Lg Electronics Inc.

Jaeyeol Kim

Jinho Youn

Seonghun Lee

Gyunghwan Yook

Hyoungseok Kim

Yongcheol Park

Jaesung Lee

Jeongkyo Seo

Joonho Park

Hyokune Hwang

Jinho Jang

Chiyoung Kim

Ramchan Woo

Byungjoon Kim

Dohyeon Son

Taewook Kwon

Hongkwon Kim

Inho Choi

Jaecheon Sa

Sunuk Kim

Munchae Joung

The present disclosure provides a wireless power transfer method performed by a wireless power transmitter in a wireless power transmission system, and a device using same, the method comprising: establishing a power transfer contract with a wireless power receiver in a negotiation phase; and transferring the wireless power to the wireless power receiver on the basis of the power transfer contract in a power transfer phase, wherein the wireless power transmitter receives request information from the wireless power receiver in the negotiation phase, the request information includes information on a control error (CE) packet interval, and the wireless power transmitter transmits data to the wireless power receiver on the basis of the CE packet interval in the power transfer phase.

Method and device for high-speed data transmission in wireless power transmission system

A method in a wireless power transfer system can include, in response to a digital ping initiated by a wireless power transmitter, transmitting to the wireless power transmitter during a ping phase, a response signal. The method can further include transmitting, to the wireless power transmitter during a configuration phase, a configuration packet including first control information related to whether a wireless power receiver supports an authentication function to authenticate the wireless power transmitter; receiving, from the wireless power transmitter during a negotiation phase, a capability packet including second control information and a potential power value of the wireless power transmitter; and transmitting, to the wireless power transmitter during a power transfer phase, an authentication request message.

Device and method for performing authentication in wireless power transmission system

A wireless power transmitting device according to an embodiment of the present specification transmits wireless power to a wireless power receiving device, and includes a power conversion circuit including a primary coil for transmitting the wireless power to the wireless power receiving device and a communication/control circuit for communicating with the wireless power receiving device and controlling the power conversion circuit, wherein, to detect foreign substances between the wireless power receiving device and the wireless power transmitting device, the communication/control circuit stops the transmission of the wireless power for a slot time, detects the foreign substances on the basis of a change in the voltage or current of the primary coil within the slot time, and sets the slot time to start from a point in time when the current of the primary coil is 0.

Wireless power transmitting device and method of detecting foreign substances by wireless power transmitting device

A wireless power transmitting device according to an embodiment of the present specification relates to a wireless power transmitting device for transmitting wireless power to a wireless power receiving device, and comprises: a power conversion circuit including a primary coil for transmitting the wireless power to the wireless power receiving device; and a communication/control circuit for communicating with the wireless power receiving device and controlling the power conversion circuit, wherein, before transmitting the wireless power to the wireless power receiving device, the communication/control circuit temporarily applies driving power to the primary coil and then stops the transmission of the driving power, and obtains a quality factor on the basis of a change in the voltage or current of the primary coil during a period of time in which the transmission of the driving power is stopped.

Wireless power receiving device and method of obtaining quality factor of wireless power transmitting device

The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for transmitting data in a wireless power transmission system. The method for transmitting data by a wireless power transmitter in a wireless power transmission system may comprise the steps of: receiving from a wireless power receiver, within a first control error interval, a first control error packet containing a control error value with respect to power transmitted from the wireless power transmitter; determining the size of a first data packet on the basis of the length of the first control error interval; and transmitting the first data packet to the wireless power receiver.

Method and device for transmitting data in wireless power transmission system

A wireless power receiver includes a power pickup configured to receive a wireless power from a wireless power transmitter, and a communicator/controller configured to control the wireless power. The wireless power receiver transmits, to the wireless power transmitter during a configuration phase, a configuration packet including an AI flag related to whether the wireless power receiver supports an authentication function, receives, from the wireless power transmitter during a negotiation phase, a capability packet including an AR flag and a potential power value of the wireless power transmitter, wherein the AR flag is related to whether the wireless power transmitter supports the authentication function, and performs a power transfer phase with the wireless power transmitter. The wireless power receiver transmits, to the wireless power transmitter during the power transfer phase, an authentication request message, and receives, from the wireless power transmitter during the power transfer phase, an authentication response message.

