Wireless Power Authentication Reset to Prevent Protocol Data Mixing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wireless power transfer systems face challenges in efficiently managing authentication protocols between wireless power transmitters and receivers, particularly in restarting the authentication process when issues arise, which can lead to data mixing and confusion between the existing and restarted protocols.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating a communication/control circuit in both wireless power transmitters and receivers to perform an authentication protocol that includes sending and receiving authentication request and response messages, as well as reset messages to restart the authentication process when necessary, thereby allowing immediate protocol restarts and preventing data mixing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the authentication protocol is restarted when issues occur, then the system can recover from authentication failures, but data mixing and confusion may occur between existing and restarted protocols

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveauthentication recoveryVSAvoiddata mixing
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by saving the original authentication data (request and response messages) before restarting the authentication protocol. This allows the system to preserve the original data state and prevent data mixing between the existing and restarted protocols, while still enabling recovery from authentication failures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates a copy of the original authentication data before protocol restart. By storing the original authentication request and response messages, the system can restore the authentication state after restart, preventing data loss and mixing while maintaining reliability through the ability to recover from failures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Loss of information

If authentication data is saved before protocol restart, then data mixing is prevented, but additional memory usage and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata mixing preventionVSAvoidprotocol management
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs the data saving action preliminarily, before the protocol restart is triggered. By storing the original authentication data at the point of detecting protocol issues, the system prevents data mixing without requiring complex ongoing management during the protocol execution, thus reducing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If the authentication protocol is restarted immediately, then operational efficiency is improved, but data confusion may occur

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprotocol restart efficiencyVSAvoiddata confusion
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs the critical action of saving original authentication data immediately before restarting the protocol. This preliminary data preservation enables immediate protocol restart for efficiency while preventing data confusion, as the original data is already secured and cannot be mixed with the restarted protocol data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables immediate restart of the authentication protocol if issues occur, preventing data confusion and ensuring seamless operation by allowing the system to reset and reinitiate the authentication process efficiently.

Implementation Method 1

The wireless power transfer technique includes diverse methods, such as a method of transferring power by using magnetic coupling

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectromagnetic induction: Electromagnetic Induction

Implementation Method 2

a communication/control circuit configured to communicate with the wireless power transmitter

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectromagnetic wave transmission: Electromagnetic Induction

Data Source

PatentUS12149102B2Wireless power transmission device, wireless power reception device, and authentication method therefor
Publication Date: 2024.11.19 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

A wireless power reception device according to one embodiment of the present specification comprises: a power pickup circuit for receiving wireless power from a wireless power transmission device; and a communication/control circuit for communicating with the wireless power transmission device and controlling the transmission of the wireless power, wherein the communication/control circuit performs an authentication protocol of transmitting an authentication request message to the wireless power transmission device and receiving an authentication response message as a response to the authentication request message from the wireless power transmission device, receives, from the wireless power transmission device, a reset message for requesting the reset of the authentication protocol while performing the authentication protocol, and restarts the authentication protocol.