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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/007 (2013.01); H02J 7/0055 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of performing a charging function by using different types of energy sources and an electronic device thereof are provided. The electronic device includes different types of circuits configured to acquire different types of energy sources, and a processor configured to determine an energy source for charging among the different types of energy sources based on respective current values for the different types of energy sources, and control the determined energy source for charging so as to be used in battery charging of the electronic device or in a system operation of the electronic device.