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Granted Patent B2
US 11,411,432 · App. 16/754,412 · Granted Aug 9, 2022

Method for disabling wireless power reception circuit on basis of state of electronic device, and electronic device thereof

Inventors: Ju-Hyang Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Yusu Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Kyungmin Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Wooram Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jung-Min Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H02J50/10G01K1/024H02J7/02H02J50/80
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Patent No.
US 11,411,432
App. No.
16/754,412
Granted
Aug 9, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises a wireless power reception circuit and a processor, wherein the processor can be set so as to receive power transmitted from an external electronic device by using the wireless power reception circuit, detect a state related with the reception during the reception of the power, and disable at least a part of the wireless power reception circuit such that the external electronic device stops the transmission when the state satisfies a designated condition. Other examples are also possible.

Claims (33)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a wireless power reception circuit;

a detection circuit;

a temperature sensor; and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to:

detect, via the temperature sensor, a temperature of at least a part of the electronic device;

determine, via the detection circuit, a state of an external electronic device; and

when the temperature is greater than or equal to a reference temperature and the state of the external electronic device is a standby state in which the external electronic device transmits a signal for detecting the electronic device, deactivate at least a part of the wireless power reception circuit to stop receiving wireless power from the external electronic device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising: a power management module,

wherein the processor is configured to obtain information associated with a voltage of a battery of the electronic device using the power management module.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to deactivate at least a part of the wireless power reception circuit if the voltage of the battery is greater than or equal to a reference voltage.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless power reception circuit further comprises a communication circuit, and

wherein the processor is configured to deactivate the communication circuit if the state satisfies a designated condition.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the detection circuit is configured to identify the signal provided from the external electronic device to the wireless power reception circuit so as to determine the state of the external electronic device,

wherein the processor is configured to detect the external electronic device based on state information received from the detection circuit.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

obtain state information of the electronic device if the external electronic device is detected;

deactivate at least a part of the wireless power reception circuit if temperature information received from the temperature sensor and the state information satisfy a designated first condition; and

activate at least a part of the wireless power reception circuit if the temperature information and the state information satisfy a designated second condition.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the state information of the electronic device is configured to include one or more from among a temperature of at least a part of the electronic device or a voltage of a battery of the electronic device.

8. An operation method of an electronic device, the method comprising:

detecting, via a temperature sensor of the electronic device, a temperature of at least a part of the electronic device;

detecting, via a detection circuit of the electronic device, a state of an external electronic device; and

when the temperature is greater than or equal to a reference temperature and the state of the external electronic device is a standby state in which the external electronic device transmits a signal for detecting the electronic device, deactivating at least a part of the wireless power reception circuit to stop receiving wireless power from the external electronic device.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

obtaining information associated with a voltage of a battery of the electronic device using a power management module of the electronic device while receiving the power.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the deactivating at least a part of the wireless power reception circuit comprises:

deactivating at least a part of the wireless power reception circuit if the voltage of the battery is greater than or equal to a reference voltage.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the deactivating at least a part of the wireless power reception circuit comprises:

deactivating a communication circuit of the wireless power reception circuit if the state satisfies a designated condition.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2020
From: LEE, JU-HYANG; KIM, YUSU; PARK, KYUNGMIN; LEE, WOORAM; LEE, JUNG-MIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0134281 · Oct 16, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200313460A1 · Oct 1, 2020
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