WO2013073267A1 - 電子機器、充電制御方法、充電システム、並びにデータ転送システム - Google Patents

電子機器、充電制御方法、充電システム、並びにデータ転送システム Download PDF

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WO2013073267A1
WO2013073267A1 PCT/JP2012/072808 JP2012072808W WO2013073267A1 WO 2013073267 A1 WO2013073267 A1 WO 2013073267A1 JP 2012072808 W JP2012072808 W JP 2012072808W WO 2013073267 A1 WO2013073267 A1 WO 2013073267A1
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  • the technology disclosed in the present specification relates to an electronic device capable of operating on a battery, a charge control method, and a data transfer system, and more particularly, to an electronic device that performs device operation and battery charging simultaneously, a charge control method, and The present invention relates to a data transfer system.
  • the battery When using a secondary battery, the battery can be used repeatedly by charging. Electric power supplied from a commercial power source or a charger is used for charging the battery. Many battery-operated devices are capable of “operation charging” in which the battery is charged while operating the device body with a commercial power supply or charger connected. During operation charging, generally, surplus power obtained by subtracting power consumption required for device operation from supplied power is used for charging the battery. Also. During operation charging, power necessary for device operation is preferentially used from an external power source such as a commercial power source and is not supplied from a battery.
  • USB power feeding for supplying power through a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable has been increasing.
  • an electronic still camera that connects a digital camera and a personal computer with a USB cable and simultaneously transfers image data and charges the battery via the USB cable has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
  • the maximum current standard may be as low as 500 mA. In such a case, only the amount of current value necessary for device operation can be allocated for charging, so charging efficiency is not good (see, for example, Patent Document 2). That is, the operation charging has a problem that the battery cannot be sufficiently charged due to the power consumption due to the operation of the device.
  • some device operations require a corresponding power supply. For example, a shooting operation in a digital camera or an image data transfer operation to an external device such as a personal computer. When the battery is exhausted, the device must be operated only with the supplied power. However, when the maximum current standard is low as in the case of USB power feeding, it may not be possible to obtain a current necessary for the image data transfer operation. In such a case, data transfer can only be started after charging the battery.
  • An object of the technology disclosed in this specification is to provide an excellent electronic device that can efficiently charge a battery while continuing device operation using externally supplied power whose maximum current standard is kept low.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a charging control method and a data transfer system.
  • a further object of the technology disclosed in the present specification is to provide an excellent electronic device and charge control method capable of suitably performing device operation while maintaining the charging efficiency of the battery even when the remaining capacity of the battery is reduced. And providing a data transfer system.
  • a processing unit for executing device operations Power supply to the processing unit using external power and charging of the battery, and a charge / discharge control unit for controlling power supply from the battery to the processing unit, Comprising
  • the processing unit has a first operation mode in which a device operation is performed at or below the external power, and a second operation mode in which a device operation is performed using power exceeding the external power, and the remaining capacity of the battery In response, the processing unit is switched to the first operation mode or the second operation mode to execute device operation. It is an electronic device.
  • the charge / discharge control unit of the electronic device according to claim 1 preferentially supplies the external power to the processing unit and uses surplus power to control the battery. It is comprised so that it may charge.
  • the charge / discharge control unit is The battery is charged using surplus power of the external power consumed by the processing unit.
  • the charge / discharge control unit when the processing unit is executing the device operation in the second operation mode, the charge / discharge control unit is The power exceeding the external power is configured to be supplied from the battery to the processing unit.
  • the processing unit executes device operation in the second operation mode, and When the remaining capacity of the battery is small, the processing unit is configured to perform device operation in the first operation mode.
  • the processing unit when the remaining capacity of the battery is large, the processing unit performs device operation in the second operation mode, and When the remaining capacity of the battery is small, the processing unit is configured to perform device operation in the first operation mode.
  • the electronic device described in claim 1 is a digital camera or other portable device, and the external power is supplied from a cradle connected to a USB host by USB. It is configured.
