IP Library Granted Patent US 9,559,524
Granted Patent B2
US 9,559,524 · App. 14/130,423 · Granted Jan 31, 2017

Feed system, feed unit, and electronic unit

Inventor: Yoichi Uramoto (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
H02J4/00H02J5/005H02J7/0004H02J7/025H02J17/00H02J50/10H02J50/60H02J50/80H01M10/425H01M10/46H01M2010/4278
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Patent No.
US 9,559,524
App. No.
14/130,423
Granted
Jan 31, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A feed system has a first electronic unit, a second electronic unit, and a feed unit. The first electronic unit and the feed unit are separated. The feed unit transmits power to a power reception section of the second electronic unit based upon result information of a first authentication between the first electronic unit and the second electronic unit. The feed unit performs a second authentication on the second electronic unit in conjunction with power transmission.

Claims (25)

1. A feed system comprising:

a first electronic unit configured for communication with a second electronic unit; and

a feed unit configured to output a first wireless transmission of power of the second electronic unit based upon result information of a first authentication between the first electronic unit and the second electronic unit,

wherein the feed unit and the first electronic unit are configured to perform a second authentication between the feed unit and the second electronic unit during the first wireless transmission of the power, and

wherein the feed unit outputs a second wireless transmission of power to the second electronic unit based upon result information of the second authentication.

2. The feed system according to claim 1 , wherein the first electronic unit is separate from the feed unit.

3. The feed system according to claim 1 , wherein a detection section in the feed unit detects an object to be charged, such as the second electronic unit.

4. The feed system according to claim 1 , wherein the first electronic unit is configured to supply the power to the feed unit.

5. The feed system according to claim 1 , wherein the feed unit and the first electronic unit are connected using USB.

6. The feed system according to claim 1 , wherein the feed unit includes an external power source input section configured to receive the power from a source external to the feed system.

7. The feed system according to claim 1 , wherein the first electronic unit comprises a control section configured to manage a number of objects to be charged.

8. The feed system according to claim 1 , wherein the first electronic unit comprises a control section configured to carry out a control function of charging.

9. The feed system according to claim 1 , wherein the first electronic unit comprises a control section configured to carry out a proper power distribution function.

10. The feed system according to claim 1 , wherein the second electronic unit is configured to communicate with the first electronic unit by one of wireless communication and wired communication.

11. The feed system according to claim 10 , wherein the wireless communication comprises a communication from the group consisting of Bluetooth, WiFi, ZigBee, and FeliCa.

12. The feed system according to claim 10 , wherein the wired communication comprises a communication from the group consisting of USB and Ethernet.

13. The feed system according to claim 1 , wherein the first electronic unit comprises one of a television receiver, an image read/write apparatus, and a game machine.

14. The feed system according to claim 1 , wherein the feed unit is configured to transmit the power to the second electronic unit with use of at least one of a magnetic field and an electric field coupling.

15. A method of a charging operation in a feed system including a first electronic unit, a second electronic unit configured to communicate with the first electronic unit, and a feed unit configured to transmit power to the second electronic unit, comprising:

receiving, from the second electronic unit, a charging request to the first electronic unit in conjunction with the second electronic unit being in proximity to the feed unit;

carrying out a first authentication between the first electronic unit and the second electronic unit;

transmitting result information of the first authentication from the first electronic unit to the feed unit;

performing a first power transmission from the feed unit to the second electronic unit using the result information of the first authentication, the feed unit and the first electronic unit perform a second authentication on the second electronic unit during the first power transmission; and

performing a second power transmission from the feed unit to the second electronic unit using result information of the second authentication.

16. The method of the charging operation in the feed system according to claim 15 , further comprising detecting, by a detection section in the feed unit, an object to be charged, such as the second electronic unit.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 26, 2021
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058454/0365 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2013
From: URAMOTO, YOICHI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031863/0435 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2011-175052 · Aug 10, 2011 · national
JP 2012-035835 · Feb 22, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140142768A1 · May 22, 2014