INTEGRATING A WIRELESS CHARGING DEVICE WITH A HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI)

• US 20160218545A1
• Filed: 01/22/2015
• Published: 07/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Inventors: Schroeder, Jeffrey Mark, Madau, Dinu Petre, Zack, Gary Edward
• Granted Patent: US 9,722,452 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 7/0047 with monitoring or indicating devices or circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0048 Detection of remaining charge capacity or state of charge [SOC]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/126 using wireless data transmission

Abstract

A system and method for integrating a wireless charging device with a display is provided herein. The system includes an information receiver to receive information from the wireless charging device; an information processor to process the information, and the processed information being about a wireless charging device or an electronic device on the wireless charging device; and an information communicator to communicate the processed information to a display coupled to the system.

Claims

1. A system for integrating a wireless charging device with a display, comprising:

a data store comprising a computer readable medium storing a program of instructions for the integrating;

a processor that executes the program of instructions;

an information receiver to receive information from the wireless charging device;

an information processor to process the information, and the processed information being about a wireless charging device or an electronic device on the wireless charging device; and

an information communicator to communicate the processed information to a display coupled to the system.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the information is sourced via a transmission technique from the electronic device to the wireless charging device.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processed information is defined as an on/off status of the wireless charging device.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processed information is defined as an alignment aid for the electronic device relative to a transmitter coil associated with the wireless charging device.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processed information is defined as a charge level of the electronic device.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processed information is defined as a charge rate of the electronic device.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processed information is defined as a charge efficiency of the electronic device.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processed information is defined as a time to charge the electronic device via the wireless charging device.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless charging device is further configured to charge a second electronic.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the processed information is defined as a mode of charging associated with the electronic device and the second electronic device, respectively.

11. The system according to claim 9, wherein the processed information is defined as a number of devices being actively charged via the wireless charging device.

12. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processed information is defined as an identification associated with the wireless charging device.

13. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processed information is defined as an operation condition of a battery being wirelessly charged via the wireless charging device.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the processed information is further defined as an abnormal condition of the battery.

15. A system for controlling a wireless charging device via a human machine interface (HMI) display, comprising:

a data store comprising a computer readable medium storing a program of instructions for the controlling;

a processor that executes the program of instructions;

a human machine interface (HMI) display command receiver to receive a command via the HMI display;

a command processor to process the command; and

a command propagator to communicate the processed command to the wireless charging device.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein the processed command is defined as an instruction to control the on/off state of the wireless charging device.

17. The system according to claim 15, wherein the processed command is defined as a selection of a wireless charging mode.

18. The system according to claim 15, wherein, in response to a second electronic device being on the wireless charging device in a state of wireless charging, the processed command is defined as a selection of whether to control whether each of the electronic device and the second electronic device individually is wirelessly charged.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein the processed command is defined a priority associated with wireless charging of each of the electronic device and the second electronic device.

20. A method for integrating a wireless charging device and a human machine interface (HMI) display, comprising:

receiving information about the wireless charging device via an electrical signal;

creating a graphical user interface (GUI) based on the received information; and

allowing a control of the wireless charging device based on interaction with the GUI,

wherein at least one of the receiving, creating, and allowing is performed on a processor.