Patent ID: 8638071
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: A63F,G06F,H02J

Abstract:
1. An electronic apparatus connected to a plurality of devices each incorporating a battery via a corresponding cable in a manner capable of supplying power to each device through said corresponding cable, said electronic apparatus comprising: detection means for detecting whether charging of the battery incorporated in said device is complete through said cable; power control means for turning off power of said detection means and said power control means of said electronic apparatus when charging of said battery is detected to be complete; and display control means for causing display means displaying pictures to display a menu screen prompting a user to select whether to turn off said power when charging of the battery incorporated in one particular device out of the plurality of devices is complete, or when charging of the batteries incorporated in all of said plurality of devices is complete, wherein, if said power is selected to be turned off when charging of the battery in said one particular device is complete, then said power control means turns off said power of said detection means and said power control means of said electronic apparatus when charging of the battery in said one particular device is detected to be complete, and wherein, if said power is selected to be turned off when charging of the batteries incorporated in all of said devices is complete, then said power control means turns off said power of said detection means and said power control means of said electronic apparatus when charging of the batteries incorporated in all of said devices is detected to be complete.