CN101562360A - Wireless charging system and charging method and portable electronic device adopting same - Google Patents

Abstract

A wireless charging system, including an energy supply system; a portable electronic device, used to generate and provide account information in response to an operation event; and an authentication system, receiving and performing an authentication operation according to the account information to determine the Whether the account information satisfies a predetermined condition, when the account information satisfies the predetermined condition, the authentication system generates and outputs an authentication information; wherein, the portable electronic device further receives and drives the energy supply system according to a The remote power signal provides a driving energy signal to power the portable electronic device. The present invention does not need to wait for charging within a certain range, so that the present invention not only has excellent convenience, but also increases market applicability.

Description

Wireless charging system, charging method, and portable electronic device using the same

technical field

The present invention relates to a wireless charging system, a charging method and a portable electronic device using the same, and in particular to a wireless charging system with an authentication system, a charging method and a portable electronic device using the same.

Background technique

With the vigorous development of the communication industry, people can use highly mobile portable electronic devices for communication or document processing, such as mobile phones, personal digital assistants, notebook computers, and smart phones. Users can operate in any environment without restriction, such as outdoors, suburbs, etc.

Although the user can freely enjoy an unrestricted use environment, if the user is in outdoor activities or playing in the suburbs and the battery is about to run out, the user cannot easily obtain the energy signal to monitor the portable electronic device. Power supply, so that the user cannot continue to use the portable electronic device, and may miss important information, such as calls, messages, etc., which is really inconvenient.

However, there are wireless charging systems on the market that provide power to portable electronic devices through wireless transmission, but they are only used in places where commercially available power is available, such as indoors, and must wait for charging at a fixed point. , if the user is located outdoors or in the suburbs, the energy signal still cannot be obtained to power the portable electronic device.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, the object of the present invention is to provide a wireless charging system and charging method and the application thereof to a portable electronic device. The wireless charging system has an authentication system. The user can provide account information to the authentication system through a portable electronic device, obtain authentication data through the authentication system, and then provide the authentication data to the energy supply system of the wireless charging system to obtain energy signal. In this way, the user can still obtain energy signals to power the portable electronic device during outdoor activities or in places without power supply, and the user does not need to be limited to a range of waiting for charging, thus improving the user's convenience.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a wireless charging system is proposed, including an energy supply system, a portable electronic device, and an authentication system. The portable electronic device is used for generating and providing account information in response to an operation event. The authentication system receives and performs authentication operations according to the account information to determine whether the account information satisfies predetermined conditions. When the account information meets the predetermined conditions, the authentication system generates and outputs authentication information. Wherein, the portable electronic device further receives and drives the energy supply system according to the authentication information to provide the driving energy signal to power the portable electronic device according to the remote power signal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a charging method is proposed, which is suitable for a wireless charging system. The wireless charging system includes an energy supply system, a portable electronic device, and an authentication system. The charging method includes the following steps. Account information is generated and provided in response to the operational event. An authentication operation is performed in response to the account information to determine whether the account information satisfies a predetermined condition. When the account information satisfies the predetermined condition, the authentication information is provided. According to the certification information, the driving energy supply system provides the driving energy signal to power the portable electronic device according to the remote power supply signal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a portable electronic device is provided, including a first I/O module, a user interface device, a second I/O module, and a processor. The first input/output module is coupled to the wireless energy receiving device, the wireless energy receiving device corresponds to the wireless energy transmission device, and the wireless energy transmission device and the wireless energy receiving device respectively include a first resonator and a second resonator. The user interface device is used for generating and providing account information in response to the operation event. The second input/output module is used to provide account information to the authentication system via a communication protocol to determine whether the account information meets predetermined conditions. When the account information meets predetermined conditions, the authentication system generates and outputs authentication information. The processor drives the wireless energy transmission device according to the authentication information, so that the first resonator has a first energy signal, and the first energy signal on the first resonator is coupled to the second resonator, so that the second resonator has a second energy signal, To supply power to portable electronic devices.

