DEVICE DEPENDENT MAXIMUM COIL CURRENT

• US 20160380466A1
• Filed: 09/21/2015
• Published: 12/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Roman, John M., Yao, Zhen, Yang, Songnan, Paxman, Robert, Sindia, Suraj
• Application Number:
  US14/859,707
• Publication Number:
  US 20160380466A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• 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 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/24 Inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

This disclosure describes methods, apparatus, and systems related to a maximum coil current system. A device may determine a presence of a first device placed on a charging area of the device, the charging area including a power transmitting surface. The device may establish a connection with the first device using one or more communication protocol. The device may identify device information associated with the first device using the established connection. The device may determine a maximum charging current for the first device based at least in part on the device information.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions; and

at least one processor of one or more processors configured to access the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor of the one or more processors is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to;

determine a presence of a first device of one or more devices placed on a charging area of the device, the charging area including a power transmitting surface;

establish a connection with the first device using one or more communication protocols;

identify device information associated with the first device using the established connection; and

determine a maximum charging current of the first device based at least in part on the device information.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the device information includes at least in part a category of the device.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor of the one or more processors is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

determine a first category of the first device;

determine a second category of a second device of the one or more devices;

determine a first maximum charging current associated with the first device;

determine a second maximum charging current associated with the second device; and

determine that the first maximum charging current is lower than the second maximum charging current when the first category is lower than the second category.

4. The device of claim 2, wherein the category of the device is at least one of a low power output, medium power output, or a high power output.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more communication protocols include at least one of a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Near Field Communication (NFC), in-band modulation, or Wi-Fi.

6. The device of claim 3, wherein the at least one processor of the one or more processors is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to determining, using a pressure sensor, a category of the device based at least in part on a weight of the second device on the charging area of first device.

7. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless signals;

an antenna coupled to the transceiver; and

one or more processors in communication with the transceiver.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

causing an establishment of a connection with a device with a power transmitting unit (PTU) using one or more communication protocols;

identifying a request for device information associated with the device;

causing to send the device information to the PTU; and

identifying a maximum charging current based at least in part on the device information.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions, cause the processor to further perform operations comprising causing to send a request for charging the device.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the device information includes at least in part a category of the device.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the category of the device is at least one of a low power output, medium power output, or a high power output.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the one or more communication protocols include at least one of a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Near Field Communication (NFC), in-band modulation, or Wi-Fi.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the operations to establish a connection include performing a handshake procedure for exchanging identification information with the PTU.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the device information includes at least one of a reactance shift produced by the PTU, a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID), or a BLE medium access control (MAC) address.

15. A method comprising:

determining, by a first device, a presence of a second device placed on a charging area of the first device, the charging area including a power transmitting surface;

establishing a connection with the second device using one or more communication protocols;

identifying device information associated with the second device using the established connection; and

determining a maximum charging current for the second device based at least in part on the device information.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the device information includes at least in part a category of the device.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the category of the device is at least one of a low power output, medium power output, or a high power output.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the one or more communication protocols include at least one of a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Near Field Communication (NFC), in-band modulation, or Wi-Fi.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein establishing a connection includes performing a handshake procedure for exchanging identification information with the first device.

20. The method of claim 15, further including determining, using a pressure sensor, a category of the device based at least in part on a weight of the second device on the charging area of first device.