SYSTEM TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE WIRELESS POWER, TERMINAL DEVICE, MANAGEMENT SERVER, AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS

• US 20110184888A1
• Filed: 08/26/2010
• Published: 07/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pantech Co. Ltd. (Pantech Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Pantech Co. Ltd. (Pantech Incorporated)
• Inventors: LEE, Jin Suk, LEE, In Bum, LEE, Zooyoung, LEE, Kyu Sun, YOON, Hyung Jun, CHOI, Hyukjae, LEE, Jae Hun, SONG, Jin Hwan, MOON, Seyoung, LEE, Jeong Man, LIM, Kyung Kook, LEE, Hyoung Seok
• Application Number:
  US12/869,216
• Publication Number:
  US 20110184888A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/412
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/40 using two or more transmitting or receiving devices H02J50/50 takes precedence
• 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 7/00045 Authentication, i.e. circuits for checking compatibility between one component, e.g. a battery or a battery charger, and another component, e.g. a power source

Abstract

A system to transmit and receive wireless power, a terminal device, a management server, and a wireless power transmission apparatus may use non-radial wireless energy transmission technology to generate a resonant frequency in resonators and charge a device. The terminal device may receive the wireless power to perform charging by non-contact energy transmission.

Claims

1. A terminal device chargeable by wireless power, comprising:

a communication unit to receive frequency information over a wireless network used to receive the wireless power;

a target resonator to synchronize with a resonant frequency with of the frequency information, and to receive the wireless power; and

a charging unit to store energy that is output from the target resonator.

2. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein:

a management server transmits the frequency information to a source resonator over the wireless network, and

the source resonator synchronizes with the target resonator based on the frequency information.

3. The terminal device of claim 1, further comprising:

a control unit to determine a charge of the terminal device, and to control the communication unit to transmit a charge request message, authentication information, and location information to a management server.

4. The terminal device of claim 3, wherein a management server determines whether it is possible to charge the terminal device based on the authentication information and the location information.

5. The terminal device of claim 3, wherein a management server determines whether it is possible to charge the terminal device based on the location information and range information of a source resonator that transfers the wireless power to the target resonator.

6. The terminal device of claim 1, further comprising:

a control unit to verify a charge amount of energy charged to the charging unit, and to report the verified charge amount to a management server,

wherein the management server determines a payment based on the charge amount.

7. The terminal device of claim 3, wherein:

if a charging process is suspended prior to completion, the control unit controls the communication unit to retransmit the authentication information and the location information to the management server, and

the management server retransmits the frequency information to the communication unit and a source resonator based on the retransmitted authentication information and location information.

8. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein if the communication unit provides a wireless communication service via a base station located in the wireless network, the frequency information is received via the base station.

9. A management server for wireless power transmission, comprising:

a communication unit to receive a charge request message over a wireless network; and

a control unit to control the communication unit to transmit frequency information used to transmit and receive the wireless power.

10. The management server of claim 9, wherein the communication unit transmits the frequency information to a terminal device over the wireless network and a base station, and transmits the frequency information to a source resonator over the wireless network.

11. The management server of claim 9, wherein a terminal device and a source resonator synchronize to a resonant frequency based on the frequency information.

12. The management server of claim 9, wherein:

the communication unit further receives authentication information and location information of a terminal device, and

the control unit determines whether it is possible to charge the terminal device based on the authentication information and the location information.

13. The management server of claim 12, wherein the control unit determines whether it is possible to charge the terminal device based on the location information of the terminal device and range information of the source resonator that transfers the wireless power to the terminal device.

14. The management server of claim 9, wherein the control unit determines a payment to be imposed upon a terminal device or a source resonator based on a charge amount reported from the terminal device.

15. The management server of claim 9, wherein if a plurality of terminal devices exists within a range of a source resonator that transfers the wireless power to the plurality of terminal devices, the control unit controls a plurality of different frequency information to be transmitted to the source resonator and the plurality of terminal devices.

16. The management server of claim 9, wherein if a plurality of terminal devices exists within a range of a source resonator that transfers the wireless power to the plurality of terminal devices, the control unit provides an authentication key to a terminal device having a relatively high priority among the plurality of terminal devices so that the terminal device receiving the authentication key receives the wireless power.

17. The management server of claim 9, wherein the control unit controls an output magnitude of the resonant frequency from a source resonator based on a charged amount of a terminal device or a distance of the terminal device from the source resonator.

18. A wireless power transmission apparatus, comprising:

a communication unit to receive a charge request message;

a control unit to perform an authentication process in response to the received charge request message, and to control the communication unit to transmit frequency information used for synchronization of a resonant frequency and transmission and reception of the wireless power; and

a source resonator to transmit the wireless power.

19. The wireless power transmission apparatus of claim 18, wherein the control unit determines a payment for a charge amount with respect to a terminal device.

20. A system to transmit and receive wireless power, comprising:

a terminal device to transmit a charge request message over a wireless network;

a source resonator to transmit the wireless power to the terminal device based on frequency information used to synchronize a resonant frequency with the terminal device; and

a management server to transmit the frequency information to the terminal device and the source resonator.

21. The system of claim 20, further comprising:

a base station to provide a data through-path between the terminal device and the management server and a data through-path between the management server and the source resonator.

22. A method for charging wireless power in a device, the method comprising:

transmitting a charge request message;

receiving frequency information;

synchronizing a target resonator of the device with a resonant frequency of the frequency information;

receiving the wireless power based on the resonant frequency;

storing the wireless power in the device.

23. A method for controlling wireless power transmission, the method comprising:

receiving a charge request message over a wireless network;

performing authentication based on the charge request message;

determining if the wireless power transmission is possible based on the charge request message;

transmitting frequency information including a resonant frequency at which the wireless power transmission is delivered over the wireless network; and

determining a charge amount and a corresponding payment for the charge amount.