Method of transmitting and receiving power and electronic device using the same
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a housing;
a battery that is mounted in the housing and includes a plurality of cells;
a circuit electrically connected to the battery;
at least one processor receiving input from the circuit; and
a conductive pattern electrically connected to the circuit in an interior of the housing, wherein the circuit is configured to;
receive power from a first external device by using the conductive pattern,charge at least some of the plurality of cells in the battery by using the received power, wherein the at least some of the plurality of cells are connected in parallel,change a first voltage, which is generated by at least some other of the plurality of cells in the battery, into a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage, wherein the at least some other of the plurality of cells are connected in series,when the at least one processor receives a first input from the circuit, form a first conductive path by controlling a plurality of switches included in the circuit, and wirelessly transmit power corresponding to the second voltage to a second external device by using the conductive pattern via the first conductive path; and
when the at least one processor receives a second input from the circuit, form a second conductive path by controlling the plurality of switches, and provide power from a wired interface via the second conductive path.
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Abstract
An electronic device comprising: a battery having a plurality of cells that are connected in series; a circuit electrically connected to the battery; and a conductive pattern electrically connected to the circuit, wherein the circuit is configured to: receive a first signal wirelessly from a first external device by using the conductive pattern, charge at least some of the plurality of cells in the battery by using a power of the first signal, generate a second signal by changing a first voltage, that is produced by at least two of the plurality of cells in the battery, into a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage, and wirelessly transmit the second signal to a second external device, the second signal being transmitted by using the conductive pattern.
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17 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a housing; a battery that is mounted in the housing and includes a plurality of cells; a circuit electrically connected to the battery; at least one processor receiving input from the circuit; and a conductive pattern electrically connected to the circuit in an interior of the housing, wherein the circuit is configured to; receive power from a first external device by using the conductive pattern, charge at least some of the plurality of cells in the battery by using the received power, wherein the at least some of the plurality of cells are connected in parallel, change a first voltage, which is generated by at least some other of the plurality of cells in the battery, into a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage, wherein the at least some other of the plurality of cells are connected in series, when the at least one processor receives a first input from the circuit, form a first conductive path by controlling a plurality of switches included in the circuit, and wirelessly transmit power corresponding to the second voltage to a second external device by using the conductive pattern via the first conductive path; and when the at least one processor receives a second input from the circuit, form a second conductive path by controlling the plurality of switches, and provide power from a wired interface via the second conductive path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic device comprising:
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a housing; a battery that is mounted in the housing and includes a plurality of cells; and a circuit electrically connected to the battery, wherein the circuit is configured to; receive first power from a first external device, the power being received over one of a wired channel and a wireless channel, divide the first power into a second power and a third power based on at least one charging parameter associated with at least one of the battery of the electronic device and a second external device; charge at least some of the plurality of cells in the battery by using the second power, and transmit the third power to a second external device over a wired channel by forming a first conductive path and a wireless channel by forming a second conductive path, wherein the first conductive path and the second conductive path are formed by controlling a plurality of switches included in the circuit. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method in an electronic device, comprising:
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receiving power from a first external device, the received power being received over a wireless channel; charging at least some of a plurality of cells in a battery of the electronic device by using the received power, wherein the at least some of the plurality of cells are connected in parallel; changing a first voltage, which is generated by the at least some other of the plurality of cells in the battery, into a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage, wherein the at least some other of the plurality of cells are connected in series; when at least one processor receives a first input, forming a first conductive path by controlling a plurality of switches included in a circuit, and wirelessly transmitting power corresponding to the second voltage to a second external device via the first conductive path with a conductive pattern; and when the at least one processor receives a second input, forming a second conductive path by controlling the plurality of switches, and providing power from a wired interface via the second conductive path with the conductive pattern. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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