Interaction based charging control

• US 10,108,245 B2
• Filed: 04/11/2016
• Issued: 10/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Troberg, Mikael, Maki, Jani
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehra, Inder
• Application Number:
  US15/096,225
• Publication Number:
  US 20170293344A1
• Time in Patent Office: 925 Days
• Field of Search: 36167946, 36167947, 36167948, 3616795, 36167951, 36167952, 36167953, 320137, 320143, 320151, 320156, 320161, 320DIG 01, 320DIG 031
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/206 comprising thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3231 Monitoring the presence, absence or movement of users
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007 Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

Interaction based charging control is described. In an embodiment, a device is described, comprising: an interface configured to receive a charging power from another device; a sensor configured to detect interaction of the device; a charging controller configured to reduce the charging power in response to the detected interaction; in response to the reduced charging power, a processor configured to allow more processing power for the device. In other embodiments, a device comprising a sensor configured to detect a temperature of the device, and a method are discussed.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

an interface configured to receive a charging power from another device;

a sensor configured to detect interaction of the device;

a charging controller configured to reduce the charging power in response to the detected interaction; and

in response to the reduced charging power, a processor configured to allow more processing power for the device.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the interaction comprises a motion of the device, and the sensor comprises a motion sensor.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the motion relates to a gesture made by the user.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the interaction comprises a touch of the device, and the sensor comprises a touch sensor.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises a proximity sensor.

6. The device of claim 1, further including various sensors configured to detect at least two different kinds of interaction.

7. The device of claim 1, further including a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature inside the device.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to filter the detected interaction.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to filter by detecting a predetermined motion pattern and eliminate the pattern.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the sensor is further configured to detect a termination of the interaction;

in response to the detected termination of the interaction, the processor is configured to decrease the processing power; and

the charging controller is further configured to increase the charging power in response to the detected terminated interaction.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the charging controller is configured to resume the charging power to a maximum level.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the charging controller is configured to increase the charging power in response to a termination of the interaction after a delay has been lapsed.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the processor receives a temperature value of the sensor and establish a corresponding power value of a sub system, which the sensor is measuring, and a charging power value from the charging controller, and determines a processing power value;

and wherein the processor is configured to accumulate a total power from the corresponding power value, the charging power value and from the processing power value.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to compare the power sum to a predetermined maximum power value.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured to increase power for certain operation, if the power sum is below the predetermined maximum power value.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to reduce the charging power and increase the processing power corresponding to amount of the reduced charging power.

17. The device of claim 1, wherein the processing power is configured for image processing of the device, applications of the device, or communications of the device.

18. The device of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a battery for powering the device and configured to receive the charging, and the device comprises a mobile device.

19. A device, comprising:

an interface configured to receive charging power from another device;

a first sensor configured to detect a temperature of the device;

a second sensor configured to detect interaction of the device;

a charging controller configured to reduce a level of the charging power based on both the temperature and the detected the interaction; and

a processor configured to increase processing power to the device based on the reduction in the charging power level.

20. A method, comprising:

receiving, by an interface of a device, a charging power from another device;

detecting, by a sensor, interaction of the device;

reducing, by a charging controller, the charging power in response to the detected interaction; and

in response to the reduced charging power, increasing, by a processor, a processing power of the device.