IP Library Granted Patent US 12,228,984
Granted Patent B2
US 12,228,984 · App. 17/861,400 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Electronic device for supplying power and operation method thereof

Inventors: Heetae Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Minsu Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jungtae Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Sanghyun Ryu (Suwon-si, KR); Dongyoung Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G06F1/266G01R31/382
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Patent No.
US 12,228,984
App. No.
17/861,400
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device according to an embodiment may include: a battery; a connector including multiple pins; and at least one processor, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to: identify an external electronic device electrically connected through the connector, identify, among at least two supportable current values, a current value of power to be supplied to the external electronic device, and supply power of the battery to the external electronic device through the connector based on the identified current value.

Claims (37)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a battery;

a connector comprising multiple pins;

at least one processor;

and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:

identify a connection with an external electronic device through the connector,

in case that an application related to the external electronic device is executed and a state of charging (SOC) of the battery is equal to or higher than a designated value, identify, among a first current value and a second current value higher than the first current value, the second current value as a current value of power to be supplied to the external electronic device, and

in case that the power corresponding to the second current value is supplied to the external electronic device, limit a luminance of a display of the electronic device,

wherein the electronic device is configured to manage a data flow between the electronic device and the external electronic device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:

in case that the SOC of the battery is lower than the designated value, identify the first current value as the current value of the power to be supplied to the external electronic device.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:

identify a type of the external electronic device based on identification information on the external electronic device; and

identify the current value based on the type of the external electronic device.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the current value is identified based on a function provided by the application related to the external electronic device.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the SOC of the battery is based on an amount of electric charge of the battery.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to identify the current value based on whether the battery is charged.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to identify the current value based on a temperature of the electronic device.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first current value includes 0.9 ampere and the second current value includes 1.5 ampere, and wherein the designated value corresponds to 30 percent.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to further limit a payment service, in case that the power corresponding to the second current value is supplied to the external electronic device.

10. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

identifying a connection with an external electronic device through a connector included in the electronic device;

in case that an application related to the external electronic device is executed and a state of charging (SOC) of a battery included in the electronic device is equal to or higher than a designated value, identifying, among a first current value and a second current value higher than the first current value, the second current value as a current value of power to be supplied to the external electronic device; and

in case that the power corresponding to the second current value is supplied to the external electronic device, limiting a luminance of a display of the electronic device,

wherein the electronic device is configured to manage a data flow between the electronic device and the external electronic device.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

in case that the SOC of the battery is lower than the designated value, identifying the first current value as the current value of the power to be supplied to the external electronic device.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

identifying, based on identification information on the external electronic device, a type of the external electronic device; and

identifying the current value based on the type of the external electronic device.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the current value is identified based on a function provided by the an application related to the external electronic device.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to further limit a flash of a camera of the electronic device, in case that the power corresponding to the second current value is supplied to the external electronic device.

15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

in case that the power corresponding to the second current value is supplied to the external electronic device, limiting a payment service of the electronic device.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

in case that the power corresponding to the second current value is supplied to the external electronic device, limiting a flash of a camera of the electronic device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2022
From: KIM, HEETAE; KIM, MINSU; KIM, JUNGTAE; RYU, SANGHYUN; LEE, DONGYOUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060622/0001 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0094680 · Jul 29, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2021009909 · Jul 29, 2021
Related Publication 20220342468A1 · Oct 27, 2022
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