Garment device and system having wireless charging function, and charging method using the same

• US 9,859,747 B2
• Filed: 01/29/2016
• Issued: 01/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Futureplay Inc.
• Original Assignee: Futureplay Inc.
• Inventors: Hwang, Sungjae, Kim, Jongho
• Primary Examiner(s): Tso, Edward
• Assistant Examiner(s): PIGGUSH, AARON C
• Application Number:
  US15/010,085
• Publication Number:
  US 20170070078A1
• Time in Patent Office: 704 Days
• Field of Search: 320103, 320106, 320108, 320110, 320114, 320134, 320162
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/005 with embedded cable or connector
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2300/324 using snap fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• 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 7/0047 with monitoring or indicating devices or circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/34 Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering H02J7/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/342 The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/0034

Abstract

The embodiments herein achieve a system including a first mobile device; a second mobile device; a garment device; and a control unit. The garment device includes a first connection unit formed in a first area corresponding to a position on which the first mobile device is worn, a second connection unit formed at a position on which the second mobile device is worn, and a fabric cable electrically connected with the first connection unit and the second connection unit. Further, the control unit is configured to control one of a charging of the second mobile device from the first mobile device, and a charging of the first mobile device from the second mobile device based on a charging direction, wherein the charging direction is determined based on a battery information of one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a garment device; and

a control unit included within a first mobile device,

wherein the garment device includes a first connection unit formed in a first area corresponding to a position on which the first mobile device is placed, a second connection unit formed at a position on which a second mobile device is placed, and a fabric cable electrically connected with the first connection unit and the second connection unit,

wherein the control unit is configured to control one of a charging of the second mobile device from the first mobile device, and a charging of the first mobile device from the second mobile device based on a charging direction through the fabric cable,

wherein the charging direction is determined based on a battery information of one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device, and

wherein the second connection unit includes a coil, and the control unit controls the first mobile unit to increase charging voltage so as to confirm a wireless charging standard between the second mobile unit and the second connection unit when the second mobile unit is charged from the first mobile unit.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein when at least one of the first mobile and the second mobile device satisfies a proximity condition for a corresponding area between the first area and the second area, the control unit is configured to control at least one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device to execute a charging related application.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein when the first mobile device and the second mobile device satisfy a proximity condition for the first area and the second area, the garment device sets a charging standby mode for the first mobile device and second mobile device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first area is corresponding to the position on which the first mobile device is worn.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the second area is corresponding to the position on which the second mobile device is worn.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the garment device is formed of only passive element.

7. A system comprising:

a first mobile device having a control unit;

a second mobile device; and

a garment device;

wherein the garment device includes a first connection unit formed in a first area corresponding to a position on which a first mobile device is placed, a second connection unit formed at a position on which a second mobile device is placed, and a fabric cable electrically connected with the first connection unit and the second connection unit,

wherein the control unit is configured to control one of a charging of the second mobile device from the first mobile device, and a charging of the first mobile device from the second mobile device based on a charging direction through the fabric cable,

wherein the charging direction is determined based on a battery information of one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device,

wherein the second connection unit includes a coil, and the control unit controls the first mobile unit to increase charging voltage so as to confirm a wireless charging standard between the second mobile unit and the second connection unit when the second mobile unit is charged from the first mobile unit.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein at least one of the first and second mobile devices includes a display, which displays an execution screen of the charging related application.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the execution screen includes at least one of a battery charging information and a battery use quantity information.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein each of the first mobile device and the second mobile device includes an input unit which receives a user input related to the charging.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein at least one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device receives a user input related to at least one of a setting and release of a charging standby mode, a setting and release of a charging activation mode, and a setting and release of a charging through the input unit.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the garment device is formed of only passive element.