Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof

• US 8,798,538 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2012
• Issued: 08/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Yoo, Hyunsun, Kim, Youngtae, Yi, Mizi, Lee, Joonbum, Chong, Kabsung, Han, Kiwon
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Tuan
• Application Number:
  US13/718,712
• Publication Number:
  US 20130281160A1
• Time in Patent Office: 595 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.1, 455/572, 455/573, 320/108, 320/114, 320/115, 307/104
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/40 using two or more transmitting or receiving devices H02J50/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/70 involving the reduction of electric, magnetic or electromagnetic leakage fields
• 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 1/3883 Arrangements for mounting batteries or battery chargers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a power supply unit including a chargeable battery; a wireless power transmitting unit configured to transform power supplied from the battery into a magnetic field, and to transmit the magnetic field to at least one other terminal placed within a predetermined distance from the mobile terminal; and a controller configured to control an amount of power supplied from the battery to the wireless power transmitting unit.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a display unit;

a power supply unit including a chargeable battery;

a reinforcement panel configured to prevent deformation of the display unit by contacting with one surface of the display unit;

a wireless power transmitting unit configured to transform power supplied from the battery into a magnetic field, and to transmit the magnetic field to at least one other terminal placed within a predetermined distance from the mobile terminal;

a wireless power receiving unit configured to receive an external magnetic field and to transform the externally received magnetic field into the power;

a shielding member configured to cut off a magnetic field, where the shielding member is positioned between the wireless power transmitting unit and the wireless power receiving unit; and

a controller configured to control an amount of power supplied from the battery to the wireless power transmitting unit and to charge the battery with the power transformed by the wireless power receiving unit,

wherein the wireless power transmitting unit transforms the power supplied from the battery into the magnetic field by applying a current to a coil wire arranged within the reinforcement panel or contacts with one surface of the reinforcement panel.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the reinforcement panel comprises a magnetic body.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the magnetic body comprises a ferrite magnetic body.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the wireless power receiving unit is further configured to receive the external magnetic field via a coil-shaped wire, to generate a current voltage and current induced into the coil-shape wire, and then to transform the voltage and current into the power used to charge the battery.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the wireless power transmitting unit is further configured to transform the power supplied from the charged battery into the magnetic field and to said at least one other terminal, and

wherein the wireless power receiving unit receives the external magnetic field from a charging pad in which the mobile terminal is placed above the charging pad, and transmits the magnetic field to said at least one other terminal superimposed with the mobile terminal and the charging pad.

6. A method of controlling a mobile terminal including a display unit, a power supply unit including a chargeable battery, and a reinforcement panel configured to prevent deformation of the display unit by contacting with one surface of the display unit, the method comprising:

transforming, via a wireless power transmitting unit of the mobile terminal, power supplied from the battery into a magnetic field, and transmitting the magnetic field to at least one other terminal placed within a predetermined distance from the mobile terminal;

receiving, via a wireless power receiving unit of the mobile terminal, an external magnetic field and transforming the externally received magnetic field into the power;

cutting off, via a shielding member of the mobile terminal, a magnetic field, where the shielding member is positioned between the wireless power transmitting unit and the wireless power receiving unit; and

controlling, via a controller of the mobile terminal, an amount of power supplied from the battery to the wireless power transmitting unit and charging the battery with the power transformed by the wireless power receiving unit,

wherein the wireless power transmitting unit transforms the power supplied from the battery into the magnetic field by applying a current to a coil wire arranged within the reinforcement panel or contacts with one surface of the reinforcement panel.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the reinforcement panel comprises a magnetic body.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the magnetic body comprises a ferrite magnetic body.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving, via the wireless power receiving unit, the external magnetic field via a coil-shaped wire;

generating a current voltage and current induced into the coil-shape wire; and

transforming the voltage and current into the power used to charge the battery.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

transforming, via the wireless power transmitting unit, the power supplied from the charged battery into the magnetic field and transmitting the magnetic field to said at least one other terminal; and

receiving, via the wireless power receiving unit, the external magnetic field from a charging pad in which the mobile terminal is placed above the charging pad,

wherein said at least one other terminal is superimposed with the mobile terminal and the charging pad.