METHOD FOR CHARGING ONE OR MORE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CHARGING DEVICE THEREFOR

• US 20180006487A1
• Filed: 09/18/2017
• Published: 01/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Dong-Zo, Song, Keum-Su, Park, Sung-Bum, Kim, Do-Won, Yeo, Sung-Ku
• Granted Patent: US 10,135,291 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0071 with a programmable schedule
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/02 for charging batteries from ac mains by converters

Abstract

A charging device for charging one or more electronic devices is provided. The charging device includes a charging unit configured to include a first charging unit, and a second charging unit, the second charging unit protruding upward from a surface of the charging unit at an angle greater than or equal to a predetermined reference angle with respect to the surface of the charging unit, wherein, if at least one of the first charging unit and the second charging unit is arranged to face at least one electronic device in a face-to-face manner, the at least one of the first charging unit and the second charging unit supplies wireless power to the at least one electronic device.

Claims

1. An electronic device for receiving wireless power, the electronic device comprising:

a display configured to display the date, the day, the current time or weather in a clock mode; and

a processor configured to;

if the electronic device starts to receive wireless power from a charging device, switch an operation mode of the electronic device to the clock mode,

if a reception of the wireless power from the charging device is terminated, determine whether charging of the electronic device is completed, and

if the charging of the electronic device is completed, maintain the clock mode.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

if the charging of the electronic device is not completed, stopping the clock mode.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the clock mode is an operation mode for continuously displaying the date, the day, the current time, or weather.

4. The electronic device of the claim 1, wherein, if the electronic device is arranged to face to the charging device in a face-to-face manner, the reception of the wireless power is started.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the charging device includes a first part protruding upward from a surface of the charging device at an angle greater than or equal to a predetermined angle with respect to the surface of the charging device,

wherein, if the electronic device is inserted into a groove of the charging device and arranged to face to the first part in a face-to-face manner, the reception of the wireless power is started.

6. A method for receiving wireless power at an electronic device, the method comprising:

if the electronic device starts to receive wireless power from a charging device, switching an operation mode of the electronic device to a clock mode;

if a reception of the wireless power from the charging device is terminated, determining whether charging of the electronic device is completed; and

if the charging of the electronic device is completed, maintaining the clock mode.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

if the charging of the electronic device is not completed, stopping the clock mode.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the clock mode is an operation mode for continuously displaying a date, a day, a current time, or weather.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein, if the electronic device is arranged to face to the charging device in a face-to-face manner, the reception of the wireless power is started.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the charging device includes a first part protruding upward from a surface of the charging device at an angle greater than or equal to a predetermined angle with respect to the surface of the charging device,

wherein, if the electronic device is inserted into a groove of the charging device and arranged to face to the first part in a face-to-face manner, the reception of the wireless power is started.

11. An electronic device for receiving wireless power, the electronic device comprising

a communication interface;

a display configured to display the date, the day, the current time or weather in a clock mode; and

a processor configured to;

if the electronic device starts to receive wireless power from a charging device, switch an operation mode of the electronic device to the clock mode, and

during receiving the wireless power from the charging device, control the communication interface to transmit, to another electronic device connected with the electronic device, a request for performing a function that is requested from the electronic device such that the function is performed in the other electronic device.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the communication interface further configured to receive a performance result of the function from the other electronic device.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

control the display to display the performance result of the function.

14. A method for receiving wireless power, the method comprising:

displaying the date, the day, the current time or weather in a clock mode;

if the electronic device starts to receive wireless power from a charging device, switching an operation mode of the electronic device to the clock mode; and

during receiving the wireless power from the charging device, transmitting, to another electronic device connected with the electronic device, a request for performing a function that is requested from the electronic device such that the function is performed in the other electronic device.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving a performance result of the function from the other electronic device.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

displaying the performance result of the function.