METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING WIREDLY AND WIRELESSLY CHARGING RECHARGEABLE DEVICES AS WELL AS WIRELESSLY MANAGING RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES THEREOF USING A SMART ADAPTOR SUBSYSTEM

• US 20180013307A1
• Filed: 07/07/2016
• Published: 01/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pavan Pudipeddi
• Original Assignee: Pavan Pudipeddi
• Inventors: PUDIPEDDI, PAVAN
• Application Number:
  US15/203,810
• Publication Number:
  US 20180013307A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 38/14 Inductive couplings for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/70 involving the reduction of electric, magnetic or electromagnetic leakage fields
• 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 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0045 concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries
• 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: H02J 7/0049 Detection of fully charged condition
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/005 Detection of state of health [SOH]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007 Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0296 switching to a backup power supply

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for managing wiredly and wirelessly charging at least one of a fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device. The method may comprise wirelessly charging a first of the at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device serving as sink consuming power, when subjected to charging, using a wireless receiver detachably coupled to a smart adaptor subsystem via a first pair of magnetic connectors, detachably magnetically coupling a USB cable via second and third pairs of magnetic connectors correspondingly to a second of the at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device serving as source supplying power, when subjected to charging, and the smart adaptor subsystem for facilitating wiredly charging the first of the at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device, upon detachably magnetically coupling the USB cable, generating a cable detection signal using at least one of the wireless receiver and smart adaptor subsystem, upon successfully detecting the USB cable, generating an enable signal facilitating initiation of the smart adaptor subsystem using at least one of the wireless receiver and smart adaptor subsystem and upon generating the enable signal, automatically disabling the wireless receiver using the smart adaptor subsystem, thereby facilitating wiredly charging the first of the at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device.

Claims

1. A method for managing wiredly and wirelessly charging at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications devices, the method comprising:

wirelessly charging a first of the at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications devices serving as sink consuming power, when subjected to charging, using a wireless receiver detachably coupled to a smart adaptor subsystem via a first pair of at least one of magnetic and non-magnetic connectors;

detachably at least one of magnetically and non-magnetically coupling a USB cable via second and third pairs of at least one of magnetic and non-magnetic connectors correspondingly to i) a second of the at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications devices serving as source supplying power, when subjected to charging, and ii) the smart adaptor subsystem, in that order, for facilitating wiredly charging the at least one of first fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device;

upon detachably at least one of magnetically and non-magnetically coupling the USB cable, generating a cable detection signal using at least one of the wireless receiver and smart adaptor subsystem, thereby facilitating detecting the presence of the USB cable;

upon successfully detecting the USB cable, generating an enable signal facilitating initiation of the smart adaptor subsystem using at least one of the wireless receiver and smart adaptor subsystem; and

upon generating the enable signal, automatically disabling the wireless receiver using the smart adaptor subsystem, thereby facilitating wiredly charging the at least one of first fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one of first fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device serving as sink consuming power as well as the at least one of second fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device serving as source supplying power is at least one of a chargeable and rechargeable device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of automatically disabling the wireless receiver using the smart adaptor subsystem, thereby facilitating wiredly charging the at least one of first fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device serving as sink consuming power, upon generating the enable signal further comprises:

utilizing a Field-Effect Transistor (FET) for automatically disabling the wireless receiver, thereby facilitating wiredly charging the at least one of first fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device serving as sink consuming power.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the FET is a dual P-Channel Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor FET (MOSFET) or PMOS FET.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless receiver is a retrofit wireless plug-in receiver.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the retrofit wireless plug-in receiver is a custom-designed wireless receiver.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the custom-designed retrofit wireless plug-in receiver is capable of generating the cable detection signal and the enable signal.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first pair of magnetic connectors comprise a first female magnetic USB connector socket (or receptacle) and first male magnetic USB connector plug.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first pair of non-magnetic connectors comprise a first female USB connector socket (or receptacle) and first male USB connector plug.

10. A method for managing wiredly and wirelessly charging at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications devices, the method comprising:

wirelessly charging a first of the at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications devices serving as sink consuming power, when subjected to charging, using a wireless receiver detachably coupled to a smart adaptor subsystem via a first pair of at least one of magnetic and non-magnetic connectors;

detachably at least one of magnetically and non-magnetically coupling a USB cable via second and third pairs of at least one of magnetic and non-magnetic connectors correspondingly to i) a second of the at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications devices serving as source supplying power, when subjected to charging, and ii) the smart adaptor subsystem, in that order, for facilitating wiredly charging the at least one of first fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device,

upon detachably at least one of magnetically and non-magnetically coupling the USB cable, generating a cable detection signal using the smart adaptor subsystem, thereby facilitating detecting the presence of the USB cable;

upon successfully detecting the USB cable, autonomously and automatically generating at least one of disable and cut-off signal using the wireless receiver, thereby facilitating at least one of disabling and cutting-off the wireless receiver from wirelessly charging the first of the at least one of first fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device; and

upon at least one of disabling and cutting-off the wireless receiver, autonomously and automatically generating an enable signal facilitating initiation of the smart adaptor subsystem using the smart adaptor subsystem, thereby facilitating wiredly charging the first of the at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications devices.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the smart adaptor subsystem comprises a pair of at least one of long and customized power supply pins for connecting to the wireless receiver ahead of at least one of short and standard remnant pins thereof by circumventing the same.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the pair of at least one of long and customized power supply pins are V_BUS and GND pins corresponding to positive and negative supply voltages, and wherein the pair of at least one of long and customized power supply pins are relatively longer in length vis-à

-vis the at least one of short and standard remnant pins.

13. A method of managing wiredly and wirelessly charging at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications devices in a secure access controlled mode, the method comprising:

presetting a smart adaptor subsystem as well as a first device of the at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications devices, capable of serving as sink consuming power, when subjected to charging, in a discoverable mode using Service Discovery Protocols (SDP), thereby facilitating automatic detection of the first device on a network;

upon at least one of arrival and presence of the first device of the at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device as guest within at least one of proximity and vicinity of the smart adaptor subsystem in the network, searching for detection of the at least one of the first device of the at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device;

upon successfully detecting the first device of the at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device, ethically hacking the first device using the smart adaptor subsystem for transmitting at least one of messages, alerts and notifications based on one or more network addressing and routing methodologies for at least one of requesting and inviting the user thereof to charge the first device using the smart adaptor subsystem;

upon opting to charge the first device of the at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device by the user thereof, ethically hacking the smart adaptor subsystem using the first device for transmitting at least one of messages, alerts and notifications based on the one or more network addressing and routing methodologies for confirming charging;

upon receiving the confirmation, initiating at least one of pairing and bonding mechanism using the smart adaptor subsystem, thereby facilitating at least one of setting-up and establishment of at least one of an initial link and connection with the first device of the at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device for bidirectional communication therebetween; and

subjecting the first device of the at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device to user-level security assessment via implementation of an Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) protocol using the smart adaptor subsystem, thereby facilitating secure access to the smart adaptor subsystem for at least one of wiredly and wirelessly charging the first device of the at least one of fixed, portable and wearable computing and communications device.