging stand 2, a configuration in which the information bit “M” is set up by the mobile phone 1 may be acquired.

The charging stand 2 that has updated the device list starts power transmission to the device in which the information bit “M” is set, that is, the mobile phone 1 (S36, PH104). The mobile phone 1 that has started charging due to the start of power transmission of the charging stand 2 (S43) requests the device list from the charging stand 2 (S44).

Upon receiving the request for the device list, the charging stand 2 transmits the device list stored in the device list storage unit 28 to the mobile phone 1 (S37, managed device specifying information transmission step). And the mobile telephone 1 will display the condition of a to-be-charged apparatus on the charge control part 21 based on an apparatus list, if an apparatus list is acquired (S45, management apparatus specific information setting step) (S46).

A display example at this time will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen when display is performed based on the device list. A display example 1201 in FIG. 12 shows a case where the mobile phone 1, the digital camera 3, the portable music player 4, and the notebook computer 5 are placed on the charging stand 2 as shown in FIG. 3. In this case, each device to be charged is displayed in the display area 1211 of the display unit 12 in the same arrangement as the device to be charged placed on the placement unit 31. That is, the display area 1211 includes “Camera A” (digital camera 3) in the upper left, “Your Phone” (mobile phone 1) in the lower left, “Mplayer B” (portable music player 4) in the upper right, and “PC X” in the lower right. (Notebook computer 5) is displayed.

In the display area 1212 below the display area 1211, the charging order and charging status of each device to be charged are displayed. The OK button 1213 below the OK button 1213 is a decision button when the charging order is changed.

The charging stand 2 that has transmitted the device list transmits power according to the device list (S38). That is, in the case of the device list 401 shown in FIG. 4A, the charging order 412 of the digital camera 3 indicated by the management ID 411 “0002” is “1”. I do.

Thereafter, the charging stand 2 performs scheduled communication (S39: described later), and when the device list is updated, the charged device is charged according to the updated device list (S40, charging step).

On the other hand, in step S46, the mobile phone 1 that has displayed the charging status of the device to be charged receives a change in the charging order (S47, instruction receiving step). To change the charging order, the order of each device to be charged displayed in the display area 1212 may be rearranged in the charging order, or the charging order number of each device may be changed. The to-be-charged device control unit 22 of the mobile phone 1 that has received the change in the charging order creates a ranking list and stores it in the ranking list storage unit 27. The ranking list is a list in which the management ID 421 and the charging ranking 422 are associated with each other as in the ranking list 402 shown in FIG. In the rank list 402, the charging rank of the chargeable device having the management ID 421 “0006” is “1”, and the management ID 421 is followed by “0002”, “0004”, and “0005”. That is, assuming that the charging order before the change is as in the device list 401, the charging order of the mobile phone 1 is increased from “4” to “1”, and the charging order of the digital camera 3 is changed from “1” to “1”. That is, the charging order of the portable music player 4 is lowered from “2” to “3”, and the charging order of the notebook computer 5 is lowered from “3” to “4”.

Then, when communication with the charging stand 2 becomes possible by regular communication, the created ranking list is sent to the charging stand 2 (S48, control information sending step).

The above is the flow of processing when the mobile phone 1 which is a management device is placed on the charging stand 2 for the first time.

[When a management device is placed on the charging stand and a device to be charged is placed]
Next, with reference to FIG. 8, a processing flow when a device to be charged is further placed in a state where the mobile phone 1 as a management device is placed on the charging stand 2 will be described. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing when a device to be charged is further placed in a state where the mobile phone 1 as a management device is placed on the charging stand 2.

As shown in FIG. 8, when the device to be charged is placed on the placement portion 31 of the charging stand 2, the detection portion 41 of the charging stand 2 detects this (S51). And the charge control part 42 of the charging stand 2 performs authentication communication (PH102) with respect to the to-be-charged apparatus mounted (S52).