In order to make the above content of the present invention more comprehensible, the following specific embodiments are described in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a wireless charging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of an example of an energy supply system applying the embodiment of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an example of the wireless energy receiving device in FIG. 2 .

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an example of the wireless energy transmission device in FIG. 2 .

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an example of the portable electronic device in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a charging method applied to the wireless charging system of FIG. 2 .

FIG. 7 is an example of a detailed flowchart in step S608 of FIG. 6 .

Detailed ways

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a block diagram of a wireless charging system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The wireless charging system 100 includes an energy supply system 10 , a portable electronic device 30 and an authentication system 50 . The portable electronic device 30 is used for generating and providing account information in response to an operation event. The authentication system 50 receives and performs authentication operations according to the account information to determine whether the account information satisfies predetermined conditions. When the account information satisfies the predetermined conditions, the authentication system generates and outputs authentication information. Wherein, the portable electronic device 30 further receives and drives the energy supply system 10 according to the authentication information to provide a driving energy signal to supply power to the portable electronic device 30 according to the remote power signal. An embodiment is described in detail as follows.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a detailed block diagram of an example of the energy supply system in FIG. 1 . For example, the energy supply system 10 includes a wireless energy transmission device 12 and a wireless energy receiving device 20 , wherein the wireless energy receiving device 20 corresponds to the wireless energy transmission device 12 . The wireless energy receiving device 20 provides the beacon S according to the authentication data. For example, the wireless energy receiving device 20 includes a resonator 22 and a transceiver 24 , wherein the transceiver 24 is used to provide a beacon S. As shown in FIG.

The wireless energy transmission device 12 provides a remote power signal according to the beacon S. For example, the wireless energy transmission device 12 includes a transceiver 14 , a power control circuit 16 and a resonator 18 . The transceiver 14 is used for receiving and providing the trigger signal P1 according to the beacon S. The power control circuit 16 provides a first signal P2 according to the trigger signal P1. The first signal P2 on the power control circuit 16 is coupled to the resonator 18 so that the resonator 18 has a remote power signal. Then the remote power signal on the resonator 18 is coupled to the resonator 22 in the wireless energy receiving device 20 , so that the resonator 22 has a driving energy signal. In this way, the driving energy signal is provided to the portable electronic device 30 according to the remote power signal.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic diagram of an example of the wireless energy receiving device 20 in FIG. 2 . For example, the wireless energy receiving device 20 includes a resonator 22 , a transceiver 24 , a rectifier 26 , a switch circuit 27 , and a controller 28 . The switch circuit includes a switch S1 and a switch S2. The controller 28 controls the switch S1 of the switch circuit 27 to be turned on according to the authentication information, so that the transceiver 24 sends the beacon S. When resonator 18 has a remote power signal, the remote power signal on resonator 18 is coupled to resonator 22 such that resonator 22 has a drive power signal.

For example, the driving energy signal is an AC signal. The rectifier 26 rectifies the driving energy signal, for example, rectifies the AC signal into a DC signal. The controller 28 controls the switch S2 of the switch circuit 27 to turn on according to the authentication information, so as to provide the driving energy signal to the portable electronic device 30 .

For example, the resonator 22 includes an inductor L1 and a capacitor C1. The rectifier 26 is realized by, for example, a diode circuit. The inductor L1 is connected in parallel with the capacitor C1, and one end b1 of the parallel connection is grounded. One terminal of the transceiver 24 is coupled to one terminal b1 of the inductor L1 connected in parallel with the capacitor C1 , and the other terminal of the transceiver 24 is coupled to one terminal of the switch S1 of the switch circuit 27 . One end of the rectifier 26 is coupled to the other end b2 of the inductor L1 connected in parallel with the capacitor C1 , and the other end of the rectifier is coupled to one end of the switch S2 of the switch circuit 27 . The other terminals of the switch S1 and the switch S2 are respectively coupled to the controller 28 .

