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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Mincheol Ha, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Dongzo Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyungmin Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kihyun Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yunjeong Noh, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Keyic Son, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Taehyeon Yu, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyungkoo Chung, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for controlling an electronic device electrically couplable to an external electronic device through a connector and capable of transmitting/receiving wireless power, the method including: an operation of identifying electrical connection to the external electronic device; an operation of receiving power from the external electronic device through a short-range communication module; an operation of controlling a mode switch module based on the received power and transmitting a signal regarding a power transmission mode to the external electronic device through the connector; an operation of receiving direct-current power from the external electronic device through the connector after transmitting the signal regarding the power transmission mode; and an operation of generating an electromagnetic field for wireless power transmission through the wireless power transmission/reception module, based on the received direct-current power.