The mounted device to be charged recognizes that its own device is mounted on the charging stand 2 by performing authentication communication from the charging stand 2 (S61). The device to be charged that has been recognized as being placed on the charging stand 2 transmits basic information to the charging stand 2 (S62). Moreover, the charging stand 2 acquires basic information from a to-be-charged apparatus (S53, PH103).

The charging stand 2 that has acquired basic information from the device to be charged updates the device list (S54), and starts power transmission to the device to be charged (S55, PH104). And the to-be-charged device starts charging and transmits the charging status (S63).

The charging stand 2 that has acquired the charging status of the device to be charged next performs phases PH102 to 104 on the mobile phone 1 that is the management device (S56). The mobile phone 1 that can communicate with the charging stand 2 through the PH 104 requests the device list from the charging stand 2 (S64).

The charging stand 2 for which the device list is requested from the mobile phone 1 transmits the device list stored in the device list storage unit 47 to the mobile phone 1 (S57).

The mobile phone 1 that has acquired the device list from the charging stand 2 (S65) updates the display on the display unit 12 based on the device list (S66). Thereafter, when a change in the charging order is accepted (S67), the order list is updated, and the order list is transmitted to the charging stand 2 during regular communication (S68).

In addition, after transmitting the device list to the mobile phone 1, the charging stand 2 performs power transmission according to the charging order of the device list (S58). Thereafter, scheduled communication is performed (S59), and when the ranking list is acquired, the device list is updated based on the acquired ranking list, and power is transmitted according to the charging order of the updated device list (S60).

The above is the flow of processing when a device to be charged is further placed in a state where the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charging stand 2.

[Regular communication]
Next, the scheduled communication will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing of scheduled communication.

The scheduled communication means that the charging stand 2 periodically communicates with the management device (cell phone 1) with the information bit “M” set, so that the information updated in the management device is stored in the charging stand 2. It is reflected in.

As shown in FIG. 9, in the scheduled communication, the charging stand 2 first performs phases PH102 to 104 for the charged device (mobile phone 1) on which the information bit “M” is set (S71). The mobile phone 1 that can communicate with the charging stand 2 requests the device list from the charging stand 2 (S81).

The charging stand 2 that has received the request for the device list transmits the device list stored in the device list storage unit 47 to the mobile phone 1 (S72). The mobile phone 1 that has acquired the device list updates the display on the display unit 12 based on the acquired device list (S83). If the rank list is updated, that is, if the charge rank of the acquired device list is different from the charge rank of the rank list, the rank list is transmitted to the charging stand 2 (S84).

The charging stand 2 that acquired the ranking list (S73) updates the device list based on the acquired ranking list. Then, power transmission is performed according to the updated device list (S74).

The above is the flow of scheduled communication.

[When the charged device is removed from the charging stand]
Next, the flow of processing when the device to be charged is removed from the charging stand 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing the flow of processing when the device to be charged is removed from the charging stand 2.

As shown in FIG. 10, when the device to be charged is removed from the charging stand 2, the detection unit 41 of the charging stand 2 detects that the device to be charged has been removed (S91), and notifies the charge control unit 42. To do. Upon receiving the notification that the device to be charged has been removed, the charging control unit 42 receives the notification from the storage list stored in the device list storage unit 47 when a predetermined time has elapsed after receiving the notification. Delete (S92). The reason why the device to be charged is not deleted from the device list until a predetermined time elapses is that there is a possibility that the device removed from the charging stand 2 may be immediately placed in another position. This is because the placement position of the device to be charged may only have moved.

The charging control unit 42 can recognize the case where the placement position of the device to be charged has moved as follows. After the detection unit 41 detects that the first device to be charged has been removed and notifies the charging control unit 42, when the detection unit 41 detects that the second device to be charged is placed on the charging base 2, The detection unit 41 notifies the charge control unit 42 that the second device to be charged has been detected. If the second charged device is placed on the charging stand 2 within a predetermined time after the first charged device is removed, the information on the first charged device remains in the device list. The charging control unit 42 can compare the basic information acquired from the second charged device with the basic information of the first charged device. Thereby, it can recognize that the 1st to-be-charged apparatus and the 2nd to-be-charged apparatus are the same, and can recognize that the mounting position of the 1st to-be-charged apparatus moved.

