Wireless Power Sharing UI for Battery State and Device Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices lack a user-friendly interface for adjusting parameters in wireless power transmission environments, making it difficult for users to efficiently transmit or receive power wirelessly to or from external devices.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a user interface (UI) that allows users to adjust parameters for wireless power transmission, including activating and managing the battery power sharing function based on battery state, environmental conditions, and user inputs, using a processor, PMIC, and wireless charging IC to control power flow and communication with external devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If wireless power transmission is implemented without a user interface for parameter adjustment, then the device structure remains simple, but user control and adaptability are poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a user interface that displays real-time wireless power transmission parameters (power level, distance, temperature) and allows users to adjust settings based on feedback from sensors. This enables users to control power transmission parameters while the system monitors and adjusts based on environmental conditions, resolving the contradiction between user control and device simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically adjusts certain parameters based on sensor data (temperature, distance detection) without requiring constant user intervention. The processor autonomously manages power transmission parameters while providing users high-level control options, balancing user control with automated system management.
2Productivity
If multiple parameters are monitored and adjusted for optimal wireless power transmission, then power transmission efficiency is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a multi-functional processor that handles both the complex task of monitoring multiple parameters (temperature, distance, power level) and the simpler task of user interface management. The same processor also controls the power transmission coil and communicates with external devices, consolidating multiple functions into a single component to minimize added complexity while maintaining high transmission efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a communication circuit as an intermediary that manages data exchange between the sensor module, processor, and external electronic device. This intermediary layer simplifies the overall system architecture by centralizing communication functions, allowing efficient parameter monitoring without proportionally increasing device complexity.
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 efficient and user-friendly wireless power transmission by allowing users to manage power sharing based on battery state and environmental conditions, ensuring optimal power transfer and device operation.
Implementation Method 1
an electronic device including a display, a coil, and a user interface implemented on the display, in which the coil transmits power wirelessly to an external electronic device
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AI summary
An electronic device includes a first battery; a coil; a communication circuit; a display; a memory; and at least one processor operably coupled to the first battery, the coil, the communication circuit, the display, and the memory. The memory may include multiple instructions configured to cause, while being executed, the at least processor to identify a first user input for activating a function of sharing power in the first battery; display a user interface (UI) indicating that the function has been activated on the display, based on the identification of the first user input; identify an external electronic device distinguished from the electronic device by using the communication circuit, while the UI is displayed; display a visual element indicating information regarding a second battery included in the identified external electronic device on the UI, based on the identification of the external electronic device; and output power in the first battery to the identified external electronic device through the coil, at least partially based on a second user input regarding the visual element.