Wireless charging method and apparatus
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1. A wireless charging method, comprising:
- determining, by a controller of an apparatus for wireless charging including a wireless power transmitter, whether at least one wireless charging device is in a wireless charging area of the apparatus for wireless charging;
when it is determined that there is one wireless charging device in the wireless charging area, charging, by the wireless power transmitter, the one wireless charging device; and
when it is determined that there are at least two wireless charging devices in the wireless charging area, determining, by the controller, priority of wireless charging among the at least two wireless charging devices and wirelessly charging, by the wireless power transmitter, the wireless charging device having higher priority,wherein the wirelessly charging of the wireless charging device having higher priority includes;
a first step of charging wirelessly a device designated in advance to be preferentially charged among the at least two wireless charging devices;
a second step of wirelessly charging a device having a low battery state-of-charge among the at least two wireless charging devices when the designated device is not present or after the designated device is charged; and
a third step of simultaneously charging wirelessly all of the at least two wireless charging devices when the device having a low battery state is not present or after the device having a low battery state-of-charge is charged.
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Abstract
A wireless charging method includes determining whether at least one wireless charging device is in a wireless charging area. When it is determined that there is one wireless charging device in the wireless charging area, the wireless charging device is charged. When it is determined that at least two wireless charging devices are in the wireless charging area, the priority of wireless charging among the at least two wireless charging devices is determined, and the wireless charging device having higher priority is wirelessly charged.
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1. A wireless charging method, comprising:
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determining, by a controller of an apparatus for wireless charging including a wireless power transmitter, whether at least one wireless charging device is in a wireless charging area of the apparatus for wireless charging; when it is determined that there is one wireless charging device in the wireless charging area, charging, by the wireless power transmitter, the one wireless charging device; and when it is determined that there are at least two wireless charging devices in the wireless charging area, determining, by the controller, priority of wireless charging among the at least two wireless charging devices and wirelessly charging, by the wireless power transmitter, the wireless charging device having higher priority, wherein the wirelessly charging of the wireless charging device having higher priority includes; a first step of charging wirelessly a device designated in advance to be preferentially charged among the at least two wireless charging devices; a second step of wirelessly charging a device having a low battery state-of-charge among the at least two wireless charging devices when the designated device is not present or after the designated device is charged; and a third step of simultaneously charging wirelessly all of the at least two wireless charging devices when the device having a low battery state is not present or after the device having a low battery state-of-charge is charged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for wireless charging, comprising:
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a wireless power transmitter; a controller, and a wireless charging area, wherein the controller detects at least two wireless charging devices, and wherein the controller is configured to determine priority of wireless charging among the at least two wireless charging devices and direct the wireless power transmitter to charge the wireless charging device having higher priority, wherein the controller is further configured to; wirelessly charge a device designated to be preferentially charged among the at least two wireless charging devices; wirelessly charge a device having a low battery state-of-charge among the at least two wireless charging devices when the designated device is not present or after the designated device is charged; and when the device having a low battery state-of-charge is not present or after the device having a low battery state-of-charge is charged, simultaneously wirelessly charge all of the at least two wireless charging devices. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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