CHARGING DEVICES FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES

• US 20100184382A1
• Filed: 06/23/2005
• Published: 07/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Inha, Kai
• Granted Patent: US 9,071,698 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/66.100
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00024 by means of mobile telephony
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00026 involving a local wireless network, e.g. Wi-Fi, ZigBee or Bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces

Abstract

The present invention provides a charging device (100) for a portable electronic device (200), the charging device (100) arranged to provide power to the portable electronic device (200) upon physical coupling with the portable electronic device (200), the charging device (100) comprising one or more charging couplings to provide physical coupling (110, 210, 120, 220) of the charging device (100) to a portable electronic device (200), wherein the charging device (100) is arranged to transmit power and data via one or more of the couplings.

Claims

1. A charging device for a portable electronic device, the charging device arranged to provide power to the portable electronic device upon physical coupling with the portable electronic device, the charging device comprising one or more charging couplings to provide physical coupling of the charging device to a portable electronic device, wherein the charging device is arranged to transmit power and data via one or more of the couplings.

2. A charging device according to claim 1, wherein the data is wireless connectivity data suitable to initiate wireless connection, with a physically coupled portable electronic device, over the air interface between the physically coupled portable electronic device and a wirelessly connectable device associated with the charging device.

3. A charging device according to claim 2, wherein the charging device comprises wireless transmission components.

4. A charging device according to claim 2, wherein the charging device is arranged to be associated with wireless transmission components of another device to use the wireless transmission components of that device to wirelessly connect with the coupled portable electronic device.

5. A charging device according to claim 2, wherein the wireless connectivity data comprises the address of the portable electronic device used for wireless connection.

6. A charging device according to claim 2, wherein the wireless connectivity data comprises the address of the charging device used for wireless connection.

7. A charging device according to claim 2, wherein the wireless connectivity data comprises the address of an electronic device/system/apparatus with which the charging device is coupled, and wherein the address is used for wireless connection between the portable electronic device and the electronic device/system/apparatus.

8. A charging device according to claim 2, wherein the wireless connectivity data relates to a particular ID for wireless connection.

9. A charging device according to claim 8, wherein the particular ID relates to a previously wireless connection between the charging device and the physically coupled portable electronic device.

10. A charging device according to claim 8, wherein the particular ID relates to a new wireless connection between the charging device and the physically coupled portable electronic device.

11. A charging device according to claim 2, wherein the wireless connectivity data comprises unicast messaging between the charging device and the physically coupled portable electronic device.

12. A charging device according to claim 2, wherein the wireless connectivity data comprises broadcast messaging between the charging device and the physically coupled portable electronic device.

13. A charging device according to claim 1, wherein one or more of the couplings are termination points of transmission lines, one or more of the other end of the transmission lines providing connection to a charging device processor.

14. A charging device according to claim 1, wherein the provision of power and data is under the control of the charging device.

15. A charging device according to claim 1, wherein the charging device is one or more of an in-car charger, a desk-stand charger, a mobile phone charger, audio/video player charger, GPS receiver charger, personal computer charger or a PDA charger.

16. A charging device according to claim 1, wherein the charging device is arranged to use mains power to provide power to the portable electronic device.

17. A charging device according to claim 1, wherein the charging device is arranged to use power cell power to provide power to the portable electronic device.

18. A portable electronic device adapted to couple with a charging device according to claim 1 and arranged to receive power and data via the physical coupling.

19. A portable electronic device according to claim 18, arranged to provide data to the charging device.

20. A portable electronic device according to claim 19, arranged to provide charging data to the charging device.

21. A portable electronic device according to claim 19, arranged to provide wireless connectivity data to the charging device.

22. A charging device according to claim 1, wherein the charging device is arranged to transmit power and data simultaneously via one or more of the couplings.

23. A charging device according to claim 1, wherein the charging device is arranged to transmit power and data at separate times via one or more of the couplings.

24. A charging device according to claim 1, wherein the data is charging data.

25. A charging device according to claim 1, wherein the data is charging data, the charging data comprising data relating to the nature of the power provided by the charging device.

26. A charging device according to claim 1, wherein the data is charging data, the charging data comprising data relating to the nature of the power requirements of the portable electronic device.

27. A charging device according to claim 1, wherein the data is charging data, the charging data comprising data relating to configuring the provision of power for the particular coupled charging device and portable electronic device.

28. A charging device according to claim 1, wherein the data is charging data, the charging data comprising data relating to the provision of power to components of the portable electronic device in a balanced manner.

29. A charging device according to claim 1, wherein charging device comprises switching to switch between charging and data transfer.

30. A charging device according to claim 1, wherein charging device comprises a processor arranged to control switching, the switching arranged to switch between charging and data transfer.

31. A charging device according to claim 1, wherein charging device comprises a processor arranged to control switching, the switching arranged to switch between charging and data transfer, and wherein the switching is comprised in the charging device.

32. A charging device according to claim 1, wherein charging device comprises a processor arranged to control switching, the switching arranged to switch between charging and data transfer, and wherein the switching is comprised in the portable electronic device.

33. A charging device according to claim 1, wherein the charging device is arranged to intermittently switch between providing power and data.

34. A charging device according to claim 1, comprising only two charging couplings to provide physical coupling of the charging device to the portable electronic device and to provide power and data.

35. A charging device according to claim 1, comprising only two charging couplings to provide physical coupling of the charging device to the portable electronic device and to provide power and data, wherein one of the couplings provides a ground/common return path.