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US 12,302,053 · App. 18/479,730 · Granted May 13, 2025

Mobile device, electronic device and electronic system for power line communication

Inventors: Sang Un Bang (Seongnam-si, KR); Yong Hwan Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Arom Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04R1/1025
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Patent No.
US 12,302,053
App. No.
18/479,730
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device that includes a first mobile device, and a second mobile device directly connected with the first mobile device through a power line, the second mobile device being configured to perform power line communication with the first mobile device through the power line for a first time period, and perform wireless communication with an external device for a second time period, the second time period not overlapping the first time period.

Claims (38)

1. An electronic system comprising:

an ear bud including a first battery;

a cradle directly connected with the ear bud through a power line, the cradle including a second battery; and

a charging pad adjacent to the cradle,

wherein the cradle is configured to,

provide an amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal to the charging pad for a first time period, the ASK signal being generated using a voltage of the second battery, and

provide a pogo voltage to the ear bud through the power line for a second time period, the pogo voltage including a data signal generated using the voltage of the second battery, and the first time period not overlapping the second time period.

2. The electronic system of claim 1 , wherein the charging pad is in contact with the cradle.

3. The electronic system of claim 1 , wherein the first battery and the second battery are charged at the same time.

4. The electronic system of claim 1 , wherein the ear bud is configured to:

generate a pogo current including a signal responding to the data signal; and

provide the pogo current to the power line.

5. The electronic system of claim 1 , wherein the cradle is configured to charge the second battery based on a wireless signal received from the charging pad.

6. The electronic system of claim 5 , wherein the cradle is further configured to perform charge the second battery based on a wired signal received from the charging pad.

7. The electronic system of claim 1 , wherein the cradle is configured to receive a frequency shift keying (FSK) signal from the charging pad for a third time period that is not overlapped with the first time period or the second time period.

8. The electronic system of claim 1 , wherein the cradle is configured to simultaneously perform power line communication with the ear bud and wire communication with the charging pad.

9. The electronic system of claim 1 , wherein the ear bud further includes a first power management integrated circuit configured to manage the first battery, and the cradle further includes a second power management integrated circuit configured to manage the second battery.

10. The electronic system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a main device configured to perform a wireless communication with the ear bud.

11. An operating method of an electronic system including a first mobile device and a second mobile device, the method comprising:

charging, by the second mobile device, a first battery of the first mobile device by transmitting a first signal to the first mobile device through a wired line for a first time period; and

charging, by an external device, a second battery of the second mobile device by transmitting a second signal to the second mobile device using a wireless communication,

wherein the second mobile device is configured to transmit a response signal for the second signal to the external device for a second time period, and

the first time period is not overlapping the second time period.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

contacting, by the second mobile device, the external device.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second signal includes a frequency shift keying (FSK) signal, and the response signal includes an amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the FSK signal is transmitted from the external device to the second mobile device for a third time period that is not overlapped with the first time period or the second time period.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first signal includes a pogo voltage.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

generating, by the first mobile device, a pogo current in response to the pogo voltage.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein charging the first battery and charging the second battery are simultaneously performed.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein

the first mobile device is an ear bud; and

the second mobile device is a cradle that accommodates the ear bud.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first time period is shorter than the second time period.

20. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

charging, by the external device, the second battery of the second mobile device by transmitting a third signal to the second mobile device through a wired power line.

Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2021-0037771 · Mar 24, 2021 · national
KR 10-2021-0094596 · Jul 20, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17584888 · Jan 26, 2022
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