When the removed charging target device is deleted from the device list, the charging control unit 42 performs scheduled communication with a device in which the information bit “M” is set, that is, the management device (mobile phone 1) (S93).

The cellular phone 1 acquires the updated device list by regular communication (S101). And the display of the display part 12 is updated based on the acquired apparatus list (S102). Thereby, the display of the mobile phone 1 also reflects the state of the non-charging device of the charging stand 2.

A display example of the display unit 12 after the update will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the display unit 12. 13 shows a case where the digital camera 3 is removed from the state of the charging stand 2 shown in FIG. When the digital camera 3 is removed from the charging stand 2, the display of the digital camera 3 disappears from the state of the display screen example 1201 in FIG. 12 and the display area 1312 is charged as shown in the display area 1311 of the display screen example 1301. The digital camera 3 disappears from the device list display.

The above is the processing flow when the charged device is removed from the charging stand 2.

[When the device to be charged is fully charged]
Next, the flow of processing when the non-charging device being charged by the charging stand 2 is fully charged will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing a processing flow when the non-charging device being charged by the charging stand 2 becomes fully charged.

As shown in FIG. 11, when the non-charging device being charged is fully charged, the charging control unit 42 of the charging stand 2 recognizes that the non-charging device is fully charged in phase 104 (S111). When recognizing that the non-charged device is fully charged, the charging control unit 42 updates the device list stored in the device list storage unit 47 (S112). Specifically, the remaining battery level 418 corresponding to the device to be charged in the device list is set to “100%”.

When the device list is updated, the charging stand 2 performs scheduled communication with the device having the information bit “M”, that is, the management device (mobile phone 1) (S113).

The mobile phone 1 acquires the updated device list by regular communication (S121). And the display of the display part 12 is updated based on the acquired apparatus list (S122). Thereby, the display of the mobile phone 1 also reflects the state of the non-charging device of the charging stand 2.

A display example of the display unit 12 after the update will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the display unit 12. A display screen example 1401 in FIG. 14 shows a case where the mobile phone 1 is fully charged from the state of the charging stand 2 shown in FIG. When the mobile phone 1 is fully charged, the display of the mobile phone 1 changes from the state of the display screen example 1201 in FIG. 12 to a display indicating full charge as shown in a display area 1411 of the display screen example 1401 (here, In addition, the icon indicating the cellular phone 1 is displayed with “full” superimposed on the icon, and in the display of the charging device list in the display area 1412, the cellular phone 1 is fully charged. .

The above is the process flow when the charged device being charged by the charging stand 2 is fully charged.

[Others]
The present invention can also be described as follows.

A charging stand control terminal according to the present invention is a charging stand control terminal that controls a charging stand capable of charging a plurality of charged devices arranged in a chargeable region, and relates to charging of the plurality of charged devices. Charging of a device to be charged arranged in a chargeable area of the charging stand, including an instruction receiving means for receiving a control instruction, a charging unit for charging a storage battery by a charging process for the charging target device of the charging stand, and the own terminal When the management device identification information setting means sets the management device identification information, the management device identification information setting means for setting the management device identification information indicating that the device is a management device that performs control related to the charging device. And control information transmitting means for transmitting control information for charging the device to be charged to the charging stand in accordance with the control instruction received by the receiving means.

In the charging stand control terminal according to the present invention, a device to be charged information acquisition means for acquiring information on a device to be charged related to the device to be charged arranged in the chargeable area from the charging stand, and a device to be charged. Display control means for displaying the information of the charged device on the display unit using the charged device information acquired by the device information acquiring means may be provided.

According to the above configuration, information related to the device to be charged arranged on the charging stand is displayed on the display unit. Therefore, the information regarding a to-be-charged apparatus can be shown with respect to a user. In addition, the user can obtain reference information for determining how to control charging of the device to be charged.

