JP2013251993A - Charge controller and charger - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a charge controller and a charger, capable of suppressing a fear of lacking of electric energy during use of an apparatus to be charged.SOLUTION: A controller 15 that controls charging operation performed contactlessly for an apparatus to be charged sets a charging start condition for the apparatus to be charged and outputs charge urging information to a monitor 13 that urges charging for the apparatus to be charged when the set charging start condition is satisfied.

Description

  The present invention relates to a charging control device that controls a charging operation performed in a contactless manner on a device to be charged, and a charging device including the charging control device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a charging device that can perform non-contact charging without an electrical contact with a charged device such as a digital camera, a mobile phone, a music player, or a portable game machine is known (for example, Patent Document 1). ).

  The power supply device (charging device) described in Patent Document 1 faces a power receiving coil incorporated in the electronic device in a state where the electronic device (charged device) to be charged is placed in the charging area. A feeding coil is provided at the position. When the power supply coil is energized in this state, a voltage is induced at both ends of the power reception coil by electromagnetic induction from the power supply coil, and an electronic device is applied based on the voltage induced in the power reception coil. Is charged.

JP 2011-205788 A

  By the way, the electronic device is not charged unless it is placed on the charging area of the power supply apparatus. Therefore, even if the electronic device is scheduled to be used, if the user neglects to place the device on the charging area and forgets to charge it, the amount of power is insufficient when the electronic device is used. There was a fear.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a charging control device and a charging device that can suppress a possibility that a device to be charged is insufficient in power consumption when used. There is.

  In order to achieve the above object, a charge control device of the present invention is a charge control device that controls a charging operation performed in a contactless manner on a device to be charged, and sets a charge start condition for the device to be charged. A setting unit, and an output control unit that outputs charging prompting information that prompts charging of the device to be charged when the charging start condition set by the setting unit is satisfied are provided.

  In addition, the charging control device of the present invention further includes a timekeeping unit that measures time, and the setting unit sets a charging start time for starting a charging operation for the device to be charged as the charging start condition, The output control unit outputs the charging prompt information when the time measured by the time measuring unit passes the charging start time.

  In addition, the charge control device of the present invention further includes a time information acquisition unit that acquires a scheduled use time at which use of the charged device is scheduled, and the setting unit acquires the use acquired by the time information acquisition unit The time before the scheduled time is set as the charging start time.

  In addition, the charge control device of the present invention further includes a remaining power information acquisition unit that acquires a remaining power amount of the device to be charged, and whether the setting unit starts a charging operation for the device to be charged. A threshold power amount serving as a reference is set as the charge start condition, and the output control unit prompts the charging when the remaining power amount acquired by the remaining power amount information acquiring unit is lower than the threshold power amount. It is characterized by outputting information.

  Further, in the charging control device of the present invention, the setting unit is configured to be able to set the charging start condition for a plurality of the devices to be charged, and the output control unit is any of the plurality of devices to be charged. When the charging start condition set for one of the devices to be charged is satisfied, charging prompting information that prompts charging of the device to be charged in a manner that can identify the device to be charged that satisfies the charging start condition It is characterized by outputting.

  A charging device according to the present invention includes the charging control device having the above-described configuration and a charging member that charges the device to be charged.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a possibility that a to-be-charged apparatus may be insufficient in electric energy at the time of the use can be suppressed.

The perspective view of the charging device of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention. The block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the charging device of the embodiment. The flowchart which shows the charge control processing routine of the embodiment. (A) is a schematic diagram which shows the display content of the monitor before the charge start time in the to-be-charged apparatus of the embodiment passes, (b) is the monitor after the charge start time in the to-be-charged apparatus of the embodiment has passed. The schematic diagram which shows the display content of. The flowchart which shows the charge control processing routine of 2nd Embodiment which concerns on this invention. (A) is a schematic diagram which shows the display content of the monitor before the charge start time in the to-be-charged apparatus of the embodiment passes, (b) is the monitor after the charge start time in the to-be-charged apparatus of the embodiment has passed. The schematic diagram which shows the display content of. The block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the charging device of 3rd Embodiment which concerns on this invention. The flowchart which shows the charge control processing routine of the embodiment. (A) is a schematic diagram which shows the display content of the monitor before the charge start time in the to-be-charged apparatus of the embodiment passes, (b) is the monitor after the charge start time in the to-be-charged apparatus of the embodiment has passed. The schematic diagram which shows the display content of.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, an input unit 12 that is operated by a user when inputting various kinds of information is provided on the front surface of the apparatus main body 11 constituting the exterior of the charging apparatus 10 of the present embodiment. A monitor 13 serving as a rectangular liquid crystal display notification unit is provided in a lateral region of the input unit 12 on the front surface of the apparatus main body 11. In addition, a plurality of (six in this embodiment) feeding coils 14 as charging members are embedded in the upper surface of the apparatus body 11 in parallel in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction.

