Method and system for managing wireless charging

• US 10,468,905 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2017
• Issued: 11/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2016
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Yu Su, Kim, Ji Young, Park, Se Ho, Jung, Woo Jin, Park, Young Joon, Park, Jung Su
• Primary Examiner(s): Fantu, Yalkew
• Application Number:
  US15/689,818
• Publication Number:
  US 20180062422A1
• Time in Patent Office: 798 Days
• Field of Search: 320108
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00714 in response to battery charging or discharging current
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007182 in response to battery voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/005 using a power saving mode for copiers G03G15/5004

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a power receiver (PRx) that includes a receiver coil for receiving a power signal from a wireless power transmitting device and a wireless charging integrated circuit (IC) for converting the power signal into electrical energy, a power management circuit that is electrically connected to the PRx and configured to charge a battery using the electrical energy, and a processor that is electrically connected with the PRx and the power management circuit. The processor activates a power hold mode (PHM) if a charging level of the battery is a fully charged level and controls auxiliary charging of the battery.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a power receiver including a receiver coil configured to receive a power signal from a wireless power transmitting device and a wireless charging integrated circuit (IC) configured to convert the power signal into electrical energy;

a power management circuit electrically connected to the power receiver and configured to charge a battery using the electrical energy; and

a processor electrically connected with the power receiver and the power management circuit,

wherein the processor is configured to activate a power hold mode if a charging level of the battery is a fully charged level and allow the power receiver to transmit a charging hold message representing that the power hold mode is activated to the wireless power transmitting device,

wherein the power receiver is configured to receive a charging hold message from the wireless power transmitting device in an active state of the power hold mode, and

wherein the processor is configured to control auxiliary charging of the battery based on a current charging level of the battery, in response to receiving the charging hold message.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to auxiliarily charge the battery if the current charging level of the battery is not greater than a specified level.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to transmit the charging hold message to the wireless power transmitting device if the current charging level of the battery satisfies a specified level.

4. The electronic device of claim 1,

wherein the power receiver is further configured to transmit a control error packet (CEP) for controlling a level of the power signal to the wireless power transmitting device, and

wherein the power management circuit is further configured to charge the battery using a power signal received in response to the transmitted CEP.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the processor is further configured to control the auxiliary charging of the battery based on the current charging level of the battery if the charging hold message is received from the wireless power transmitting device in response to transmitting the CEP in the active state of the power hold mode.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the power receiver is further configured to receive the power signal and the charging hold message from the wireless power transmitting device after a specific time elapses from a point in time when the power hold mode is activated.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a display,

wherein, if the power hold mode is activated, the processor is further configured to display an icon representing that the charging level of the battery is the fully charged level in the display.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a display; and

at least one motion sensor,

wherein the processor is further configured to, if motion of the electronic device exceeding a specified threshold range is sensed by the at least one motion sensor while the power hold mode is activated, output a user interface (UI) representing that a connection between the electronic device and the wireless power transmitting device is released in the display.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the at least one motion sensor includes at least one of a gyroscope sensor or an acceleration sensor.

10. A wireless power transmitting device comprising:

a power transmitter including a transmitter coil configured to supply a power signal to an electronic device and a power conversion circuit configured to apply a current to the transmitter coil; and

a processor electrically connected with the power transmitter,

wherein the processor is configured to;

activate a power hold mode if a charging hold message is received from the electronic device,

allow the power transmitter to stop supplying the power signal, and

supply the power signal to the electronic device if a specific time elapses from a point in time when the power hold mode is activated.

11. The wireless power transmitting device of claim 10, wherein the power transmitter is further configured to perform a sensing operation of the electronic device once or more during the specific time.

12. The wireless power transmitting device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to release the power hold mode if the electronic device is not sensed during the specific time.

13. The wireless power transmitting device of claim 10, wherein the power transmitter is further configured to transmit a charging hold message representing that the power hold mode is activated to the electronic device when the power signal is supplied in an active state of the power hold mode.

14. The wireless power transmitting device of claim 10, wherein the power transmitter is further configured to stop supplying the power signal if a charging hold message is received from the electronic device in response to transmitting the charging hold message.

15. The wireless power transmitting device of claim 10,

wherein the power transmitter further includes an indicator configured to represent a charging state of the electronic device, and

wherein the processor is further configured to output an indication representing that a charging level of a battery of the electronic device is a fully charged level in the indicator if the power hold mode is activated.

16. A charging method of an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving a power signal from a wireless power transmitting device;

charging a battery using the power signal;

activating a power hold mode when a charging level of the battery is a fully charged level;

transmitting a charging hold message representing that the power hold mode is activated to the wireless power transmitting device;

receiving a charging hold message from the wireless power transmitting device in an active state of the power hold mode; and

controlling auxiliary charging of the battery based on a current charging level of the battery when the charging hold message is received from the wireless power transmitting device.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the controlling of the auxiliary charging of the battery includes:

auxiliarily charging the battery when the current charging level of the battery is not greater than a specified level; and

transmitting the charging hold message to the wireless power transmitting device if the current charging level of the battery satisfies a specified level.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the charging of the battery using the power signal includes:

transmitting a control error packet for controlling a level of the power signal to the wireless power transmitting device; and

charging the battery using a power signal received in response to the transmitted control error packet.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving the power signal and the charging hold message from the wireless power transmitting device after a specific time elapses from a point in time when the power hold mode is activated.

20. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

displaying an icon representing that the charging level of the battery is the fully charged level in a display of the electronic device if the power hold mode is activated.