Although the wireless energy receiving device 20 of this embodiment is described as an example, it is not limited thereto. The wireless energy receiving device 20 may also not include the controller 28 , and the wireless energy receiving device 20 may be built in the portable electronic device 30 .

For example, when the wireless energy receiving device 20 does not include the controller 28 , the switch circuit 27 can be controlled by the portable electronic device 30 through the connection. Wherein, the connection is, for example, supporting Universal Serial Bus (Universal Serial Bus, USB), Bluetooth (BlueTooth) or infrared communication technology (Infrared Data Association, IrDA) standards. If the wireless energy receiving device 20 is built in the portable electronic device 30 , the above connection does not need to be established, and the internal circuit of the portable electronic device 30 , such as a processor, performs relevant control.

Please refer to FIG. 4 , which is a schematic diagram of an example of the wireless energy transmission device of the embodiment in FIG. 2 . As shown in FIG. 4 , the power control circuit 16 of the wireless energy transmission device 10 includes a power supply 161 , a controller 162 and an oscillation circuit 163 . The transceiver 14 provides the trigger signal P1 according to the beacon S sent by the transceiver 24 . The controller 162 controls the power supply 161 according to the trigger signal P1 to provide the power signal Pp to the oscillator 163 to drive the oscillator 163 to oscillate the first signal P2. The first signal P2 on the power control circuit 16 is coupled to the resonator 18 so that the resonator 18 has a remote power signal. Wherein, the first signal P2 is, for example, a frequency signal.

For example, the oscillator 163 is implemented by transistor and diode circuits. The oscillator 163 includes, for example, a field effect transistor F1 , a field effect transistor F2 , a diode D1 and a diode D2 . One terminal of the field effect transistor F1 and the field effect transistor F2 is used for receiving the signal Pin1 and the signal Pin2 respectively. The other two ends of the field effect transistor F1 and the field effect transistor F2 are respectively coupled to the two ends of the diode D1 and the diode D2 to form a parallel connection, and one end a1 of each parallel connection is coupled to each other. The other end of the field effect transistor F1 connected in parallel with the diode D1 is coupled to the controller 162 . The other end of the field effect transistor F2 connected in parallel with the diode D2 is grounded. For example, the transistor circuit in this embodiment is implemented by field effect transistors, but is not limited thereto. The signal Pin1 and the signal Pin2 are, for example, square wave signals, and may also be sine waves, triangle waves or other waveform signals.

For example, the resonator 18 includes an inductor L2 and a capacitor C2, one end of the capacitor C2 is coupled to one end of the inductor L2, and the other end of the inductor L2 is grounded. The other end of the capacitor C2 is coupled to the end a1 of the parallel connection of the field effect transistor F2 and the diode D2.

Please refer to FIG. 5 , which is a block diagram of an example of the portable electronic device in FIG. 1 . The portable electronic device 30 includes, for example, an I/O module 32 , a user interface device 34 , an I/O module 36 and a processor 38 . The input/output module 32 is coupled to the wireless energy receiving device 20 , and the wireless energy receiving device 20 corresponds to the wireless energy transmission device 12 . For example, the input/output module 32 supports Universal Serial Bus (Universal Serial Bus, USB), Bluetooth (BlueTooth) or infrared communication technology (Infrared Data Association, IrDA) standards.

The user interface device 34 is used for responding to the operation event Ev and providing account information Inf. For example, the operation event Ev is generated by the user controlling the user interface device 34, such as manual control or voice control, and the user interface device 34 is, for example, a button, a touch panel or a voice control device. The account information Inf includes, for example, the account number, password, remaining amount, or expected driving time (ie, expected charging time) of the user corresponding to the authentication system.

The input/output module 36 is used to provide the account information Inf to the authentication system 50 via a communication protocol to determine whether the account information Inf satisfies predetermined conditions. When the account information Inf meets the predetermined conditions, the authentication system 50 generates and outputs authentication information. For example, this communication protocol supports Ethernet (Ethernet), WiFi (Wireless Fidelity, WiFi), Bluetooth (BlueTooth), third-generation mobile communication technology (3rd-Genaration, 3G), 3.5G mobile communication technology and Global System for Mobile Communications or (Global System for Mobile Communications, GSM) standard. The authentication information includes, for example, one of authorization code, driving time (that is, power supply time) or remaining amount.