Next, the circuit configuration of the charging device 10 of the present embodiment will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the charging device 10 includes a control unit 15, an AC / DC converter 16, a DC / AC inverter 17, and a feeding coil 14 in the device main body 11. The control unit 15 is a substrate having an electric circuit composed of electronic components such as a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an ASIC (Application Specific IC (ASIC)), a memory 18 composed of a ROM and a RAM, And a timer 19 as a timer unit having a function. Further, the input unit 12 and the monitor 13 described above are connected to the control unit 15.

  The AC / DC converter 16 converts the alternating current supplied from the alternating current power supply 21 into a direct current, and supplies the converted direct current to the control unit 15 and the DC / AC inverter 17. Further, the DC / AC inverter 17 converts the supplied direct current into an alternating current, and supplies the converted alternating current to the feeding coil 14. The feeding coil 14 generates a magnetic field based on the supplied alternating current. Therefore, when a device to be charged is placed on the device main body 11 of the charging device 10, an AC voltage is induced in the power receiving coil built in the device to be charged by electromagnetic induction based on the magnetic field generated by the power feeding coil 14, The charged device is charged based on the AC voltage induced in the coil.

Next, a charging control processing routine executed by the control unit 15 of the charging apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
When the charging device 10 is turned on, first, in step S11, the control unit 15 determines whether or not the charging start time of the device to be charged is stored in the memory 18. The charging start time of the device to be charged is stored in the memory 18 when the user operates and inputs the input unit 12 to set a charge reservation for the device to be charged. In addition, when the charging start time of the device to be charged is stored in the memory 18, the control unit 15 sets the charging start time as a charging start condition for starting the charging operation for the device to be charged. In this regard, in the present embodiment, the control unit 15 functions as a setting unit that sets a charging start condition for the device to be charged.

  And the control part 15 judges that the charge reservation to a to-be-charged apparatus is not set, when the determination result of step S11 is negative determination (S11 = No), and complete | finishes a charge control processing routine. On the other hand, when the determination result of step S11 is affirmative (S11 = Yes), the control unit 15 proceeds to step S12.

  In step S12, as shown in FIG. 4A, the control unit 15 displays the charging start time 30 of the device to be charged set as the charging start condition on the monitor 13 side by side with the name 31 of the device to be charged. Display. For example, when charging start times of “digital camera” and “video camera” are stored in the memory 18 as charging targets, the control unit 15 sets “2011/11/30 12” which is the charging start time 30 of “digital camera”. 0:00 ”is displayed on the monitor 13 side by side with the name 31 of“ digital camera ”. Further, the control unit 15 causes the monitor 13 to display “2011/12/05 16:00”, which is the charging start time 30 of the “video camera”, side by side with the name 31 of “video camera”.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the control unit 15 displays a notation 32 “reserving” indicating that the setting of the charging reservation is completed in addition to the name 31 of the charged device and the charging start time 30 of the charged device. The name 31 and the charging start time 30 are displayed side by side on the monitor 13. In addition, the control unit 15 causes the monitor 13 to display the current time 33 (“2011/11/30 11:50” in the example shown in FIG. 4A) measured by the timer 19.

  Next, in step S13, the control unit 15 determines whether or not the time measured by the timer 19 has passed the charging start time of the device to be charged. That is, the control unit 15 determines whether or not a charging start condition for the device to be charged is satisfied. If the determination result in step S13 is negative (S13 = No), the control unit 15 performs step S13 until it is determined that the time counted by the timer 19 has passed the charge start time of the device to be charged. Repeat the process. That is, the control unit 15 waits for the elapse of time until the time measured by the timer 19 reaches the charging start time of the charged device for which the charging reservation is set.