In the charging stand control terminal according to the present invention, the charged device information includes position information indicating a position of the charged device in the chargeable region, and the display control unit uses the position information. Then, a symbol indicating the device to be charged may be displayed on the display unit in correspondence with the position of the device to be charged in the chargeable region.

According to the above configuration, the symbol indicating the device to be charged is displayed on the display unit in correspondence with the position of the device to be charged arranged on the charging stand. Thereby, it is possible to visually present the arrangement of the device to be charged to the user, and the user can easily recognize the device to be charged as a control target.

In the charging stand control terminal according to the present invention, the charged device information includes charging status information indicating a charging status of the charged device, and the display control means uses the charging status information, A device to be charged and a charging status of the device to be charged may be displayed in association with each other on the display unit.

According to the above configuration, the charging status of the device to be charged is displayed in association with the device to be charged. Thereby, a user can be made to recognize exactly the charge condition of a to-be-charged apparatus. The charging status is, for example, a charging ratio with respect to full charging, charging abnormality, and the like.

At the end of the charging stand control according to the present invention, the to-be-charged device information acquisition means periodically acquires the to-be-charged device information, and the display control means has the latest information acquired by the to-be-charged device information acquisition means. Information on the charged device may be displayed on the display unit using the charged device information.

According to the above configuration, the display control means causes the display unit to display information on the charged device using the latest charged device information periodically. Therefore, even if there is a change in the device to be charged arranged on the charging stand, it is possible to display on the display unit based on the state after the change. Thereby, a user can always be made to recognize the state of the to-be-charged apparatus near the newest.

In the charging stand control terminal according to the present invention, the control instruction relating to charging is an instruction of charging order, and the control information transmitting means follows the charging order received by the instruction receiving unit for the charging stand. Control information for charging the device to be charged may be transmitted to the charging stand.

According to the above configuration, the charging order of the devices to be charged arranged on the charging stand can be controlled.

In the charging stand control terminal according to the present invention, the control instruction relating to charging is an instruction of a charging ratio of each device to be charged with respect to the charging capability of the charging stand, and the control information transmitting means Control information for charging the device to be charged according to the charging ratio received by the instruction receiving unit may be transmitted to the charging stand.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to control the percentage of charging of the device to be charged arranged on the charging stand, that is, what percentage of the charging capacity of the charging stand is allocated to the non-charging device.

In the charging stand control terminal according to the present invention, the charging unit is configured to induce an electromotive force by electromagnetically coupling with a power transmission coil built in the charging stand, and to charge the storage battery by the induced electromotive force. Also good.

This makes it possible to charge the storage battery by electromagnetic coupling with the charging stand.

A charging stand according to the present invention is a charging stand for charging a plurality of devices to be charged arranged in a chargeable region, and is a device that is arranged in a chargeable region from at least one of the plurality of devices to be charged. Controllable information acquisition means for acquiring controllable information indicating that it is a device capable of performing control related to charging of the charging device, and a device to be charged that is the transmission source of controllable information acquired by the controllable information acquisition means A management device determination unit that determines a management device that performs control related to charging of a charged device arranged in a chargeable area, and the management device determination unit determines whether the management device determination unit determines that the management device is a management device. On the other hand, the management device identification information transmitting means for transmitting the management device identification information indicating that it is determined as the management device, and the charge to which the management device identification information transmission means has transmitted the management device identification information A charging means for charging the device to be charged arranged in the chargeable area according to the control instruction when receiving a control instruction for charging the device to be charged arranged in the chargeable area from the battery. It is characterized by having.

The charging stand according to the present invention includes a management device determining unit that determines a device to be charged that has transmitted controllable information first as a management device, and the management device determination unit is determined by the management device determination unit as a management device. The device to be charged may be determined as the management device.

According to the above configuration, the device to be charged that has transmitted the controllable information first is determined as the management device. As a result, when it becomes possible to determine the management device, it is possible to immediately determine and determine the management device.

