METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CHARGING PEN

• US 20180329527A1
• Filed: 05/11/2018
• Published: 11/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2017
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: PARK, Changbyung, LEE, Joohoon, KANG, Byunghoon, PARK, Juwan
• Application Number:
  US15/977,917
• Publication Number:
  US 20180329527A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0384 Wireless input, i.e. hardware and software details of wireless interface arrangements for pointing devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0383 Signal control means within the pointing device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/046 by electromagnetic means
• 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 7/0048 Detection of remaining charge capacity or state of charge [SOC]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/345 using capacitors as storage or buffering devices

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for charging a pen, and the pen may include: a resonance circuit unit that resonates with an electromagnetic field formed in an electronic device to output a resonance signal; a switch control unit that, when the intensity of the resonance signal exceeds an intensity of a first reference range, outputs a signal corresponding to a first level range; and a switch unit that connects the resonance circuit unit and a battery in response to reception of the signal corresponding to the first level range. Various embodiments in addition thereto are also possible.

Claims

1. A pen including a battery, the pen comprising:

a resonance circuit unit configured to resonate with an electromagnetic field formed in an electronic device to output a resonance signal;

a switch control unit configured to, when an intensity of the resonance signal exceeds an intensity of a first reference range, output a signal corresponding to a first level range; and

a switch unit configured to connect the resonance circuit unit and the battery in response to reception of the signal corresponding to the first level range.

2. The pen of claim 1, wherein, when the intensity of the resonance signal is equal to or less than the intensity of the first reference range and exceeds an intensity of a second reference range, the switch control unit is configured to output the signal corresponding to the first level range based on the intensity of the resonance signal.

3. The pen of claim 2, wherein, when the intensity of the resonance signal is increased, the switch control unit is configured to output the signal corresponding to the first level range.

4. The pen of claim 3, wherein:

when the intensity of the resonance signal is decreased, the switch control unit is configured to output a signal corresponding to a second level, and

the switch unit is configured to block a connection to prevent the resonance circuit unit and the battery from being connected in response to reception of the signal corresponding to the second level.

5. The pen of claim 2, wherein:

when the intensity of the resonance signal is equal to or less than the intensity of the second reference range, the switch control unit is configured to output a signal corresponding to a second level range, and

the switch unit is configured to block a connection to prevent the resonance circuit unit and the battery from being connected in response to reception of the signal corresponding to the second level range.

6. The pen of claim 1, wherein the resonance circuit unit includes a variable capacitance configured to change depending on a change in a pressure between the pen and the electronic device.

7. The pen of claim 1, wherein the pen further comprises a communication circuit configured to provide the electronic device with information relating to a power level of the battery.

8. An electronic device comprising:

a detecting sensor that includes at least one coil and is configured to;

generate a detecting signal according to whether a pen is housed in a housing space of the electronic device by using the at least one coil, and

output the detecting signal; and

a processor configured to;

determine whether the pen is housed at least based on the detecting signal of the detecting sensor, and

when the pen is housed in the electronic device, apply a signal the at least one coil included in the detecting sensor to charge the pen.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the detecting sensor includes a first coil wound in a first direction and a second coil wound in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein:

the detecting sensor further includes a paramagnetic material configured to form a path of an electromagnetic field, and

the paramagnetic material is attached to the first coil and the second coil.

11. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein, when the pen is housed in the housing space of the electronic device, the at least one coil is disposed at a location adjacent to an inductor included in the pen.

12. The electronic device of claim 8, further comprising a touch panel, wherein the processor is configured to:

when the pen contacts the touch panel, determine whether a movement of the pen is detected;

when the movement of the pen is not detected, change a time interval during which a signal is applied to at least one coil among a plurality of coils included in the touch panel; and

when a specified time interval has passed after the change of the time interval during which the signal is applied to the at least one coil, restore the time interval during which the signal is applied.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the processor is configured to, when the movement of the pen is not detected, increase a time interval during which a signal is applied to at least one coil corresponding to a point which the pen contacts among the plurality of coils.

14. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the processor is configured to, when the movement of the pen is detected before passage of the specified time interval, restore the time interval during which the signal is applied.

15. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the electronic device further comprises a communication module configured to periodically receive battery information of the pen.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to, when a battery power level of the pen is equal to or greater than a reference battery power level before passage of the specified time interval, restore the time interval during which the signal is applied.

17. The electronic device of claim 8, further comprising a display and a communication module, wherein the processor is configured to:

receive battery information of the pen from the pen through the communication module;

when a battery power level of the pen is less than a first reference battery power level, control the display to display a User Interface (UI) representing that a battery of the pen is required to be charged; and

when a specified time interval has passed after the UI representing that the battery of the pen is required to be charged is displayed, control the display to remove the UI representing that the battery of the pen is required to be charged.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein:

the display includes, in a partial region of the display, a charging coil configured to charge the battery of the pen, and

the processor is configured to control the display to display, on a location of the charging coil, the UI representing that the battery of the pen is required to be charged.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the processor is configured to:

determine whether the pen contacts a location where the UI representing that the battery of the pen is required to be charged is displayed; and

when the pen contacts the location, apply a signal to the charging coil to charge the battery of the pen.

20. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the processor is configured to:

when the battery power level of the pen is equal to or greater than a second reference battery power level before passage of the specified time interval, control to display to remove the UI representing that the battery of the pen is required to be charged; and

block a signal applied to the charging coil.