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for supporting an improved communication speed in a wireless power transmission system. In such present specification, provided is the method comprising the steps of: transmitting at least one data packet to a wireless power reception apparatus; receiving, from the wireless power reception apparatus, a first request packet requesting a change in a communication speed of the wireless power transmission apparatus; and changing the communication speed of the wireless power transmission apparatus on the basis of the first request packet, and transmitting, at the changed communication speed, a first response packet in response to the first request packet to the wireless power reception apparatus.

Apparatus and method for supporting changeable communication speed in wireless power transmission system

A method for transmitting a control error packet to a wireless power transmitter includes transmitting the control error packet including a control error value to the wireless power transmitter within a first time interval or a second time interval larger than the first time interval, based on a type of a power profile and a version of wireless power transfer standard with which the wireless power receiver and the wireless power transmitter comply. When the version of the wireless power transfer standard is a first version, the wireless power receiver transmits the control error packet within the first time interval. When the version of the wireless power transfer standard is a second version higher than the first version and the type of the power profile is an extended power profile, the wireless power receiver transmits the control error packet within the second time interval.

Device and method for transmitting data in wireless power transmission system

The present invention relates to a device and a method for performing authentication in a wireless power transmission system. Disclosed in the present specification is an authentication method in a wireless power transmission system, comprising the steps of: receiving, from a target device, a first packet including indication information related to whether the target device supports an authentication function; transmitting an authentication request message to the target device if the target device supports the authentication function; receiving, from the target device, an authentication response message including a certificate for wireless charging in response to the authentication request message; and confirming the authentication of the target device on the basis of the authentication response message.

A wireless power receiver for receiving wireless power from a wireless power transmitter and for transmitting a control packet to the wireless power transmitter in a wireless power transfer system, includes a power pick-up unit configured to receive wireless power from the wireless power transmitter via magnetic coupling with the wireless power transmitter, and to convert an AC signal generated by the wireless power to a DC signal, a communication/control unit configured to receive the DC signal from the power pick-up unit, and to perform control of the wireless power and a load configured to receive the DC signal from the power pick-up unit, wherein the communication/control unit is configured to transmit a control error packet including a control error value for the wireless power to the wireless power transmitter in a first time interval or a second time interval.

The present invention relates to a device and method for transmitting data in a wireless power transmission system. The present specification discloses a wireless power reception device comprising: a power pickup unit configured to receive wireless power from a wireless power transmission device by magnetic coupling with the wireless power transmission device, and convert an AC signal generated by the wireless power into a DC signal; a communication/control unit configured to receive the DC signal from the power pickup unit and perform control of the wireless power; and a load configured to receive the DC signal from the power pickup unit. According to the present invention, a large amount of data can be easily exchanged between a wireless power transmission device and a wireless power reception device by adjusting a transmission time interval of a control error packet (CEP) and a timeout of the CEP.

A method for performing authentication of a target device in a wireless power transmission system, includes receiving, from the target device, a first packet including indication information related to whether or not the target device supports an authentication function; in case the target device supports the authentication function, transmitting an authentication request message to the target device; and receiving, from the target device, an authentication response message including a certificate related to wireless charging as a response to the authentication request message, wherein a format of the certificate includes a certificate type that informs whether the certificate is one of a plurality of certificates including a root certificate, an intermediate certificate and a final certificate for a wireless power transmitter (PTX).

A mobile terminal including a front body including a touch screen located on a front side of the mobile terminal; a rear body located at a rear side of the mobile terminal, the rear body including at least one hole; a bracket accommodated between the front body and the rear body, the bracket formed as a unibody, the bracket including third and fourth holes corresponding to the at least one hole; a first camera coupled with the bracket, the first camera positioned at the third hole of the bracket; a second camera coupled with the bracket, the second camera positioned at the fourth hole of the bracket; a camera flash positioned between the first and second cameras; a main printed circuit board (PCB) including electronic components and electronic circuits for operation of the mobile terminal; a camera PCB coupled with the first and second cameras; and a connector extended from the camera PCB and electrically connected to the main PCB. Further, the first and second cameras and the camera flash are placed alongside of an edge of the rear body, and the first and second cameras and the camera flash face a rear of the rear body.

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Seoul, South Korea

Jaeyeol Kim