Patent ID: 8527784

Claim:
An information processing apparatus comprising: a first connection unit to connect a first power supply apparatus capable of feeding power or of feeding power and charging, the first power supply apparatus storing power supply type information that indicates a type of the first power supply apparatus; a second connection unit to connect a second power supply apparatus capable of feeding power, the second power supply apparatus storing power supply type information that indicates a type of the second power supply apparatus; a connection state determination unit to determine, based at least in part on a first connection state of the first connection unit to the first power supply apparatus and a second connection state of the second connection unit to the second power supply apparatus, whether the connection states of the first and second connection units have changed; a power supply identification information acquisition unit to selectively acquire the power supply type information from the first power supply apparatus connected to the first connection unit and from the second power supply apparatus connected to the second connection unit if the connection state determination unit determines that the connection states have changed; a power supply identification information management unit to manage, based at least in part on a determination result from the connection state determination unit and power supply type information selectively acquired by the power supply identification information acquisition unit, connected-power-supply identification information that indicates the type of the first power supply apparatus connected to the first connection unit and/or the type of the second power supply apparatus connected to the second connection unit; and a power supply control unit to control, based on the connected-power-supply identification information and power supply control information that defines processing depending on the types of the power supply apparatuses connected to the first and second connection units, a feed from the power supply apparatuses connected to the first and second connection units and a charge on the first power supply apparatus connected to the first connection unit.