In the charging stand according to the present invention, when there are a plurality of devices to be charged that transmitted controllable information, the charging device includes a management device determining means for determining a device to be charged arranged at a predetermined position as a management device, The determination unit may determine the charged device determined as the management device by the management device determination unit as the management device.

According to the above configuration, the charging target device placed at a predetermined position is determined as the management device. As a result, the user can easily recognize which device to be charged is the management device. The predetermined position may be a position where the user can easily recognize in advance, such as the upper left of the chargeable area.

In the charging stand according to the present invention, when there are a plurality of receiving units that receive a user's instruction and a device to be charged that has transmitted controllable information, management device determination that determines a management device according to the user's instruction received by the receiving unit And the management device determination unit may determine the charged device determined as the management device by the management device determination unit as the management device.

According to the above configuration, since the management device is determined according to the user's instruction, the user can be made to determine the management device. Therefore, the management device can be determined according to the user's intention.

In the charging stand according to the present invention, the to-be-charged device information acquisition unit for acquiring information on each to-be-charged device from all the to-be-charged devices arranged in the chargeable area, and the above-described to-be-charged device information acquisition unit The apparatus to be charged may be provided with a to-be-charged apparatus information transmitting unit that transmits the to-be-charged apparatus information to the to-be-charged apparatus that is determined as the management apparatus by the management apparatus determining unit.

According to the above configuration, the charged device information of all the charged devices that are arranged is acquired and transmitted to the management device. Thereby, the management apparatus can be made to recognize the to-be-charged apparatus information of all the to-be-charged apparatuses arrange | positioned.

In the charging stand according to the present invention, a power transmission coil is built in, and an electromagnetic force is induced in the power receiving coil by electromagnetically coupling with the power receiving coil built in the plurality of charged devices to charge the plurality of charged devices. You may do.

This makes it possible to charge the device to be charged by electromagnetic coupling.

The charging stand control terminal and the charging stand may be realized by a computer. In this case, the charging stand control terminal and the charging stand are realized by a computer by operating the computer as each of the means. The control program for the charging base control terminal to be executed, the control program for the charging base, and a computer-readable recording medium on which at least one of them is recorded also fall within the scope of the present invention.

[Configuration by software]
Finally, each block of the mobile phone 1 and the charging stand 2, particularly the charging control unit 21 of the control unit 13, the to-be-charged device control unit 22 (the instruction receiving unit 23, the control information transmitting unit 24, the acquiring unit 25, the display control unit 26. ), The detection unit 41 of the control unit 33, the charge control unit 42 (acquisition unit 43, device list creation unit 44, management device determination unit 45, transmission unit 46) is a logic circuit formed on an integrated circuit (IC chip) It may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software using a CPU (central processing unit).

In the latter case, the mobile phone 1 and the charging stand 2 include a CPU that executes instructions of a control program for realizing each function, a ROM (read only memory) that stores the program, and a RAM (random access memory) that develops the program. And a storage device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing the program and various data. The object of the present invention is to record the program codes (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of the control program for the mobile phone 1 and the charging stand 2 which are software for realizing the functions described above so as to be readable by the computer. This can also be achieved by supplying the recording medium to the mobile phone 1 and the charging base 2 and reading and executing the program code recorded on the recording medium by the computer (or CPU or MPU (micro processing unit)). It is.

Examples of the recording medium include tapes such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk, a CD-ROM (compact disk-read-only memory) / MO (magneto-optical) / Discs including optical discs such as MD (Mini Disc) / DVD (digital versatile disc) / CD-R (CD Recordable), IC cards (including memory cards) / optical cards, mask ROM / EPROM (erasable) Programmable read-only memory) / EEPROM (registered trademark) (electrically-erasable memory and programmable-read-only memory) / semiconductor memories such as flash ROM, or logic circuits such as PLD (Programmable logic device) and FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) Etc. can be used.