  • the processing unit of the electronic device according to claim 1 is configured to communicate with a communication partner outside the device by the short-range high-speed wireless communication of the weak UWB method. Yes.
  • the processing unit of the electronic device according to claim 8 actually transfers data in a time during which short-distance high-speed wireless communication is possible in the first operation mode.
  • the duty of the section to perform is made low and the duty is made higher in the second operation mode than in the first operation mode.
  • the technique according to claim 10 of the present application is A remaining capacity detecting step for detecting a remaining capacity of a battery in an electronic device to which external power is supplied; When the remaining capacity of the battery is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the electronic device uses the external power and the discharge power of the battery to consume power that exceeds the external power.
  • the charge control method of claim 10 is: A charging step of charging the battery using surplus power of the external power when performing the device operation in the first operation mode in the electronic device; The device operation of the electronic device is changed to the second operation in response to the remaining capacity of the battery becoming a second threshold value or more during the device operation in the first operation mode in the electronic device. An operation mode transition step for switching to a mode; It has further.
  • the technique according to claim 12 of the present application is An electronic device and a power supply device for supplying electric power to the electronic device;
  • the electronic device includes a battery, a first operation mode in which device operation is performed with less than or equal to external power supplied from the power supply device, and a process having a second operation mode in which device operation that consumes power exceeding the external power is performed.
  • system here refers to a logical collection of a plurality of devices (or functional modules that realize specific functions), and each device or functional module is in a single housing. It does not matter whether or not (hereinafter the same).
  • the technique according to claim 13 of the present application is An electronic device and a cradle for installing the electronic device and connected by USB;
  • the cradle transmits electric power obtained via a USB cable to the electronic device by non-contact communication,
  • the electronic device performs a data transfer operation with a high duty by consuming power exceeding the external power and a first operation mode for performing a data transfer operation with a low duty less than an external power supplied from the battery and the cradle.
  • a short-range communication control unit having a second operation mode, wherein the processing unit is switched to the first operation mode or the second operation mode according to the remaining capacity of the battery to perform a short-distance high-speed wireless communication operation Execute, It is a data transfer system.
  • an excellent electronic device that can efficiently charge a battery while continuing device operation using externally supplied power whose maximum current standard is kept low.
  • a charging control method, and a data transfer system can be provided.
  • an excellent electronic device that can perform device operation that is insufficient with only externally supplied power by using discharged power from the battery, charging A control method and a data transfer system can be provided.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a data transfer system 100 to which the technology disclosed in this specification is applied.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the charge / discharge characteristics of the battery 112 when the device operation is performed by switching the operation mode according to the remaining capacity of the battery 112.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a specific configuration example of a data transfer system 300 to which the technology disclosed in this specification is applied.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the digital camera 310, the cradle 320, and the personal computer 330.
  • FIG. 5A is a diagram showing power consumption in the digital camera 310 when short-distance high-speed wireless communication is performed with a duty of 100%.
  • FIG. 5A is a diagram showing power consumption in the digital camera 310 when short-distance high-speed wireless communication is performed with a duty of 100%.
  • FIG. 5B is a diagram showing power consumption in the digital camera 310 when short-distance high-speed wireless communication is performed with a duty of 10%.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram showing charge / discharge characteristics of the battery 312 when the operation mode of the short-range communication control unit 313 is switched according to the remaining capacity of the battery 312 to perform device operation.
  • FIG. 7A is a diagram showing the charge / discharge characteristics of the battery 312 when the operation mode of the short-range communication control unit 313 is switched according to the remaining capacity of the battery 312 (the amount of transfer data is large and the threshold value is set). If raised).
  • FIG. 7B is a diagram showing the charge / discharge characteristics of the battery 312 when the operation mode of the short-range communication control unit 313 is switched according to the remaining capacity of the battery 312 (the transfer data is small and the threshold value is set). When lowered).
  • FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the digital camera 310 performs short-distance high-speed wireless communication.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows a configuration of a data transfer system 100 to which the technology disclosed in this specification is applied.
  • the illustrated data transfer system 100 includes an electronic device 110 and a power supply device 120 that supplies power to the electronic device 110 from the outside.
