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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2006
Applicants:
Kyoung-won Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyun-chang Shin, Gunpo-si, KR;
Dong-ho Rhee, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/04 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method of managing power for a mobile device is disclosed, which can prevent an inflow of overcurrent to the device when the device is charged. The apparatus includes a state judgment unit to judge whether a battery of the mobile device is being charged, a voltage level detection unit to detect a voltage level of the battery if the battery is judged as being charged, and a control unit to control a driving of the mobile device in accordance with the detected voltage level.