Alternatively, the mobile phone 1 and the charging stand 2 may be configured to be connectable to a communication network, and the program code may be supplied via the communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited as long as it can transmit the program code. For example, Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN (local area network), ISDN (integrated area services digital area), VAN (value-added area network), CATV (community area antenna television) communication network, virtual area private network (virtual area private network), A telephone line network, a mobile communication network, a satellite communication network, etc. can be used. The transmission medium constituting the communication network may be any medium that can transmit the program code, and is not limited to a specific configuration or type. For example, IEEE (institute of electrical and electronic engineers) 1394, USB, power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL (asynchronous digital subscriber loop) line, etc. wired such as IrDA (infrared data association) or remote control , Bluetooth (registered trademark), IEEE 802.11 wireless, HDR (high data rate), NFC (Near Field Communication), DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network, etc. Is possible. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a computer data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program code is embodied by electronic transmission.

In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A various change is possible in the range shown to the claim. That is, embodiments obtained by combining technical means appropriately modified within the scope of the claims are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

Since it can be charged by the contactless charging stand and can be charged by the contactless charging stand, and charging of the device to be charged placed on the contactless charging stand can be controlled, it can be charged by the contactless charging stand. Suitable for terminals.

1 Mobile phone (charging stand control terminal, charged device)
2 Charging stand 3 Digital camera (charged device)
4 Portable music player (charged device)
5 Notebook PC (charged device)
14 Storage battery 15 Charging part (receiving coil)
22 Charged device control unit (managed device specifying information setting means)
23 Instruction receiving unit (instruction receiving means)
24 Control information transmitter (control information transmitter)
25 Acquisition Unit 26 Display Control Unit (Display Control Unit)
32 Charging part (power transmission coil)
43 acquisition part (controllable information acquisition means, chargeable device information acquisition means)
45 Management device determination unit (management device determination means, management device determination means)
46 Transmitting section (managed device specifying information transmitting means, charged device information transmitting means)

