Method and apparatus for balancing energy between portable devices
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- determining values of one or more parameters of a first energy reservoir in a first device and corresponding parameters of a second energy reservoir in a second device; and
setting a direction for transferring energy between the first energy reservoir and the second energy reservoir.
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Abstract
A method comprises the steps of determining values of one or more parameters of a first energy reservoir in a first device and corresponding parameters of a second energy reservoir in a second device, and setting a direction for transferring energy between the first energy reservoir and the second energy reservoir. The direction may be set based on the voltage of the first energy reservoir and the voltage of the second energy reservoir, based on an input from a user, or based on the values of one or more parameters of the first energy reservoir and the second energy reservoir obtained in a device-to-device communication between the first device and the second device. A bi-directional charging interface for executing the method comprises two energy paths in opposite directions and a control unit for setting the direction for the energy transfer.
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34 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining values of one or more parameters of a first energy reservoir in a first device and corresponding parameters of a second energy reservoir in a second device; and
setting a direction for transferring energy between the first energy reservoir and the second energy reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, connected between a first energy reservoir in a first device and a second energy reservoir in a second device, comprising:
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means for determining values of one or more parameters of the first energy reservoir and corresponding parameters of the second energy reservoir, and means for setting a direction for transferring energy between the first energy reservoir and the second energy reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A bi-directional charging interface, communicatively coupled between a first energy reservoir in a first device and a second energy reservoir in a second device, comprising:
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a first energy path, for conducting an energy flow from the second energy reservoir to the first energy reservoir;
a second energy path, for conducting an energy flow from the first energy reservoir to the second energy reservoir; and
a control unit, for determining values of one or more parameters of the first energy reservoir and corresponding parameters of the second energy reservoir, and for setting up a transfer of energy between the first energy reservoir and the second energy reservoir through either the first energy path or the second energy path. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage structure embodying computer program code thereon for execution by a computer processor in a device, said device is connected with a second device for balancing energy between the device and the second device via a bi-directional charging interface, said product comprising:
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instructions for determining values of one or more parameters of a first energy reservoir in the device and corresponding parameters of a second energy reservoir in the second device, and instructions for setting a direction for transferring energy between the first energy reservoir and the second energy reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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