For example, the authorization code is obtained through user payment. For example, the remaining amount is obtained by the authentication system according to the driving time required by the user, and the remaining amount is obtained after deducting the paid amount.

The processor 38 drives the wireless energy receiving device 20 according to the authentication information. For example, the processor 38 drives the wireless energy receiving device 20 and the wireless energy transmitting device 12 according to the authentication information, so that the resonator 18 has a remote power supply signal, which is coupled to the resonator 22, so that the resonator 22 has a driving energy signal for Portable electronic devices provide power.

The authentication system 50 receives and performs an authentication operation according to the account information Inf to determine whether the account information Inf meets a predetermined condition. For example, the authentication system 50 is, for example, a web server, and the web server has, for example, data corresponding to predetermined conditions of the user, such as the user's account number, password, remaining amount, etc., and is not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 6 , which is a flowchart of a charging method applied to the wireless charging system in FIG. 2 . First, in step S602, the portable electronic device 30 generates and provides account information in response to an operation event. Then in step S604, the authentication system 50 performs an authentication operation in response to the account information Inf to determine whether the account information Inf meets the predetermined condition; if the account information Inf meets the predetermined condition, step S606 is executed; if the account information Inf does not meet the predetermined condition, Then step S604 is repeatedly executed. In step S606, the authentication system 50 provides authentication information. Then in step S608 , the portable electronic device 30 drives the energy supply system 10 according to the authentication information to provide a driving energy signal to power the portable electronic device 30 according to the remote power signal. An example is given as follows to describe the detailed process in step S608. Certainly, those skilled in the art should know that the charging method is not limited to the wireless charging system shown in FIG. 2 , and the steps and sequence of the charging method can also be modified and adjusted according to actual application conditions.

Please refer to FIG. 7 , which is an example of a detailed flowchart of step S608 in FIG. 6 . First, in step S701, the controller 28 is used to determine whether the authentication information is successful, if yes, execute step S702, if not, execute step S708, and if neither successful nor failed, execute step S710. For example, the controller 28 is used to determine whether the authorization code in the authentication information is successful. In step S702, the wireless energy receiving device 20 of the energy supply system 10 provides a beacon according to the authentication data. For example, the controller 28 is used to control the switch S1 to be turned on.

Next, in step S704, the wireless energy transmission device 12 of the energy supply system 10 provides a remote power signal according to the beacon. Then, in step S706, the wireless energy receiving device 20 provides a driving energy signal to the portable electronic device according to the remote power signal. For example, the controller 28 is used to control the switch S2 to be turned on, and the authentication data includes, for example, the driving time, and the wireless energy receiving device 20 supplies power to the portable electronic device 30 according to the driving time. In step S708, the energy supply system 10 does not provide a beacon. In step S710, the energy supply system 10 continues to wait for authentication information. An example is the authorization code in the authentication information.

The wireless charging system and charging method disclosed in the above embodiments of the present invention and its portable electronic device can allow users to pay through the authentication system during outdoor activities or where there is no power supply, so as to obtain wireless energy signals for portable electronic devices. Compared with the prior art, the portable electronic device of this embodiment does not need to wait for charging within a certain range. However, the wireless energy receiver of the energy supply system of this embodiment can be built into In portable electronic devices, this makes the present invention not only have excellent convenience, but also increase market applicability.