  On the other hand, when the determination result of step S13 is affirmative (S13 = Yes), the control unit 15 proceeds to step S14. Specifically, in the case of the present embodiment, in the example shown in FIG. 4B, “2011/11/30 12:05”, which is the current time 33 counted by the timer 19, is charged for the “digital camera”. Since it has reached “2011/11/30 12:00”, which is the start time 30, the control unit 15 shifts the processing to step S14.

  In step S <b> 14, the control unit 15 notifies the charging target device to start charging (charging prompting information) through display control (output control) on the monitor 13. Specifically, the display contents shown in FIG. 4A are displayed on the monitor 13 side by side with the name 31 of the device to be charged (“digital camera” in the example shown in FIG. 4A) whose charging start time has elapsed. As shown in FIG. 4B, the control unit 15 changes the notation 32 that is “reserved” to “waiting for charging” that is a notation 32 that prompts the user to start charging the device to be charged. . Further, the control unit 15 changes the notation 32 as described above and causes the backlight of the monitor 13 to blink.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the control unit 15 charges the charged device in a manner capable of identifying the charged device that satisfies the charging start condition among the plurality of charged devices for which the charge reservation is set. Notification that the operation should be started is performed through display control on the monitor 13. In this regard, in the present embodiment, the control unit 15 functions as an output control unit that outputs charging prompting information that prompts charging of the device to be charged when the charging start condition is satisfied. That is, in this embodiment, the charging control device is configured by the control unit 15 that functions as a setting unit and an output control unit. And the control part 15 complete | finishes a charge control process routine, after prompting a user to start charge to a to-be-charged apparatus in step S14.

Next, the effect | action of the charging device 10 comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated.
Now, in the charging device 10 of this embodiment, the backlight of the monitor 13 blinks as the charging start time of the charging target device for which the charging reservation is set, so that the user can set the charging reservation. Recognize that the charging start time of the charging device has passed. Therefore, the user will not neglect to charge the device to be charged after the charging start time has elapsed, and the charging operation for the device to be charged is surely performed. The possibility of being suppressed is suppressed.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, when the charging start time of the device to be charged for which the charge reservation is set has elapsed, the notation 32 displayed side by side with the name 31 of the device to be charged and the charging start time 30 is displayed. The notation 32 is changed to prompt the user to start charging the device. Therefore, even when charging reservations are set for a plurality of devices to be charged, the user can display on the monitor 13 which of the charging devices among these charging devices has passed the charging start time. It can be easily discriminated through the contents.

According to the first embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) Since the notification that the charging operation should be started (charging prompting information) is made through display control (output control) on the monitor 13, the charging operation for the device to be charged is surely performed. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the possibility that the device to be charged is insufficient in power consumption when used.

  (2) When the time measured by the timer 19 has passed the charging start time, the charging operation for the device to be charged can be reliably performed by notifying that the charging operation should be started.

  (3) Even when charging reservations are set for a plurality of devices to be charged, the user monitors which of the charged devices among the charged devices should start the charging operation. By identifying the name 31 of the to-be-charged device whose notation 32 is changed to “waiting for charging” in the display contents of 13, it can be easily determined.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the second embodiment, the charging control processing routine executed by the control unit 15 is different from the first embodiment, but the configuration of the charging device 10 is substantially the same. Therefore, the following description will mainly focus on parts that are different from the first embodiment, and redundant description of the same parts as those in the first embodiment will be omitted.

  When the charging device 10 is turned on, first, as shown in FIG. 5, in step S <b> 21, the control unit 15 determines whether schedule information indicating the user's schedule is stored in the memory 18. To do. This schedule information is stored in the memory 18 when the user operates the input unit 12 to input the schedule information.

  And the control part 15 judges that a user's schedule information is not registered, when the determination result of step S21 is negative determination (S21 = No), and complete | finishes a charge control processing routine. On the other hand, if the determination result of step S21 is affirmative (S21 = Yes), the control unit 15 proceeds to step S22.

  In step S <b> 22, the control unit 15 sets a device to be charged to be charged based on the schedule information of the user stored in the memory 18. Note that the memory 18 stores a database in which the user's schedule contents are associated with the devices to be charged that are expected to be used in the schedule contents. And the control part 15 reads the to-be-charged apparatus suitable for a user's schedule content from the database stored in the memory 18, and sets the to-be-charged apparatus as charging object. In the present embodiment, schedule information regarding “wedding” and “business trip” is stored in the memory 18. Therefore, the control unit 15 includes a “digital camera” that is a charged device associated with the schedule content “wedding” and a “voice recorder” that is a charged device associated with the schedule content “business trip”. "Is set as the charging target.

