Three-dimensional glasses and system for wireless power transmission

• US 8,922,161 B2
• Filed: 05/06/2011
• Issued: 12/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Choi, Sung-jin, Yi, Kang-hyun, Lee, Myoung-jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Tso, Edward
• Assistant Examiner(s): OMAR, AHMED H
• Application Number:
  US13/102,140
• Publication Number:
  US 20120223674A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,334 Days
• Field of Search: 320/108
• US Class Current: 320/108
• 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 50/005 Mechanical details of housing or structure aiming to accommodate the power transfer means, e.g. mechanical integration of coils, antennas or transducers into emitting or receiving devices
• 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: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/341 using temporal multiplexing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2213/008 Aspects relating to glasses for viewing stereoscopic images

Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) glasses and a system for wireless power transmission are provided. The 3D glasses include a frame, a resonance reception part which includes a reception conductive wire loop and a resonance capacitor for wireless charging, a rectification part which rectifies a voltage generated by the resonance reception part, and a charging part which charges a battery using the rectified voltage. The frame includes a first temple, a second temple, a first lens holder part, a second lens holder part, and a bridge part connecting the first lens holder part and the second lens holder part.

Claims

1. Three-dimensional (3D) glasses comprising:

a frame;

a resonance reception part comprising a reception conductive wire loop and a resonance capacitor connected to the reception conductive wire loop;

a rectification part configured to rectify a voltage generated by the resonance reception part; and

a charging part configured to charge a battery using the rectified voltage,

wherein the frame comprises a first temple, a second temple, a first lens holder part, a second lens holder part, and a bridge connecting the first lens holder part and the second lens holder part,

wherein the first temple, the second temple, the first lens holder part, the second lens holder part, and the bridge are in one body or in a plurality of bodies,

wherein the reception conductive wire loop is mounted in the frame and extends along at least the first lens holder part, and

wherein the 3D glasses are configured to be used for the viewing of 3D content.

2. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reception conductive wire loop is mounted in the frame and extends along an edge of the first lens holder part.

3. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, wherein the resonance capacitor is mounted in one of the first lens holder, the bridge part, and the first temple.

4. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rectification part is mounted in one of the first lens holder part, the bridge part, and the first temple.

5. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, wherein the charging part is mounted in one of the first lens holder part, the bridge part, and the first temple.

6. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, wherein the resonance reception part further comprises a pick-up conductive wire loop in which a current generated in the reception conductive wire loop is induced.

7. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the resonance reception part further comprises a pick-up conductive wire loop in which a current generated in the reception conductive wire loop is induced, and

the pick-up conductive wire loop is mounted in the frame and extends along an edge of the frame.

8. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the resonance reception part further comprises a pick-up conductive wire loop in which a current generated in the reception conductive wire loop is induced, and

the pick-up conductive wire loop is mounted in the frame and extends along an edge of the first lens holder part.

9. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a DC to DC conversion part configured to convert an output voltage of the rectification part into a voltage suitable for the charging part.

10. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, wherein the charging part comprises a charging integrated circuit configured to control a charging operation using an output voltage of the rectification part.

11. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reception conductive wire loop comprises one of a printed circuit board (PCB) and a film PCB.

12. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a wireless communication part,

wherein a charging operation of at least one of the resonance reception part, the rectification part, and the charging part is configured to be controlled according to control information received from the wireless communication part.

13. The 3D glasses as claimed in claim 12, wherein the wireless communication part is configured to perform wireless communication according to a Bluetooth standard.

14. A system for wireless power transmission, the system comprising:

a power transmission apparatus comprising a resonance transmission part configured to wirelessly transmit power; and

a power reception apparatus comprising a frame and a resonance reception part configured to wirelessly receive power,

wherein the power reception apparatus comprises three-dimensional (3D) glasses configured to be used for the viewing of 3D content,

wherein the resonance transmission part comprises;

a transmission conductive wire loop which is formed along an edge of the power transmission apparatus, and

a first resonance capacitor which is connected to the transmission conductive wire loop,

wherein the resonance reception part comprises;

a reception conductive wire loop which is formed along an edge of the power reception apparatus, and

a second resonance capacitor which is connected to the reception conductive wire loop,

wherein the frame comprises a first temple, a second temple, a first lens holder part, a second lens holder part, and a bridge connecting the first lens holder part and the second lens holder part,

wherein the first temple, the second temple, the first lens holder part, the second lens holder part, and the bridge are in one body or in a plurality of bodies, and

wherein the reception conductive wire loop is mounted in the frame and extends along at least the first lens holder part.

15. The system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the power reception apparatus further comprises:

a rectification part configured to rectify a voltage generated by the resonance reception part; and

a charging part configured to charge a battery using the rectified voltage.

16. The system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the power reception apparatus further comprises a DC to DC conversion part configured to convert an output voltage of the rectification part into a voltage suitable for the charging part.

17. The system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the power reception apparatus further comprises a charging integrated circuit configured to control a charging operation using an output voltage of the rectification part.

18. The system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the power transmission apparatus further comprises a feeder conductive wire loop configured to induce a current in the transmission conductive wire loop.

19. The system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the power reception apparatus further comprises a pick-up conductive wire loop in which a current generated in the reception conductive wire loop is induced.

20. The system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the reception conductive wire loop comprises one of a printed circuit board (PCB) and a film PCB.

21. The system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the transmission conductive wire loop comprises a metal plate which consists of one of Cu, Al, and SPTE.

22. The system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the power transmission apparatus comprises a display panel.

23. The system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the power transmission apparatus comprises a cradle.

24. The system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the power transmission apparatus comprises one of a box and a cylinder within which the power reception apparatus fits.

25. The system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the power reception apparatus comprises three-dimensional glasses.

26. The system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the power reception apparatus comprises a remote controller.

27. The system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the power reception apparatus further comprises a wireless communication part, and the power reception apparatus is configured to control a charging operation of at least one of the resonance reception part, the rectification part, and the charging part according to control information received from the wireless communication part.

28. The system as claimed in claim 27, wherein the wireless communication part is configured to perform wireless communication according to a Bluetooth standard.

29. A system for wireless power transmission, the system comprising:

a power transmission apparatus comprising a transmission conductive wire loop, a first resonance capacitor connected to the transmission conductive wire loop, and a feeder conductive wire loop configured to induce a current in the transmission conductive wire loop; and

a power reception apparatus comprising a reception conductive wire loop, a second resonance capacitor connected to the reception conductive wire loop, and a pick-up conductive wire loop, wherein the reception conductive wire loop is configured to generate a current in the pick-up conductive wire loop,

wherein the power reception apparatus comprises three-dimensional (3D) glasses configured to be used for the of 3D content,

wherein the three-dimensional glasses comprises a frame,

wherein the frame comprises a first temple, a second temple, a first lens holder part, a second lens holder part, and a bridge connecting the first lens holder part and the second lens holder part,

wherein the first temple, the second temple, the first lens holder part, the second lens holder part, and the bridge are in one body or in a plurality of bodies, and

wherein the reception conductive wire loop is mounted in the frame and extends along at least the first lens holder part.