US 12,189,445 B2
Battery charging method and electronic device
Hee-Tae Kim, Daegu (KR); Ku-Chul Jung, Seoul (KR); Kwang-Sub Lee, Gyeonggi-do (KR); and Se-Young Jang, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on May 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/751,162.
Application 17/751,162 is a continuation of application No. 16/532,257, filed on Aug. 5, 2019, granted, now 11,368,039.
Application 16/532,257 is a continuation of application No. 15/715,042, filed on Sep. 25, 2017, granted, now 10,374,450, issued on Aug. 6, 2019.
Application 15/715,042 is a continuation of application No. 13/908,311, filed on Jun. 3, 2013, granted, now 9,787,130, issued on Oct. 10, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2012-0065421 (KR), filed on Jun. 19, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2022/0285969 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. H02J 50/40 (2016.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01); H02J 50/00 (2016.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/263 (2013.01) [G06F 1/266 (2013.01); H02J 7/02 (2013.01); H02J 7/34 (2013.01); H02J 50/00 (2016.02); H02J 50/40 (2016.02); H02J 7/00 (2013.01); H02J 2207/40 (2020.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising: a battery; and circuitry configured to:
detect occurrence of a wireless charging event for wirelessly receiving a first power;
control wirelessly charging of the battery using the first power, based on detecting the occurrence of the wireless charging event;
detect, in a state of wirelessly charging the battery using the first power, occurrence of a wired connection of an external electronic device to the electronic device;
when detecting the occurrence of the wired connection of the external electronic device, determine whether the external electronic device is a wired charging device;
control charging the battery of the electronic device using a second power received from the external electronic device over the wired connection, if the external electronic device is the wired charging device; and
control supplying power from the electronic device to the external electronic device over the wired connection while wirelessly charging the battery of the electronic device using the first power, if the external electronic device is not the wired charging device.