  • the power feeding device 120 may obtain power feeding power from a commercial power source or may obtain power feeding from a USB host (not shown) such as a personal computer. Further, it is assumed that power is obtained from a USB host as a USB-connected cradle. When the power supply apparatus 120 obtains power supply from the USB host, the maximum current that can be supplied to the electronic device 110 depends on the connection destination of the USB port, and may flow up to 1.5 A or only 500 mA.
  • the electronic device 110 is, for example, a digital camera, a mobile phone, or a portable music player, and the power supply device 120 is a cradle as described above, the electronic device 110 is connected to a USB host (such as a personal computer) via the cradle. It is assumed that communication (synchronization processing or the like) is performed with a device (not shown).
  • a USB host such as a personal computer
  • the electronic device 110 includes a processing unit 113 that executes device operations, a battery 112, and a charge / discharge control unit 111, as illustrated.
  • the charge / discharge control unit 111 controls the supply of external power from the power supply device 120 to the processing unit 113, the charging of the battery 112, and the discharging of the battery 112.
  • the charging / discharging control unit 111 basically supplies the external power from the power feeding device 120 with priority to the processing unit 113 and charges the battery 112 using the surplus power.
  • the charge / discharge control unit 111 controls the discharge of the battery 112, that is, the power supply from the battery 112 to the processing unit 113 while monitoring the remaining capacity of the battery 112.
  • the power supply to the processing unit 113 is insufficient with only the external power from the power supply device 120.
  • the power feeding efficiency is as low as about 50%, so that it is assumed that the power necessary for device operation is insufficient with only the external power. Is done.
  • the charging / discharging control unit 111 not only connects the power supply device 120 to the electronic device 110 but also external power from the power supply device 120 even when the power supply device 120 is connected to the electronic device 110.
  • the power supply to the processing unit 113 is insufficient, the power supply from the battery 112 to the processing unit 113 is performed.
  • the charge / discharge control unit 111 can calculate the remaining capacity by measuring the output voltage of the battery 112, for example, but can also calculate the remaining capacity from the integrated value of the charge / discharge current. In the following, for the sake of simplicity of explanation, the remaining capacity of the battery 112 is monitored from the output voltage.
  • Device operations performed by the processing unit 113 include communication operations with external devices (including communication operations with a USB host via a cradle), shooting operations, and playback operations of captured images (provided that the electronic device 110 is a digital camera). Display operation (provided that the electronic device 110 includes a display panel). The device operation can be executed when the USB port connection destination can pass a current of 1.5 A, but the device operation may not be executed when only 500 mA can flow.
  • the processing unit 113 can perform device operation in a plurality of operation modes with different power consumptions, and is configured to switch the operation mode based on the remaining capacity of the battery 112. That is, the processing unit 113 performs device operation in an operation mode with high performance but high performance when the remaining capacity of the battery 112 is high, but operates with low power consumption while suppressing performance when the remaining capacity of the battery 112 decreases. By shifting to the mode, the remaining capacity can be recovered by allowing the battery 112 to be charged even during operation of the device.
  • the processing unit 113 operates in a first operation mode in which only the external power from the power supply apparatus 120 can be operated, and a second operation mode in which power exceeding the external power from the power supply apparatus 120 is used for device operation. It has.
  • the processing unit 113 can operate by feeding power from the battery 112 in addition to external power from the feeding device 120.
  • the power supply device 120 is a cradle and the connection destination of the USB port can pass a current of 1.5 A
  • the device operation can be executed in the second operation mode by the power supplied from the cradle, but the connection destination of the USB port is only 500 mA.
  • the device operation may not be executed in the second operation mode only with the power supplied from the cradle.
  • the processing unit 113 reduces the power consumption by suppressing the performance of the device operation.
  • the battery 112 can be charged with surplus power obtained by subtracting the amount consumed by the processing unit 113 from the external power from the power supply device 120.