Claims

A charging stand control terminal for controlling a charging stand capable of charging a plurality of charged devices arranged in a chargeable area,
An instruction receiving means for receiving a control instruction related to charging of the plurality of charged devices;
The charging unit for charging the storage battery by the charging process for the device to be charged of the charging base, and
A management device identification information setting means for setting management device identification information indicating that it is a management device that performs control related to charging of a device to be charged that is disposed in a chargeable area of the charging stand, including its own terminal;
When the management device specifying information setting means sets the management device specifying information, the control information for charging the device to be charged is transmitted to the charging base according to the control instruction received by the instruction receiving means. A charging stand control terminal comprising: control information transmitting means for performing
A display unit;
Charged device information acquisition means for acquiring charged device information about the charged device arranged in the chargeable area from the charging stand;
The display control means for displaying the information of the to-be-charged device on the display unit using the to-be-charged device information acquired by the to-be-charged device information acquiring means. The charging stand control terminal described.
The chargeable device information includes position information indicating the position of the chargeable device in the chargeable area,
3. The display control means, using the position information, displays a symbol indicating the charged device on the display unit in correspondence with the position of the charged device in the chargeable area. Charging stand control terminal.
The chargeable device information includes charge status information indicating the charge status of the chargeable device,
The charging according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the display control means displays the charging device and the charging status of the charged device in association with each other using the charging status information on the display unit. Stand control terminal.
The charged device information acquisition means periodically acquires the charged device information,
The display control means displays the information of the device to be charged on the display unit by using the latest device information to be charged acquired by the device information acquisition means to be charged. The charging stand control terminal according to any one of the above.
The control instruction related to charging is an instruction of charging order,
The control information transmitting unit transmits to the charging stand, control information for charging the device to be charged according to a charging order received by the instruction receiving unit with respect to the charging stand. 6. The charging stand control terminal according to any one of 1 to 5.
The control instruction regarding the charging is an instruction of the charging ratio of each charged device with respect to the charging capacity of the charging stand,
The control information transmitting unit transmits, to the charging stand, control information for charging the device to be charged according to a charging ratio received by the instruction receiving unit. 6. The charging stand control terminal according to any one of 1 to 5.
8. The charging unit according to claim 1, wherein an electromotive force is induced by electromagnetic coupling with a power transmission coil built in the charging stand, and the storage battery is charged by the induced electromotive force. The charging stand control terminal of any one of Claims.
A charging stand for charging a plurality of charged devices arranged in a chargeable area,
Controllable information acquisition means for acquiring controllable information indicating that the device is capable of performing control related to charging of the charged device arranged in the chargeable region from at least one of the plurality of charged devices;
Management device determination that determines a management device that performs control related to charging of a chargeable device arranged in a chargeable region from among the chargeable devices that are the sources of controllable information acquired by the controllable information acquisition unit. Means,
Management device identification information transmitting means for transmitting management device identification information indicating that the management device is determined as the management device to the recharged device determined to be the management device;
When the control instruction regarding the charging of the chargeable device arranged in the chargeable area is received from the chargeable apparatus from which the management apparatus specifying information transmitting means has transmitted the management apparatus specifying information, And a charging means for charging the device to be charged.
Comprising a management device determining means for determining, as a management device, a device to be charged that has transmitted controllable information first;
The charging base according to claim 9, wherein the management device determination unit determines that the charging target device determined by the management device determination unit as the management device is the management device.
When there are a plurality of rechargeable devices that transmitted controllable information, the device includes a management device determination unit that determines a rechargeable device arranged at a predetermined position as a management device,
The charging base according to claim 9, wherein the management device determination unit determines that the charging target device determined by the management device determination unit as the management device is the management device.
Accepting means for accepting user instructions;
When there are a plurality of rechargeable devices that have transmitted controllable information, a management device determination unit that determines a management device according to a user instruction received by the reception unit, and
The charging base according to claim 9, wherein the management device determination unit determines that the charging target device determined by the management device determination unit as the management device is the management device.
Charged device information acquisition means for acquiring information on each charged device from all the charged devices arranged in the chargeable area;
Charged device information transmitting means for transmitting the charged device information acquired by the charged device information acquisition means to the charged device determined by the management device determination means as the management device, The charging stand according to any one of claims 9 to 12.
A power transmission coil is built-in, and an electromagnetic force is induced in the power receiving coil by electromagnetically coupling with the power receiving coil built in the plurality of charged devices, thereby charging the plurality of charged devices. The charging stand according to any one of claims 9 to 13.
A control method of a charging stand control terminal for controlling a charging stand capable of charging a plurality of charged devices arranged in a chargeable area,
An instruction receiving step for receiving a control instruction regarding charging of the plurality of devices to be charged;
A management device identification information setting step for setting management device identification information indicating that the device is a management device that performs control related to charging of a device to be charged, which is included in the chargeable area of the charging stand, including its own terminal;
When the management device identification information is set in the management device identification information setting step, the charging base charges the control information for charging the device to be charged according to the control instruction received in the instruction reception step. And a control information transmission step of transmitting to the charging base when the charging is being performed.
A charging base control method for charging a plurality of devices to be charged arranged in a chargeable area,
A controllable information acquisition step of acquiring controllable information indicating that the device is capable of performing control related to charging of a charged device arranged in a chargeable region from at least one of the plurality of charged devices;
Management device determination for determining a management device that performs control related to charging of a chargeable device arranged in a chargeable region from the chargeable devices that are the transmission source of the controllable information acquired in the controllable information acquisition step. Steps,
A management device identification information transmission step for transmitting management device identification information indicating that it is determined to be a management device for a charged device determined as a management device in the management device determination step;
When a control instruction related to charging of a chargeable device arranged in the chargeable area is received from the chargeable apparatus that has transmitted the management apparatus specifying information in the management apparatus specifying information transmission step, the chargeable area is set according to the control instruction. And a charging step for charging a device to be charged.
A charging stand control terminal control program for operating the charging stand control terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the charging stand control terminal control program causes a computer to function as each of the above means.
15. A charging stand control program for operating the charging stand according to claim 9, wherein the charging stand control program causes a computer to function as each of the above means.
A computer-readable recording medium recording at least one of the charging stand control terminal control program according to claim 17 and the charging stand control program according to claim 18.