IP Library Granted Patent US 9,024,577
Granted Patent B2
US 9,024,577 · App. 13/493,479 · Granted May 5, 2015

Non-contact and contact power charging device and controlling method thereof

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Patent No.
US 9,024,577
App. No.
13/493,479
Granted
May 5, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A non-contact-contact power charge device, and a controlling method thereof, includes: a charge contact terminal including a charge output voltage pin, a ground pin, and a non-contact charge connection pin, the charge contact terminal being able to connect to a contact power receiver and a non-contact power transmitter; and a voltage controller configured to apply a non-contact voltage to the charge output voltage pin if the charge contact terminal is connected while the non-contact power transmitter is contacted to the non-contact charge connection pin.

Claims (48)

1. A non-contact-contact power charge device for use with a contact power receiver and a non-contact power transmitter, comprising:

a charge contact terminal including a charge output voltage pin, a ground pin, and a non- contact charge connection pin, the charge contact terminal being able to connect to the contact power receiver and the non-contact power transmitter; and

a voltage controller configured to apply a non-contact voltage to the charge output voltage pin when the charge contact terminal is connected while the non-contact power transmitter is contacted to the non-contact charge connection pin,

wherein the voltage controller is configured to control that a contact voltage is applied to the contact output voltage pin when the contact power receiver is contacted to the charge contact terminal without contacting the non-contact charge connecting pin

wherein the voltage controller comprises: a variable resistor configured to apply a selected one of the contact voltage and the non- contact voltage to the charge output voltage pin based on the contact of the non-contact charge connection pin; and

a regulator configured to operate the variable resistor when the non-contact-contact power transmitter is contacted to the non-contact-contact charge connection pin.

2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

an indicator configured to show whether the contact voltage or the non-contact voltage is applied.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein:

the charge contact terminal includes a data pin for receiving a charge status information from the non-contact transmitter, the charge status information produced in the non-contact receiver, and

the voltage controller is configured to change the non-contact voltage based on the charge status information received via the data pin.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the charge status information includes a full charge information, a voltage down information, and a voltage up information.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the charge contact terminal a 5-pin input-output terminal, an 18-pin input-output terminal, a 20-pin input-output terminal, or a universal serial bus (USB) terminal.

6. A controlling method in a non-contact and contact power charge device, the controlling method comprising:

confirming, by using the non-contact and contact power charge device, whether the power receiver is a non-contact power transmitter or a contact power receiver, based on the contact of the non-contact charge connection pin;

applying, by using the non-contact and contact power charge device, a non-contact voltage to the charge output voltage pin when the power receiver is the non-contact power transmitter; and

applying, by using the non-contact and contact power charge device, a contact voltage to the charge output voltage pin when the power receiver is the contact power receiver

wherein the controlling method is implemented when a power receiver contacts a charge contact terminal including a charge output voltage pin, a ground pin, and a non-contact charge connection pin,

wherein the voltage controller is configured to control that a contact voltage is applied to the contact output voltage pin when the contact power receiver is contacted to the charge contact terminal without contacting the non-contact charge connecting pin,

wherein the voltage controller comprises: a variable resistor configured to apply a selected one of the contact voltage and the non- contact voltage to the charge output voltage pin based on the contact of the non-contact charge connection pin; and

a regulator configured to operate the variable resistor when the non-contact-contact power transmitter is contacted to the non-contact-contact charge connection pin.

7. The controlling method of claim 6 , further comprising the step of:

Showing, by using the non-contact and contact power charge device, whether the contact voltage or the non-contact voltage is applied via an indicator.

8. The controlling method of claim 6 , wherein:

the charge contact terminal comprises a data pin for receiving a charge status information from the non-contact power receiver, and

the controlling method further comprises:

receiving, by using the non-contact and contact power charge device, a charge status information of the non-contact power receiver via the data pin; and

changing, by using the non-contact and contact power charge device, the non-contact or the contact based on the charge status information.

9. The controlling method of claim 8 , wherein the charge status information includes a full charge information, a voltage down information, and a voltage up information.

10. The controlling method of claim 6 , wherein the charge contact terminal is a 5-pin input-output terminal, an 18-pin input-output terminal, a 20-pin input-output terminal, or a universal serial bus (USB) terminal.

11. The controlling method of claim 6 , wherein the applying the non-contact voltage to the charge output voltage pin when the power receiver is the non-contact power transmitter, and the applying the contact voltage to the charge output voltage pin when the power receiver is the contact power receiver comprises:

changing, by using the non-contact and contact power charge device, the voltage applied to the charge output voltage pin via a variable resistor.

12. A wireless power charging system, comprising:

a contact power receiver configured to receive an external power source via a wire;

a non-contact power transmitter configured to apply a power to a non-contact power receiver using an electro-magnetic method; and

a non-contact-contact power charge device, comprising:

a charge contact terminal including a charge output voltage pin, a ground pin, and a non-contact charge connection pin, the charge contact terminal being connectable to the contact power receiver and a non-contact power transmitter; and

a voltage controller configured to apply a non-contact voltage to the charge output voltage pin when the charge contact terminal is connected while the non-contact power transmitter is contacted to the non-contact charge connection pin,

wherein the voltage controller is configured to control that a contact voltage is applied to the contact output voltage pin when the contact power receiver is contacted to the charge contact terminal without contacting the non-contact charge connecting pin

wherein the voltage controller comprises: a variable resistor configured to apply a selected one of the contact voltage and the non- contact voltage to the charge output voltage pin based on the contact of the non-contact charge connection pin; and

a regulator configured to operate the variable resistor when the non-contact-contact power transmitter is contacted to the non-contact-contact charge connection pin.

13. The system of claim 12 , further comprising:

an indicator configured to show whether the contact voltage or the non-contact voltage is applied.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein:

the charge contact terminal includes a data pin for receiving a charge status information from the non-contact transmitter, the charge status information produced in the non-contact receiver, and

the voltage controller is configured to change the non-contact voltage based on the charge status information received via the data pin.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the charge status information includes a full charge information, a voltage down information, and a voltage up information.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the charge contact terminal is a 5-pin input-output terminal, an 18-pin input-output terminal, a 20-pin input-output terminal, or a universal serial bus (USB) terminal.

Assignments (5)
QUITCLAIM ASSIGNMENT Recorded Sep 18, 2025
From: EDISON INNOVATIONS LLC
To: BLUE RIDGE INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 072938/0793 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 24, 2025
From: GE HYBRID TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: DOLBY HYBRID TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 070722/0250 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2025
From: DOLBY HYBRID TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: EDISON INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 070287/0538 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2018
From: HANRIM POSTECH CO., LTD
To: GE HYBRID TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 044660/0188 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2012
From: JUNG, CHUN-KIL; KUK, YOON-SANG
To: HANRIM POSTECH CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 028562/0273 →