MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, CHARGER, AND CHARGING SYSTEM

• US 20120181978A1
• Filed: 09/10/2010
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Okuyama, Toshiyuki
• Granted Patent: US 9,112,357 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/107
• 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 7/00036 Charger exchanging data with battery
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00047 with provisions for charging different types of batteries

Abstract

A mobile terminal device (101) includes a charger identification information reception unit (103) that receives, from a charger (121) connected to charge a rechargeable battery (102), charger identification information to be used to identify the charger (121), a setting information storage unit (104) that stores setting information associated with the charger identification information, a setting information extraction unit (105) that extracts, from the setting information storage unit (104), the setting information corresponding to the charger identification information received by the charger identification information reception unit (103), and a setting unit (106) that setting, in the mobile terminal device (101), the setting information extracted by the setting information extraction unit (105).

Claims

1. A mobile terminal device connectable to a network, comprising:

a rechargeable battery serving as a power supply of the mobile terminal device;

a charger identification information reception unit that receives, from a charger connected to charge said rechargeable battery, charger identification information to be used to identify the charger;

a setting information storage unit that stores setting information associated with the charger identification information;

a setting information extraction unit that extracts, from said setting information storage unit, the setting information corresponding to the charger identification information received by said charger identification information reception unit; and

a setting unit that sets, in the mobile terminal device, the setting information extracted by said setting information extraction unit.

2. A mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the setting information is selected from connection setting information for connection to the network and function restriction setting information that restricts a function of the mobile terminal device.

3. A mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the charger identification information is superimposed on a voltage signal supplied from the charger for charging.

4. A mobile terminal device according to claim 1, the charger identification information is received via a signal line different from a power line for charging supplied from the charger.

5. A mobile terminal device according to claim 1, the charger identification information is received from the charger via a wireless medium.

6. A charger for charging a rechargeable battery of a mobile terminal device that includes the rechargeable battery serving as a power supply and is connectable to a network, comprising:

a charger identification information sending unit that sends charger identification information to be used to identify the charger to the mobile terminal device.

7. A charging system comprising:

a mobile terminal device connectable to a network;

a rechargeable battery serving as a power supply of said mobile terminal device; and

a charger for charging the rechargeable battery,

said mobile terminal device comprising;

a charger identification information reception unit that receives, from said charger connected to charge said rechargeable battery, charger identification information to be used to identify said charger;

a setting information storage unit that stores setting information associated with the charger identification information;

a setting information extraction unit that extracts, from said setting information storage unit, the setting information corresponding to the charger identification information received by said charger identification information reception unit; and

a setting unit that sets, in said mobile terminal device, the setting information extracted by said setting information extraction unit, and

said charger comprising;

a charger identification information sending unit that sends the charger identification information to be used to identify said charger to said mobile terminal device.

8. A mobile terminal device connectable to a network, comprising:

a rechargeable battery serving as a power supply of the mobile terminal device;

charger identification information reception means for receiving, from a charger connected to charge said rechargeable battery, charger identification information to be used to identify the charger;

setting information storage means for storing setting information associated with the charger identification information;

setting information extraction means for extracting, from said setting information storage means, the setting information corresponding to the charger identification information received by said charger identification information reception means; and

setting means for setting, in the mobile terminal device, the setting information extracted by said setting information extraction means.

9. A charger for charging a rechargeable battery of a mobile terminal device that includes the rechargeable battery serving as a power supply and is connectable to a network, comprising:

charger identification information sending means for sending charger identification information to be used to identify the charger to the mobile terminal device.

10. A charging system comprising:

a mobile terminal device connectable to a network;

a rechargeable battery serving as a power supply of said mobile terminal device; and

a charger for charging the rechargeable battery,

said mobile terminal device comprising;

charger identification information reception means for receiving, from said charger connected to charge said rechargeable battery, charger identification information to be used to identify said charger;

setting information storage means for storing setting information associated with the charger identification information;

setting information extraction means for extracting, from said setting information storage means, the setting information corresponding to the charger identification information received by said charger identification information reception means; and

setting means for setting, in said mobile terminal device, the setting information extracted by said setting information extraction means, and

said charger comprising;

charger identification information sending means for sending the charger identification information to be used to identify said charger to said mobile terminal device.