Wireless power transmitter and receiver, and method for transmitting emergency information in a wireless charging network
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyuk-Choon Kwon, Kyung-Woo Lee, Kang-Ho Byun, Hee-Won Jung
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method are provided for efficiently transmitting emergency information in a wireless charging network. The method includes receiving wireless charging power from a wireless power transmitter; detecting an occurrence of an emergency situation; generating an emergency signal including information of the emergency situation; and transmitting the generated emergency signal to the wireless power transmitter.
Claims20
A method for transmitting emergency information by a wireless power receiver, the method comprising:
- receiving wireless charging power from a wireless power transmitter;
- detecting an occurrence of an emergency situation;
- generating an emergency signal including information of the emergency situation;
- and
- transmitting the generated emergency signal to the wireless power transmitter.
A method for processing emergency information by a wireless power transmitter that transmits wireless charging power to wireless power receivers included in a wireless charging network of the wireless power transmitter, the method comprising:
- receiving the emergency information from a first wireless power receiver included in the wireless charging network;
- stopping transmission of the wireless charging power supplied to the first wireless power receiver, according to the received emergency information;
- and
- transmitting the emergency information to a second wireless power receiver included in the wireless charging network.
The method of claim of 7, further comprising:
- turning off a power module of the wireless power transmitter;
- and
- entering a transmission error mode.
A wireless power receiver, comprising:
- a power reception unit that receives wireless charging power from a wireless power transmitter;
- a controller that detects an occurrence of an emergency situation, and generates an emergency signal including information of the emergency situation;
- and
- a communication unit that transmits the generated emergency signal to the wireless power transmitter.
A wireless power transmitter that transmits wireless charging power to wireless power receivers included in a wireless charging network of the wireless power transmitter, the wireless power transmitter comprising:
- a power transmission unit that transmits the charging power to a first wireless power receiver included in the wireless charging network;
- a communication unit that receives emergency information from the first wireless power receiver;
- and
- a controller that stops transmission of the wireless charging power to of the first wireless power receiver, based on the received emergency information, and transfers the emergency information to a second wireless power receiver included in the wireless charging network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.