  • the processing unit 113 can improve the performance of the device operation, but consumes the capacity of the battery 112. In other words, the battery 112 cannot be charged in the second operation mode, and the processing unit 113 cannot continue the device operation in the second operation mode when the remaining capacity of the battery 112 is low.
  • the first operation mode corresponds to a transfer operation with reduced performance.
  • This operation mode corresponds to a transfer operation with high performance.
  • the device operation performed by the processing unit 113 is a wireless communication operation in a wireless network or the like
  • the first operation mode corresponds to a communication operation in which transmission power is suppressed
  • the second operation mode increases transmission power. This corresponds to the communication operation performed.
  • the electronic device 110 is a digital camera, only the reproduction of the captured image is permitted in the first operation mode, and the image capturing operation as well as the image reproduction is permitted in the second operation mode.
  • the first operation mode corresponds to a display operation in which the luminance of the display panel is suppressed
  • the second operation mode is an operation to display and output the display panel with high luminance.
  • the first operation mode is equivalent to allowing the GPS function to be intermittently operated by allowing a decrease in position positioning performance.
  • the operation mode corresponds to making the position measurement performance good by fully operating the GPS function.
  • the processing unit 113 executes the device operation in the second operation mode when the remaining capacity of the battery 112 is sufficient. However, when the remaining capacity of the battery 112 decreases, the processing unit 113 shifts to the first operation mode and suppresses performance. The device operation continues, but at the same time, the battery 112 is charged to recover the remaining capacity.
  • the electronic device 110 can efficiently charge the battery 112 while continuing the device operation even if the maximum current standard of the external power from the power supply device 120 is kept low. In addition, when the remaining capacity of the battery 112 is sufficient, the electronic device 110 can execute a device operation in which the power is insufficient with only the external power from the power supply device 120 by using the discharged power from the battery 112 as well. .
  • FIG. 2 shows the charge / discharge characteristics of the battery 112 when the processing unit 113 switches the operation mode in accordance with the remaining capacity of the battery 112 to perform device operation. However, the remaining capacity is measured based on the output voltage of the battery 112.
  • the processing unit 113 starts the device operation in the second operation mode (reference number 201).
  • the performance of the processing unit 113 is high, but since it operates with power supplied from the battery 112 in addition to external power from the power supply device 120, the remaining capacity of the battery 112 gradually decreases, Along with this, the output voltage also decreases (reference number 202).
  • the processing unit 113 Under the second operation mode, the battery 112 cannot be charged. Of course, the processing unit 113 cannot continue the device operation in the second operation mode when the remaining capacity of the battery 112 is small. Therefore, when the output voltage of the battery 112 falls below the first threshold AAA, the processing unit 113 switches from the second operation mode to the first operation mode (reference number 203).
  • the processing unit 113 reduces the power consumption by suppressing the performance of the device operation. Since the battery 112 is charged with surplus power obtained by subtracting the amount consumed by the processing unit 113 from the external power from the power supply device 120, the remaining capacity of the battery 112 gradually increases, and the output is accordingly generated. The voltage also increases (reference number 204).
  • the processing unit 113 returns to the second operation mode and performs the operation with the original high performance.
  • the operation is performed (reference number 205). Further, as the processing unit 113 shifts to the second operation mode, the supply of the charging current of the battery 112 is also stopped.
  • the first threshold AAA when the processing unit 113 shifts from the second operation mode to the first operation mode is the same as the first threshold AAA from the first operation mode to the second operation mode. It is smaller than the second threshold BBB at the time of transition (AAA ⁇ BBB).
  • the reason why the first threshold AAA and the second threshold BBB are not made the same and has a hysteresis characteristic as shown in the figure is that the operation mode of the processing unit 113 is frequently switched due to the measurement error of the output voltage of the battery 112. This is to prevent the operation from becoming unstable.
  • the first threshold AAA may be set to a lower value when it is desired to operate the processing unit 113 in the second operation mode for a longer period of time or when a lower remaining capacity of the battery 112 is allowed. Conversely, when the remaining capacity of the battery 112 is not desired to be too low, the first threshold AAA may be set to a higher value. Further, the second threshold BBB may be set to a higher value when it is desired to restore the battery 112 to a state close to full charge, and the second threshold BBB may be increased if the remaining capacity of the battery 112 is not strictly required. A low value may be set.