  Next, in step S <b> 23, the control unit 15 reads the schedule contents of the user and the time information corresponding to the schedule contents from the schedule information stored in the memory 18. And the control part 15 sets the read time information as use scheduled time of the to-be-charged apparatus set as charging object in previous step S22. In this regard, in the present embodiment, the memory 18 that stores the schedule information functions as a time information acquisition unit that acquires a scheduled use time at which the device to be charged is scheduled to be used. In this embodiment, the time information “2011/12/1” corresponding to the schedule content “wedding” is the scheduled use time of “digital camera” associated with the schedule content “wedding”. Set as Also, time information “2011/12/16” corresponding to the schedule content “business trip” is set as the scheduled use time of “voice recorder” associated with the schedule content “business trip”.

  Subsequently, in step S24, the control unit 15 sets the time before the scheduled use time of the device to be charged set in the previous step S23 as the charge start time of the device to be charged that is the charge start condition. . In the present embodiment, the control unit 15 sets noon the day before the scheduled use time of the device to be charged as the charging start time of the device to be charged. Therefore, the control unit 15 sets the charging start time of the “digital camera” as “2011/11/30 12:00” and the charging start time of the “voice recorder” as “2011/12/15 12:00”. And set.

  Then, in step S25, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the control unit 15 includes the name 31 of the device to be charged in which the charge reservation is set, the charge start time 30, the schedule information 34, and the charge information. The notation 32 indicating that the setting is completed is displayed on the monitor 13 side by side.

  Subsequently, in step S26, the control unit 15 determines whether or not the time measured by the timer 19 has passed the charging start time of the device to be charged set in the previous step S24. When the determination result in step S26 is negative (S26 = No), the control unit 15 performs step S26 until it is determined that the time measured by the timer 19 has passed the charging start time of the device to be charged. Repeat the process.

  On the other hand, when the determination result of step S26 is affirmative (S26 = Yes), the control unit 15 proceeds to step S27. Specifically, in the case of the present embodiment, in the example shown in FIG. 6B, “2011/11/30 12:05”, which is the current time measured by the timer 19, starts charging the “digital camera”. Since the time “2011/11/30 12:00” has been reached, the control unit 15 proceeds to step S27.

  In step S <b> 27, the control unit 15 notifies the charging target device to start charging (charging prompting information) through display control (output control) on the monitor 13. Specifically, the display contents shown in FIG. 6A are displayed on the monitor 13 side by side with the name 31 of the device to be charged (“digital camera” in the example shown in FIG. 6A) whose charging start time has elapsed. The control unit 15 changes the notation 32 that is “reserved” to “waiting for charging” that is a notation 32 that prompts the user to start charging the device to be charged. Further, the control unit 15 changes the notation 32 as described above and causes the backlight of the monitor 13 to blink. And the control part 15 complete | finishes a charge control process routine, after prompting a user to start charge to a to-be-charged apparatus in step S27.

According to the second embodiment, the following effects can be obtained in addition to the effects (1) to (3) of the first embodiment.
(4) When the charging start time set as the time before the scheduled use time of the device to be charged has elapsed, the charging operation for the device to be charged is notified by notifying that the charging operation should be started. Can be performed reliably.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The third embodiment differs from the charging device 10 of each of the above embodiments in that the charging device 10 has a wireless communication function, and the charging control processing routine executed by the control unit 15 is different from that of the above-described embodiments. Although different from the form, the other configurations are substantially the same. Therefore, the following description will mainly focus on parts that are different from the above embodiments, and a description of the same parts as those of the above embodiments will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in addition to the monitor 13 and the input unit 12, a wireless communication unit 40 is connected to the control unit 15 of the charging device 10 of the present embodiment. The wireless communication unit 40 can perform wireless communication with a device to be charged such as a digital camera 41 or a video camera 42 by a method based on various communication standards such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or ZigBee. Yes.

  Then, when the charging device 10 is turned on, as shown in FIG. 8, in step S <b> 31, the control unit 15 determines whether or not information related to the remaining battery level of the device to be charged is stored in the memory 18. . Information on the remaining battery level of the device to be charged is transmitted from the device to be charged when the power to the device to be charged is turned off. And the control part 15 receives the information transmitted from the to-be-charged apparatus via the radio | wireless communication part 40, and stores the information regarding the battery remaining charge of a to-be-charged apparatus in the memory 18 including the time information which received this information. To do. In this regard, in the present embodiment, the memory 18 functions as a remaining power information acquisition unit that acquires the remaining power of the device to be charged.

