Patent ID: 7631203

Claim:
A terminal comprising: a connection portion to be connected to an external device; a battery that receives power from the external device via the connection portion; a detector that detects a data signal from the external device when the connection portion is connected to the external device; a determination unit that determines whether the external device is a dedicated power supply apparatus on the basis of a detection result obtained by the detector; a current converter that selectively converts an amount of charging current provided by the external device to the battery from a first current to a second current larger than the first current; and a controller that controls charging of the battery on the basis of a determination result obtained by the determination unit, the controller being configured to: control the current converter to charge the battery with the first current when the determination unit determines the external device is not a dedicated power supply; and control the current converter to charge the battery with the second current when the determination unit determines the external device is a dedicated power supply.