  • FIG. 3 shows a specific configuration example of the data transfer system 300 to which the technology disclosed in this specification is applied.
  • the illustrated data transfer system 300 includes a digital camera 310 corresponding to an electronic device, a personal computer 330 that manages image data captured by the digital camera 310, and a personal computer 330 as a USB host via a USB cable 331. It is comprised with the cradle 320 as a connected electric power feeder.
  • the digital camera 310 is connected to the cradle 320 in a non-contact manner. Accordingly, the digital camera 310 installed on the cradle 320 can perform data transfer as a USB device via the USB cable 331 and perform synchronization processing with the personal computer 330. Further, the cradle 320 transmits power supplied via the VBUS terminal of the USB cable 331 to the digital camera 310 in a non-contact manner.
  • non-contact communication using an electromagnetic induction method
  • short-range high-speed wireless communication using a weak UWB method using a UWB (Ultra Wide Band) low band (4 GHz band).
  • UWB Ultra Wide Band
  • these communication means are used.
  • non-contact communication for example, an RFID standard whose specifications are formulated by NFC (Near Field Communication) can be applied.
  • NFC Near Field Communication
  • Transfer Jet is used for the short-range high-speed wireless communication of the weak UWB system.
  • html (as of November 7, 2011).
  • power transmission from the cradle 320 to the digital camera 310 can be performed.
  • Data transfer between the digital camera 310 and the cradle 320 (synchronization processing between the digital camera 310 and the personal computer 330 via the cradle 320) can be performed using short-distance high-speed wireless communication.
  • the power that can be supplied from the cradle 320 to the digital camera 310 also decreases. For this reason, the external power supplied from the personal computer 330 via the cradle 320 is not sufficient on the digital camera 310 side. There are some device operations of the digital camera 310 where external power from the cradle 320 is not sufficient.
  • FIG. 4 schematically shows the internal configuration of the digital camera 310, the cradle 320, and the personal computer 330.
  • the illustration mainly focuses on the power supply to the digital camera 310 and the data transfer function between the digital camera 310 and the personal computer 330.
  • the cradle 320 includes a USB interface 321, a non-contact communication control unit 322, and a near field communication control unit 323.
  • the non-contact communication control unit 322 connects to the digital camera 310 side by using, for example, the NFC method using the electromagnetic induction action of the coil.
  • the non-contact communication control unit 322 performs communication for authentication processing and transmits external power received from the USB power supply unit 332 of the personal computer 330 through the USB interface 321 to the digital camera 310.
  • the short-range communication control unit 323 performs high-speed data transfer with the digital camera 310 by, for example, a weak UWB method. Data such as an image received by the short-range communication control unit 323 is transmitted from the USB interface 321 to the USB data unit 333 on the personal computer 330 side.
  • the maximum current standard that can be passed from the USB power supply unit 332 to the VBUS terminal of the USB cable 331 is as low as 500 mA, and the power that can be supplied from the cradle 320 to the digital camera 310 is also low. Lower. For this reason, the external power supplied from the personal computer 330 via the cradle 320 is not sufficient on the digital camera 310 side.
  • the digital camera 310 includes a non-contact communication control unit 314, a short-range communication control unit 313, a charge / discharge control unit 311, a battery 312, and a control unit 315. Note that, for the sake of simplification of the drawings, illustration of a photographing optical system and a processing block of a photographed image is omitted.
  • the non-contact communication control unit 314 is connected to the cradle 320 by, for example, the NFC method using the electromagnetic induction action of the coil.
  • the non-contact communication control unit 314 performs communication for authentication processing and receives external power from the cradle 320.
  • the short-range communication control unit 313 performs short-range high-speed wireless communication with the cradle 320 by, for example, a weak UWB method.
  • the charge / discharge control unit 311 controls the supply of external power from the cradle 320 to each unit 313 to 315, the charging of the battery 312, and the discharging of the battery 312 according to an instruction from the control unit 315.