  And the control part 15 judges that the information regarding the battery remaining charge of a to-be-charged apparatus is not acquired when the determination result of step S31 is negative determination (S31 = No), and complete | finishes a charge control processing routine. To do. On the other hand, if the determination result of step S31 is affirmative (S31 = Yes), the control unit 15 proceeds to step S32.

  In step S <b> 32, the control unit 15 reads from the memory 18 information related to the remaining battery level of the device to be charged and time information at which this information was acquired. Then, the control unit 15 determines the amount of power that the charged device is expected to consume as standby power from the time when the power of the charged device, which is the time when the remaining battery level of the charged device is acquired, is turned off. By calculating, the transition of the remaining battery level of the device to be charged is estimated.

  Then, in step S33, the control unit 15 assumes that the remaining battery level of the device to be charged is lower than the threshold power amount based on the transition of the remaining battery level of the device to be charged estimated in the previous step S32. The calculated time is calculated, and the calculated time is set as the charging start time of the device to be charged. In the present embodiment, information related to the remaining battery levels of the digital camera 41 and the video camera 42 is stored in the memory 18. Then, “2011/11/30 12:00”, which is a time when “48%” that is the remaining battery level of the digital camera 41 is assumed to be lower than “40%” that is the threshold power amount, is the digital camera 41. Is set as the charging start time. Further, “2011/1/30 17:00”, which is a time when “62%” that is the remaining battery level of the video camera 42 is assumed to be lower than “50%” that is the threshold power amount, is the video camera 42. Is set as the charging start time.

  Subsequently, in step S34, as illustrated in FIG. 9A, the control unit 15 includes the name 31 of the device to be charged (the digital camera 41 and the video camera 42 in the present embodiment) in which the charge reservation is set, the battery. The remaining amount transition 44, the charging start time 30, and the notation 32 indicating that the setting of charging is completed are displayed on the monitor 13 side by side.

  Next, in step S35, the control unit 15 determines whether or not the time measured by the timer 19 has passed the charging start time of the device to be charged set in the previous step S33. And when the determination result of step S35 is negative determination (S35 = No), the control part 15 of step S35 until it determines with the time measured by the timer 19 having passed the charge start time of the to-be-charged apparatus. Repeat the process.

  On the other hand, if the determination result of step S35 is affirmative (S35 = Yes), the control unit 15 proceeds to step S36. Specifically, in the case of the present embodiment, in the example shown in FIG. 9B, “2011/11/30 12:05”, which is the current time measured by the timer 19, starts charging the “digital camera”. Since the time “2011/11/30 12:00” has been reached, the control unit 15 shifts the processing to step S36.

  In step S36, the control unit 15 notifies the charging target device to start charging (charging prompting information) through display control (output control) on the monitor 13. Specifically, the display contents shown in FIG. 9A are displayed on the monitor 13 side by side with the name 31 of the device to be charged (“digital camera” in the example shown in FIG. 9A) whose charging start time has elapsed. The control unit 15 changes the notation 32 that is “reserved” to “waiting for charging” that is a notation 32 that prompts the user to start charging the device to be charged. Further, the control unit 15 changes the notation 32 as described above and causes the backlight of the monitor 13 to blink. And the control part 15 complete | finishes a charge control process routine, after prompting a user to start charge to a to-be-charged apparatus in step S36.

According to the third embodiment, in addition to the effects (1) to (3) of the first embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(5) When the remaining power level of the device to be charged is lower than the threshold power amount, the charging operation for the device to be charged can be reliably performed by notifying that the charging operation should be started.

In addition, you may change said each embodiment into another embodiment as follows.
-In each above-mentioned embodiment, when charge reservation is set to a plurality of to-be-charged devices, the blink pattern of the monitor 13 and the color display of the monitor 13 may be different for each to-be-charged device for which the charging start time has elapsed. .

  In each of the above embodiments, the control unit 15 causes the charging device 10 to emit a warning sound, activate the vibration function, or turn on the light when the charging start time of the device to be charged has elapsed. Thus, the user may be notified that the charging start time of the device to be charged has elapsed. In this case, when a charge reservation is set for multiple devices to be charged, a warning sound pattern, vibration function vibration pattern, and light lighting pattern are set for each charged device whose charging start time has passed. It may be different.

