NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND LOCATION-BASED SERVICE SYSTEM USING THE SAME

• US 20160126748A1
• Filed: 10/16/2015
• Published: 05/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wit Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Park, Sung Heum, Cho, Hyung Wook, Cho, Sang Ho, Lee, Sang Beom, Chang, Ki Won, Park, Chul Gyun, Sung, Jae Suk, Kang, Chang Soo, Han, Hee Sun
• Granted Patent: US 10,135,256 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• 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 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/107 wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/20 Information technology specific aspects, e.g. CAD, simulation, modelling, system security

Abstract

A non-contact power transmission device includes a power transmission unit configured to contactlessly provide electric power; a controller configured to provide location information of the non-contact power transmission device; and a communications unit configured to transmit the location information and product information received from a non-contact power reception device to a server, and receive an approval to transmit electric power to the non-contact power reception device from the server.

Claims

1. A non-contact power transmission device comprising:

a power transmission unit configured to contactlessly provide electric power;

a controller configured to provide location information of the non-contact power transmission device; and

a communications unit configured to transmit the location information and product information received from a non-contact power reception device to a server, and receive an approval to transmit electric power to the non-contact power reception device from the server.

2. The non-contact power transmission device of claim 1, wherein the controller comprises an information manager configured to provide the location information.

3. The non-contact power transmission device of claim 2, wherein the controller further comprises a charging controller configured to determine an authority for charging based on the approval to transmit electric power received from the server.

4. The non-contact power transmission device of claim 3, wherein the information manager is further configured to control the communications unit to transmit the location information to the server in response to the authority for charging being determined by the charging controller.

5. The non-contact power transmission device of claim 4, wherein the communications unit is further configured to receive location-based service data associated with the location information from the server;

and

the controller further comprises a service data manager configured to receive the location-based service data associated with the location information from communications unit.

6. A location-based service system comprising:

a non-contact power transmission device configured to contactlessly provide electric power, receive product information of a non-contact power reception device, and transmit the product information and location information of the non-contact power transmission device;

a non-contact power reception device configured to receive the electric power from the non-contact power transmission device and transmit the product information;

a mobile terminal configured to be charged by electric power by the non-contact power reception device, receive the product information, and transmit the product information and user information of the mobile terminal; and

a server configured to receive the location information, the product information from the non-contact power transmission device and the mobile terminal, and the user information, approve the non-contact power transmission device to transmit electric power in response to the product information received from the non-contact power transmission device matching the product information received from the mobile terminal, and transmit location-based service data based on the location information of the non-contact power transmission device.

7. The location-based service system of claim 6, wherein the server is further configured to transmit the location-based service data to either one or both of the non-contact power transmission device and the mobile terminal.

8. The location-based service system of claim 6, wherein the mobile terminal comprises:

a charging unit configured to be charged by electric power contactlessly received from the non-contact power reception device according to an approval for the non-contact power transmission device to transmit electric power provided by the server; and

a controller configured to transmit the user information and the product information to the server.

9. The location-based service system of claim 8, wherein the controller of the mobile terminal is further configured to receive the location-based service data.

10. The location-based service system of claim 6, wherein the server comprises:

a storing unit configured to store location information assigned to the non-contact power transmission device and location data associated with the location information, receive the location information from the non-contact power transmission device, and output the location data; and

a location-based service provider configured to receive the location data, the product information from the non-contact power transmission device and the mobile terminal, and the user information, determine a location of the mobile terminal using the location data, approve the non-contact power transmission device to transmit electric power in response to the product information received from the non-contact power transmission device matching the product information received from the mobile terminal, and transmit the location-based service data based on the determined location of the mobile terminal.

11. The location-based service system of claim 10, wherein the location-based service provider of the server is further configured to determine the location of the non-contact power transmission device as the location of the mobile terminal based on the location data and the user information.

12. The location-based service system of claim 6, wherein the server is further configured to transmit the location-based service data based on the location information of the non-contact power transmission device and the user information of the mobile terminal.

13. A wireless power transmission device comprising:

a power transmission unit configured to wirelessly transmit power to a wireless power reception device; and

a controller configured to;

provide location information enabling a server to identify a location of the wireless power transmission device; and

control the power transmission unit to wirelessly transmit power to the wireless power reception device in response to an approval by the server of wireless transmission of power to the wireless power reception device.

14. The wireless power transmission device of claim 13, further comprising a communications unit configured to transmit the location information to the server, and receive approval information indicating the approval from the server;

wherein the controller is further configured to control the power transmission unit to wirelessly transmit power to the wireless power reception device based on the approval information.

15. The wireless power transmission device of claim 14, wherein the communications unit is further configured to receive from the wireless power reception device product information enabling the server to approve the wireless transmission of power to the wireless power reception device, and transmit the product information to the server.

16. The wireless power transmission device of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to receive location-based service data selected by the server based on the location information.

17. The wireless power transmission device of claim 16, further comprising a communications unit configured to transmit the location information to the server, receive approval information indicating the approval from the server, and receive the location-based service data from the server;

wherein the controller is further configured to control the power transmission unit to wirelessly transmit power to the wireless power reception device based on the approval information.

18. The wireless power transmission device of claim 17, wherein the communications unit is further configured to transmit the location-based service data to a mobile terminal configured to be charged by power wirelessly received by the wireless power reception device from the power transmission unit.