  • the external power from the cradle 320 is basically used in preference to power feeding to the units 313 to 315, and the surplus power is used for charging the battery 312.
  • the control unit 315 controls the discharge of the battery 312, that is, the power supply from the battery 312 to each of the units 313 to 315 while monitoring the remaining capacity of the battery 312. For example, the control unit 315 can measure the output voltage of the battery 312 and obtain the remaining capacity.
  • the short-range communication control unit 313 performs short-distance high-speed wireless communication by the weak UWB method exceeding a predetermined duty
  • the communication operation is performed only with the external power supplied from the cradle 320 by non-contact communication. Therefore, the charge / discharge control unit 311 supplies power from the battery 312 to the short-range communication control unit 313 and the like.
  • the short-range communication control unit 313 performs short-range high-speed wireless communication by the weak UWB method at a predetermined duty or less, the communication operation is sufficiently performed even with external power supplied from the cradle 320 by non-contact communication. Can do. In this case, the charge / discharge control unit 311 uses surplus power of the external power for charging the battery 312.
  • the digital camera 310 defines a plurality of operation modes with different duty ratios for short-distance high-speed wireless communication in the short-range communication control unit 313. Since the power consumption of the entire device varies depending on the duty ratio, switching the operation mode based on the remaining capacity of the battery 312 makes it possible to obtain surplus power during short-distance high-speed wireless communication and to charge the battery 312. Yes.
  • a first operation mode in which the short-range communication control unit 313 performs a communication operation with a duty of 10% so that short-distance high-speed wireless communication can be sufficiently performed even with external power supplied from the cradle 320 by non-contact communication.
  • a second operation mode is defined in which the short-range communication control unit 313 performs a communication operation with a duty of 100% by feeding from the battery 112.
  • the power consumption is reduced by suppressing the performance of the communication operation in the short-range communication control unit 313.
  • the charge / discharge control unit 311 can charge the battery 312 with surplus power obtained by subtracting the amount consumed by the short-range communication control unit 313 from the external power supplied from the cradle 320 by non-contact communication.
  • FIG. 5A shows the power consumption in the digital camera 310 when short-distance high-speed wireless communication is performed with a duty of 100%.
  • the duty 100% means that data is actually transferred in all the sections in which short-distance high-speed wireless communication is possible.
  • discharge power from the battery 312 is supplied to the units 313 to 315.
  • the performance of the communication operation in the short-range communication control unit 313 can be improved, but the capacity of the battery 312 is consumed.
  • the battery 312 cannot be charged in the second operation mode, and the processing unit 113 cannot continue the device operation in the second operation mode when the remaining capacity of the battery 312 is low. .
  • FIG. 5B shows power consumption in the digital camera 310 when short-distance high-speed wireless communication is performed with a duty of 10%.
  • the duty of 10% means that only 10% of the time during which short-distance high-speed wireless communication is possible is actually transferred, and in the remaining 90%, data is not sent and the sleep state (consumption This means that the electric power is low), and less electric power is consumed when viewed as a steady electronic consideration.
  • the battery 312 is charged with external power supplied from the cradle 320 by non-contact communication in a section where the short-distance high-speed wireless communication operation is stopped.
  • the control unit 315 operates the short-range communication control unit 313 in the second operation mode when the remaining capacity of the battery 312 is sufficient, but when the remaining capacity of the battery 312 becomes low, the control unit 315 causes the short-range communication control unit 313 to operate.
  • the operation mode is switched to continue the short-distance high-speed wireless communication operation while suppressing the performance, but at the same time, the battery 312 is charged to recover the remaining capacity.
  • the digital camera 310 can efficiently charge the battery 312 while continuing the short-distance high-speed wireless communication operation even if the maximum current standard of the external power from the cradle 320 is kept low. Further, when the remaining capacity of the battery 312 is sufficient, the digital camera 310 executes a short-distance high-speed wireless communication operation in which the power is not sufficient only from the external power from the cradle 320 by using the discharge power from the battery 112 as well. be able to.
