Wireless power transfer method, apparatus and system

• US 10,630,345 B2
• Filed: 11/05/2018
• Issued: 04/21/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Yongcheol, Lee, Hyunbeom
• Primary Examiner(s): Fureman, Jared
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bukhari, Aqeel H
• Application Number:
  US16/180,961
• Publication Number:
  US 20190074867A1
• Time in Patent Office: 533 Days
• Field of Search: None
• 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 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/266 One coil at each side, e.g. with primary and secondary coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

A wireless power receiver capable of receiving power, the wireless power receiver includes a wireless conversion unit configured to transmit first information to a wireless power transmitter based on a first communication protocol and to receive from the wireless power transmitter based on the first communication protocol, the first information including information about whether the wireless power receiver supports a second communication protocol different from the first communication protocol, the second information including information about whether the wireless power transmitter supports the second communication protocol; and a control unit configured to communicate over at least one of the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol with the wireless power transmitter, further the control unit is configured to establish the second communication protocol between the wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver based on the first information and the second information.

Claims

1. A wireless power receiver capable of receiving power, wherein the wireless power receiver is configured to:

transmit first information to a wireless power transmitter based on a first communication protocol;

receive second information from the wireless power transmitter based on the first communication protocol, wherein the first information includes information about whether the wireless power receiver supports a second communication protocol different from the first communication protocol and the second information includes information about whether the wireless power transmitter supports the second communication protocol;

communicate over at least one of the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol with the wireless power transmitter; and

establish the second communication protocol between the wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver based on the first information and the second information,

wherein the first communication protocol defines a communication interface, and the communication interface is extended for the first information to support the second communication protocol.

2. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, wherein the wireless power receiver is configured to communicate over the second communication protocol with the wireless power transmitter if the first information includes the information that the wireless power receiver supports the second communication protocol.

3. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, wherein the first communication protocol is an in-band communication protocol, and the second communication protocol is an out-of-band communication protocol.

4. The wireless power receiver of claim 3, wherein the second communication protocol is Bluetooth.

5. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, wherein the wireless power receiver is configured to change the communication status to communicate over the first communication protocol when the wireless power receiver does not communicate over the second communication protocol within a predetermined period of time or continuously communicate over the first communication protocol.

6. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, wherein the first information comprises information on a power class of the wireless power receiver.

7. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, wherein the first information comprises a communication protocol catalog containing at least one communication protocol including the second communication protocol.

8. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, wherein the wireless power receiver is further configured to initialize a communication status before establishing the second communication protocol.