  In each of the above embodiments, when the charging start time of the device to be charged has elapsed, the control unit 15 transmits message information indicating that fact to the portable terminal owned by the user, and at the receiving portable terminal You may notify that the charging operation with respect to a to-be-charged device should be started by outputting and displaying message information.

In each of the above embodiments, the control unit 15 may interrupt the notification operation halfway when the charging start time of the device to be charged has elapsed, and restart the notification operation after a certain time has elapsed.
In each of the above embodiments, the control unit 15 may display the name 31 and the charging start time 30 of the charged device on the monitor 13 when the charging start time of the charged device has elapsed.

  -In said 3rd Embodiment, the control part 15 acquires the battery remaining charge of a to-be-charged apparatus regularly, and when the acquired battery remaining charge of the to-be-charged apparatus falls below a threshold power amount, it is to a to-be-charged apparatus. You may perform the notification which accelerates | stimulates charging operation.

  In the third embodiment, the control unit 15 does not necessarily need to acquire the remaining power level from the charged device through wireless communication. For example, the control unit 15 acquires the remaining battery level from the charged device through a wired LAN or power line communication. Also good.

In the second embodiment, a database in which a plurality of charged devices are associated with one schedule content may be stored in the memory 18.
-In the said 2nd Embodiment, you may enable it to change arbitrarily the kind of to-be-charged apparatus matched with the schedule content according to a user's setting operation.

-In said 2nd Embodiment, arbitrary time can be employ | adopted for the charge start time of a to-be-charged apparatus, if it is a time before a scheduled use time of the to-be-charged apparatus.
In the second embodiment, the control unit 15 may acquire the user's schedule information from an external device such as a PC (Personal Computer).

In the first embodiment, the control unit 15 may acquire the charging start time of the device to be charged from an external device such as a PC (Personal Computer).
-In each said embodiment, when the charge reservation time set to the several to-be-charged device overlaps, the control part 15 may distribute a charge time to each to-be-charged device automatically, or a warning sound May be issued.

  -In each said embodiment, the charge system of the non-contact charge to the to-be-charged apparatus by the charging device 10 is not limited to the electromagnetic induction system using the electromagnetic induction between adjacent coils, An electric current is converted into electromagnetic waves and an antenna is used. It is also possible to adopt a radio wave system that transmits / receives via an electromagnetic field or an electromagnetic field resonance system that utilizes an electromagnetic field resonance phenomenon.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Charging apparatus, 12 ... Input part as time information acquisition part, 14 ... Feeding coil as charging member, 15 ... Control part as setting part and output control part, 18 ... Time information acquisition part and remaining electric power information acquisition Memory as a unit, 19... Timer as a timing unit.

Claims (6)

A charge control device for controlling a charging operation performed in a contactless manner on a device to be charged,
A setting unit for setting a charge start condition for the device to be charged;
A charge control device comprising: an output control unit that outputs charge prompting information that prompts charging of the device to be charged when the charging start condition set by the setting unit is satisfied. The charge control device according to claim 1,
It further includes a timekeeping part that keeps time,
The setting unit sets a charging start time for starting a charging operation for the device to be charged as the charging start condition,
The said output control part outputs the said charge prompting information, when the time which the said time measuring part measures has passed the said charge start time, The charging control apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The charge control device according to claim 2,
Further comprising a time information acquisition unit for acquiring a scheduled use time at which use of the device to be charged is scheduled,
The said setting part sets the time of the time before the said use scheduled time which the said time information acquisition part acquired as said charge start time, The charging control apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. In the charge control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A power remaining amount information acquiring unit for acquiring the remaining power of the device to be charged;
The setting unit sets, as the charging start condition, a threshold power amount that serves as a reference as to whether to start a charging operation for the device to be charged,
The said output control part outputs the said charging prompt information, when the said electric power residual amount which the said electric power remaining amount information acquisition part acquired is less than the said threshold power amount, The charging control apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. In the charge control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The setting unit is configured to be able to set the charging start condition for a plurality of the devices to be charged,
The output control unit can identify a device to be charged that satisfies the charge start condition when the charge start condition set in any one of the plurality of devices to be charged is satisfied. A charging control device that outputs charging prompting information that prompts charging of the device to be charged in various modes. A charging device comprising: the charging control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5; and a charging member that charges the device to be charged.