  • FIG. 6 shows the charging / discharging characteristics of the battery 312 when the operation mode of the short-range communication control unit 313 is switched according to the remaining capacity of the battery 312 to perform device operation. However, the remaining capacity is measured based on the output voltage of the battery 312.
  • the short-range communication control unit 313 starts communication operation with a high duty ratio in the second operation mode (reference number 601).
  • the performance of short-distance high-speed wireless communication is high, but the remaining capacity of the battery 312 gradually decreases because the power is supplied from the battery 312 in addition to the external power from the cradle 320. Accordingly, the output voltage also decreases (reference number 602).
  • control unit 315 switches short-range communication control unit 313 from the second operation mode to the first operation mode (reference number 603).
  • the control unit 315 returns the short-range communication control unit 313 to the second operation mode.
  • the communication operation is performed with the original high performance (reference number 605).
  • the short-range communication control unit 313 shifts to the second operation mode, the supply of the charging current of the battery 312 is also stopped.
  • the first threshold AAA when the short-range communication control unit 313 shifts from the second operation mode to the first operation mode is the short-range communication control unit 313. It is smaller than the second threshold value BBB when shifting from the first operation mode to the second operation mode (AAA ⁇ BBB).
  • the reason why the first threshold AAA and the second threshold BBB are not made the same and has a hysteresis characteristic as shown in the figure is that the operation mode of the short-range communication control unit 313 is switched due to the measurement error of the output voltage of the battery 312. This is to prevent the occurrence of frequent occurrences and unstable operation.
  • the settings of the first threshold AAA and the second threshold BBB may be changed according to the amount of data transferred by short-distance high-speed wireless communication. For example, when the amount of transfer data is large, as shown in FIG. 7A, the first threshold AAA and the second threshold BBB are raised to reduce the area for short-distance high-speed wireless communication with a duty of 100%. Thus, the remaining capacity of the battery 312 is always kept high while enormous data transfer is performed for a long time. Conversely, when the amount of transferred data is small, as shown in FIG. 7B, the first threshold AAA and the second threshold BBB are lowered to increase the area for performing short-distance high-speed wireless communication with a duty of 100%. As a result, the data transfer is completed in a short period of time, and charging of the battery 312 can be started immediately.
  • FIG. 8 shows a processing procedure when the digital camera 310 performs short-distance high-speed wireless communication in the form of a flowchart.
  • This processing procedure can be realized, for example, in a form in which a predetermined program code is executed in the control unit 315.
  • the charge / discharge control unit 311 detects the power supply power, thereby detecting the cradle 320 (Yes in step S801).
  • control unit 315 checks the remaining capacity from the output voltage of the battery 312 (step S802).
  • control unit 315 sets the short-range communication control unit 313 to the second operation mode (Ste S804).
  • the near field communication control unit 313 executes near field high speed wireless communication with a duty of 100% under the second operation mode. Although the transfer rate between the digital camera 310 and the cradle 320 increases, the power consumption increases, and this is supplemented by the power supply from the battery 312, so the remaining capacity of the battery 312 decreases and the output voltage decreases. Thereafter, the process returns to step S802, and the remaining capacity of the battery 312 is checked again.
  • the control unit 315 sets the short-range communication control unit 313 to the first operation mode (Step S803). S805).
  • the near field communication control unit 313 performs near field high speed wireless communication with a duty of 10% under the first operation mode. Although the transfer rate between the digital camera 310 and the cradle 320 is reduced, the power consumption is reduced, so that the battery 312 can be charged using surplus power out of the external power from the cradle 320. As a result, the remaining capacity of the battery 312 increases and the output voltage increases.
  • control unit 315 sets the short-range communication control unit 313 to the second operation mode. (Step S804).
  • the near field communication control unit 313 executes near field high speed wireless communication with a duty of 100% under the second operation mode. Although the transfer rate between the digital camera 310 and the cradle 320 increases, the power consumption increases, and this is supplemented by the power supply from the battery 312, so the remaining capacity of the battery 312 decreases and the output voltage decreases. Thereafter, the process returns to step S802, and the remaining capacity of the battery 312 is checked again (same as above).
