Patent ID: 7733215

Claim:
An electric power supply system, comprising: at least one electric power reception apparatus; and an electric power supply apparatus for supplying electric power to the at least one electric power reception apparatus, the electric power supply apparatus including: a plurality of electric power supply means for supplying electric power by electromagnetic induction to the electric power reception apparatus; a selection means for selecting, from the total plurality of electric power supply means, a plurality of electric power supply means whose location corresponds to a position where the electric power reception apparatus is placed; a receiving means for receiving control information for controlling the supply of the electric power, the control information being wirelessly transmitted from the electric power reception apparatus; and a control means for controlling the supply of the electric power according to the control information such that the electric power is supplied to the electric power reception apparatus from the selected plurality of electric power supply means, wherein the electric power reception apparatus includes: an electric power reception means for receiving the electric power supplied by the electromagnetic induction from the selected plurality of electric power supply means; and a transmitting unit for wirelessly transmitting the control information when the supply of electric power by the electromagnetic induction from the selected plurality of electric power supply means is received.