Claims (11)

1. A wireless charging system, characterized in that it comprises: an energy supply system; a portable electronic device for generating and providing account information in response to an operation event; and The authentication system receives and performs an authentication operation according to the account information to determine whether the account information satisfies a predetermined condition, and when the account information satisfies the predetermined condition, the authentication system generates and outputs authentication information; Wherein, the portable electronic device further receives and drives the energy supply system to provide a driving energy signal according to a remote power supply signal to power the portable electronic device according to the authentication information. 2. The wireless charging system according to claim 1, wherein the energy supply system comprises: The wireless energy receiving device provides a beacon according to the authentication data; and The wireless energy transmission device provides the remote power signal according to the beacon, and the wireless energy receiving device provides the driving energy signal to the portable electronic device according to the remote power signal. 3. The wireless charging system according to claim 2, wherein the wireless energy receiving device comprises: a first transceiver for providing the beacon; and The second resonator, the remote power signal on the wireless energy transmission device is coupled to the second resonator, so that the second resonator has the driving energy signal. 4. The wireless charging system according to claim 3, wherein the wireless energy transmission device comprises: the second transceiver is used for receiving and providing a trigger signal according to the beacon; The power control circuit provides a first signal according to the trigger signal; and The first resonator, the first signal on the power control circuit is coupled to the first resonator, so that the first resonator has the remote power signal. 5. A charging method, suitable for a wireless charging system, the wireless charging system includes an energy supply system, a portable electronic device and an authentication system, characterized in that the charging method includes: generating and providing account information in response to an operation event; performing an authentication operation in response to the account information to determine whether the account information satisfies a predetermined condition; When the account information satisfies the predetermined condition, providing authentication information; and According to the authentication information, the energy supply system is driven to provide a driving energy signal to power the portable electronic device according to a remote power supply signal. 6. The charging method according to claim 5, wherein the method for providing the driving energy signal comprises: providing a beacon based on the authentication data; and providing the remote power signal in accordance with the beacon; Wherein, the driving energy signal is provided to the portable electronic device according to the remote power signal. 7. The charging method according to claim 5, wherein the authentication data includes a driving time, and the energy supply system supplies power to the portable electronic device according to the driving time. 8. A portable electronic device, characterized in that it comprises: The first output and input module is coupled to a wireless energy receiving device, the wireless energy receiving device corresponds to a wireless energy transmission device, the wireless energy transmission device and the wireless energy receiving device respectively include a first resonator and a second resonator ; a user interface device for generating and providing account information in response to an operation event; The second input/output module is used to provide the account information to an authentication system via a communication protocol to determine whether the account information satisfies a predetermined condition, and when the account information satisfies a predetermined condition, the authentication system generates and outputs an authentication information; and a processor, driving the wireless energy receiving device and the wireless energy transmitting device according to the authentication information, so that the first resonator has a first energy signal, and the first energy signal on the first resonator is coupled to the second resonator device, so that the second resonator has a second energy signal to supply power to the portable electronic device. 9. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that: The wireless energy receiving device includes: The first sender provides a beacon according to the authentication data; The wireless energy transmission device includes: a second transmitter, receiving the beacon to provide a trigger signal; and The power control circuit provides a first signal according to the trigger signal, and the first signal is coupled to the first resonator so that the first resonator has the first energy signal. 10. An energy supply system, characterized in that it comprises: A wireless energy receiving device, coupled to a portable electronic device, and responding to an authentication message to provide an output energy signal to the portable electronic device, the wireless energy receiving device includes: The first transceiver provides a beacon according to the authentication information; and a second resonator; and The wireless energy transmission device corresponds to the wireless energy receiving device, and the wireless energy transmission device includes: the second transceiver provides a driving signal according to the beacon; a power control circuit providing a first signal according to the drive signal; and a first resonator, the first signal is coupled to the first resonator such that the first resonator has an internal energy signal coupled to the second resonator such that the second resonator has the output energy signal; Wherein, when the portable electronic device responds to an operation event, an account information is provided to an authentication system to determine whether the account information satisfies a predetermined condition, and when the account information satisfies a predetermined condition, the authentication system generates and Output the authentication information. 11. The energy supply system according to claim 10, wherein the energy supply system further comprises a controller for driving the second resonator according to the authentication information so that the wireless energy receiving device provides the output energy signal.

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