Electronic device and foreign object detection method for electronic device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJong-Won LEE, Na-Hyang KIM, Yong-Youn KIM, Soon PARK, Eun-Hee CHOI
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Abstract
According to various embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a near-field communication unit; and a control unit electrically connected to the near-field communication unit, wherein the control unit can be configured to detect whether a foreign object is located between the electronic device and a first electronic device by using the near-field communication unit before performing wireless charging with the first electronic device which provides power wirelessly.
Claims15
An electronic device comprising:
- a short-range communication unit;
- and
- a controller electrically coupled to the short-range communication unit,
- wherein the controller is configured to identify whether a foreign object is located between the electronic device and a first electronic device supplying wireless power by means of the short-range communication unit, before performing wireless charging with the first electronic device.
A method of detecting a foreign object in an electronic device, the method comprising:
- activating a short-range communication unit before wireless charging is performed with a first electronic device supplying wireless power;
- and
- identifying whether a foreign object is located between the electronic device and the first electronic device by means of the short-range communication unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.