Mobile device with charging circuit for charging the same

• US 20040217733A1
• Filed: 04/23/2004
• Published: 11/04/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BenQ Corporation (Qisda Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BenQ Corporation (Qisda Corporation)
• Inventors: Lin, Meng-Ju, Liu, Fang-Bin, Lee, Chih-Hsin
• Application Number:
  US10/829,943
• Publication Number:
  US 20040217733A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/114
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/20 Charging or discharging characterised by the power electronics converter
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00302 Overcharge protection
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0031 using battery or load disconnect circuits H02J9/002 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/342 The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/0034

Abstract

The present invention is related to a mobile device having a built-in charging circuit that is able to charge another mobile device by providing a charging voltage to that mobile device via an external voltage regulation module connecting to that mobile device. The charging circuit comprises: a charging/discharging terminal for connecting to a connecting port of another mobile device to proceed with an operation of charging/discharging; a protection circuit for protecting the charging circuit from damage by power overload; a current detection circuit for detecting the current value flowing in the charging circuit; a current direction control circuit for regulating the current flowing in the circuit according to the current value detected by the current detection circuit so as to restrict the current flowing in the circuit to be within the range of an ordinate operating current value; a battery.

Claims

1. A mobile device having a built-in charging circuit, said charging circuit being coupled to a voltage regulation module to transform a first voltage outputted from said charging circuit to a second voltage, and said voltage regulation module being further connected to an apparatus waiting to be charged for charging the apparatus by said second voltage, said charging circuit comprising:

a battery for providing power to said mobile device;

a current detection circuit for detecting a current value of said battery; and

a current direction control circuit, being used for regulating amount of current flowing in said voltage regulation circuit according to said current value so as to restrict current value of said battery to be within a predetermined range.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein said charging circuit further comprises:

a charging/discharging terminal, being selectively connected to a power supply for charging said mobile device and said voltage regulation circuit for charging said apparatus.

3. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein said charging/discharging terminal further comprises a first end and a second end, and said second end is connected to one end of said battery, and the other end of said battery is coupled to said current direction control circuit and said current detection circuit, and said first end is coupled to both another ends of said current direction control circuit and said current detection circuit.

4. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein said charging circuit further comprises:

a protection circuit, being activated while said current of said battery exceed a safety limit to prevent said battery from damaged by power overload.

5. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein said second voltage is larger than said first voltage.

6. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein said second voltage is equal to 4.2V.

7. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein said mobile device is a cellular phone.

8. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein said mobile device is a PDA.

9. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein said mobile device is a digital camera.

10. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein said apparatus waiting to be charged is a cellular phone.

11. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein said apparatus waiting to be charged is a PDA.

12. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein said apparatus waiting to be charged is a digital camera.

13. A mobile device having a built-in charging circuit, comprising:

a voltage regulation module for receiving a first voltage, transforming the first voltage into a second voltage and outputting said second voltage to an apparatus waiting to be charged;

a charging circuit, further comprising;

a battery supplying power to said mobile device;

a charging/discharging terminal, being selectively connected a power supply for charging said mobile device and said voltage regulation circuit for charging said apparatus waiting to be charged;

a current detection circuit for detecting a current value of said battery; and

a current direction control circuit, being used for regulating amount of current flowing in said voltage regulation module according to said current value so as to restrict current of said battery to be within a predefined range.

14. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein said charging/discharging terminal further comprises a first end and a second end, and said second end is connected to one end of said battery, and the other end of said battery is coupled to said current direction control circuit and said current detection circuit, and said first end is coupled to both another ends of said current direction control circuit and said current detection circuit.

15. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein said charging circuit further comprises:

a protection circuit, being activated while said current of said battery exceed a safety limit to prevent said battery from damaged by power overload.

16. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein said second voltage is larger than said first voltage.

17. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein said second voltage is equal to 4.2V.