Wireless power transmitters and receivers, and method for permitting a wireless power receiver by a wireless power transmitter
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyuk-Choon KWON, Ho-Dong Kim, Kyung-Woo Lee, Kang-Ho Byun, Hee-Won Jung
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for permitting a wireless power receiver to be charged by a wireless power transmitter. The method includes generating a Power Receiving Unit (PRU) control signal including permission information indicating charging permission for the wireless power receiver; and transmitting the PRU control signal to the wireless power receiver.
Claims16
A wireless power receiver for receiving charging power from a wireless power transmitter, the wireless power receiver comprising:
- a display;
- a power receiver configured to receive the charging power from the wireless power transmitter;
- a communication unit configured to establish a communication connection with the wireless power transmitter while receiving a first power, and receive, from the wireless power transmitter, a first control signal including permission information indicating that charging the wireless power receiver is permitted with a waiting time when the wireless power transmitter does not have an available power;
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- a controller configured to:
- in response to receiving the first control signal, control the display to display a message asking a user whether to be on standby,
- in response to a user input corresponding to a response to the message, generate a reporting signal including standby information indicating whether the wireless power receiver is on standby for charging, and
- control the communication unit to transmit the reporting signal to the wireless power transmitter.
A method of a wireless power receiver for receiving charging power from a wireless power transmitter, the method comprising:
- receiving charging power from the wireless power transmitter;
- establishing a communication connection with the wireless power transmitter while receiving a first power;
- receiving, from the wireless power transmitter, a first control signal including permission information indicating that charging the wireless power receiver is permitted with a waiting time when the wireless power transmitter does not have an available power;
- in response to receiving the first control signal, displaying a message asking a user whether to be on standby;
- in response to a user input corresponding to a response to the message, generating a reporting signal including standby information indicating whether the wireless power receiver is on standby for charging;
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- transmitting the reporting signal to the wireless power transmitter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.