  • the control unit 315 keeps the short-range communication control unit 313 in the second operation mode setting. (Step S805). Accordingly, the near field communication control unit 313 continues to perform near field high speed wireless communication with a duty of 10%. Although the transfer rate between the digital camera 310 and the cradle 320 remains low, charging of the battery 312 continues using surplus power out of the external power from the cradle 320, so that the remaining capacity of the battery 312 further increases and the output is increased. The voltage increases.
  • the digital camera 310 performs the data transfer operation according to the processing procedure shown in FIG. 8, so that the cradle 320 can be connected by short-distance high-speed wireless communication while maintaining the battery charging efficiency even when the remaining battery capacity is reduced. And data transfer can be performed.
  • the digital camera 310 can execute short-distance high-speed wireless communication with a high duty that is not sufficient with only the external power supplied from the cradle 320 by using the discharge power from the battery.
  • a battery a processing unit that performs device operation
  • a charge / discharge control unit that controls power supply to the processing unit, charging of the battery, and power supply from the battery to the processing unit using external power
  • the processing unit has a first operation mode in which device operation is performed below the external power, and a second operation mode in which device operation is performed using power exceeding the external power
  • An electronic device that performs device operation by switching the processing unit to the first operation mode or the second operation mode in accordance with a remaining battery capacity.
  • the charge / discharge control unit preferentially supplies the external power to the processing unit and charges the battery using surplus power.
  • the charge / discharge control unit charges the battery using surplus power of the external power consumed by the processing unit.
  • the electronic device according to (1) which is performed.
  • the charge / discharge control unit supplies power exceeding the external power from the battery to the processing unit.
  • the electronic device as described in 1).
  • the processing unit performs device operation in the second operation mode, and when the remaining capacity of the battery is small, the processing unit operates in the first operation mode.
  • the electronic device according to (1) wherein the electronic device executes an operation.
  • the processing unit shifts to the first operation mode and surplus power of the external power
  • the battery is charged using the first and the processing unit is performing device operation in the first operation mode, and the remaining capacity of the battery becomes equal to or higher than a second threshold value that is higher than the first threshold value.
  • the electronic device according to (1) wherein the electronic device shifts to the second operation mode.
  • the electronic device is a digital camera or other portable device, and the external power is supplied from a cradle that is USB-connected to a USB host.
  • a charge control method comprising: a first device operation step of executing a device operation in a first operation mode that consumes power equal to or less than the external power in the electronic device.
  • the charge control method further comprising: (12) An electronic device and a power supply device that supplies power to the electronic device are provided, the electronic device including a battery and a first operation mode in which the device operates with less than external power supplied from the power supply device.
  • a charging system that switches to and executes device operations.
  • An electronic device and a cradle for installing the electronic device and connected by USB are provided, and the cradle transmits electric power obtained via a USB cable to the electronic device by non-contact communication.
  • a short-distance high-speed wireless communication operation by switching the processing unit to the first operation mode or the second operation mode according to the remaining capacity of the battery. Transfer system.
  • the digital camera has been described mainly with respect to an embodiment applied to a system in which a digital camera performs contactless communication using a USB-connected cradle and charges a battery in the digital camera.
  • the other various electronic devices can be applied when charging at the same time as the device operation.
  • the technology disclosed in this specification can be similarly applied to various electronic devices using a battery such as an emergency power source.
  • DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Data transfer system 110 ... Electronic device 111 ... Charge / discharge control part 112 ... Battery 113 ... Processing part 120 ... Power supply apparatus 300 ... Data transfer system 310 ... Digital camera 311 ... Charge / discharge control part 312 ... Battery 313 ... Near field communication control 314: Non-contact communication control unit 315 ... Control unit 320 ... Cradle 321 ... USB interface 322 ... Non-contact communication control unit 323 ... Short-range communication control unit 330 ... Personal computer 331 ... USB cable 332 ... USB power supply unit 333 ... USB Data section

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