CN115719982A - Wireless charging method, system, device and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a wireless charging method, a wireless charging system, a wireless charging device and a storage medium, wherein the method is applied to the wireless charging device, the wireless charging device comprises a proximity detection device, a communication device and a charging device, and the method comprises the following steps: if a device is detected to approach the charging device through the approach detection device, increasing the frequency of sending ping signals of the communication device to accelerate the speed of establishing communication between the device and the communication device; if the device is detected to be successfully communicated with the communication device, determining that the device is a device to be charged; and when the equipment to be charged enters a charging area of a charging device, wirelessly charging the equipment to be charged through the charging device. This disclosure can accelerate wireless charging equipment's response speed that charges.

Description

Wireless charging method, system, device and storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless charging technologies, and in particular, to a wireless charging method, system, device, and storage medium.

Background

The Wireless charging technology (Wireless charge technology or Wireless charging technology) is derived from a Wireless electric energy transmission technology, and converts electromagnetic waves into electric energy by utilizing an electromagnetic wave induction principle and a related alternating current induction technology, namely, energy is transmitted between a charger and an electric device by a magnetic field without wire connection between the charger and the electric device, so that no conductive contact is exposed on both the charger and the electric device, the number of external interfaces of the electric device is reduced, the operation process of using the charger by a user is simplified, the life of people is more convenient, and the Wireless charging technology is favored by the user.

Disclosure of Invention

To overcome the problems in the related art, the present disclosure provides a wireless charging method, system, device, and storage medium.

According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a wireless charging method applied to a wireless charging device, the wireless charging device including a proximity detection apparatus, a communication apparatus, and a charging apparatus, the method including:

if the proximity detection device detects that the equipment approaches the charging device, increasing the frequency of sending ping signals of the communication device to accelerate the speed of establishing communication between the equipment and the communication device;

if the device is detected to be successfully communicated with the communication device, determining the device to be a device to be charged;

when the equipment to be charged enters the charging area of the charging device, the equipment to be charged is wirelessly charged through the charging device.

Optionally, after increasing the frequency of the communication device transmitting the ping signal, the method further comprises:

if a failure of the device to establish communication with the communication apparatus is detected, the frequency at which the communication apparatus transmits a ping signal is reduced.

Optionally, the proximity detection device includes a distance sensor, and the method further includes:

if the distance between the existing device and the charging apparatus is detected to be less than or equal to the distance threshold value by the distance sensor, it is determined that the existing device is detected to approach the charging apparatus by the approach detection means.

Optionally, the method further includes:

if the distance between the plurality of devices and the charging device is smaller than or equal to the distance threshold value, determining the priority corresponding to each device according to the distance between each device in the plurality of devices and the charging device, wherein the priority is in negative correlation with the distance;

the communication between the plurality of devices and the communication apparatus is established in order of descending priority until the communication apparatus successfully establishes communication with one of the plurality of devices.

Optionally, the distance sensor comprises: at least one of an infrared sensor, a laser sensor and an ultrasonic sensor.

Optionally, the method further includes:

acquiring the current moment;

if the current time is within the specified time period, the frequency of the communication device transmitting ping signals is increased.

Optionally, after the device to be charged is wirelessly charged by the charging device, the method further includes:

the frequency at which the communication device transmits ping signals is reduced.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a wireless charging system applied to a wireless charging apparatus including a proximity detection device, a communication device, and a charging device, the wireless charging system including:

a frequency increasing module configured to increase a frequency of the communication apparatus transmitting the ping signal to speed up a speed at which the device establishes communication with the communication apparatus when the proximity detection apparatus detects that the device is in proximity to the charging apparatus;

the device to be charged determining module is configured to determine that the device is the device to be charged when the device and the communication device are detected to be successfully communicated;

the charging module is configured to wirelessly charge the device to be charged through the charging device when the device to be charged enters a charging area of the charging device.

Optionally, the wireless charging system further includes:

the communication device comprises a first frequency reduction module configured to reduce the frequency of sending ping signals by the communication device when the device is detected to be failed to establish communication with the communication device.

Optionally, the proximity detection device includes a distance sensor, and the frequency increasing module includes:

a proximity detection sub-module configured to determine that a device is detected to be in proximity to the charging apparatus by the proximity detection device when a distance between the device and the charging apparatus is detected to be less than or equal to a distance threshold by the distance sensor.

Optionally, the wireless charging system further includes:

the priority determination module is configured to determine a priority corresponding to each device according to the distance between each device in the plurality of devices and the charging device when the distance between the plurality of devices and the charging device is detected to be smaller than or equal to a distance threshold value through the distance sensor, wherein the priority is in negative correlation with the distance;

the communication establishing module is configured to establish communication between the plurality of devices and the communication device in sequence according to the sequence from the large priority to the small priority until the communication device successfully establishes communication with one device of the plurality of devices.

Optionally, the distance sensor comprises: at least one of an infrared sensor, a laser sensor, and an ultrasonic sensor.

Optionally, the frequency increasing module includes:

a time obtaining submodule configured to obtain a current time;

a frequency increasing sub-module configured to increase a frequency of the communication device transmitting the ping signal when the current time is within a specified time period.

Optionally, the wireless charging system further includes:

a second frequency reduction module configured to reduce a frequency at which the communication apparatus transmits the ping signal after the device to be charged is wirelessly charged by the charging apparatus.

According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a wireless charging device, the wireless charging including:

a processor;

the charging device is used for charging the equipment to be charged;

proximity detection means for detecting whether or not a device is in proximity to the charging means;

communication means for establishing communication with a device to be charged;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to:

when the control approach detection device detects that the equipment approaches the charging device, increasing the frequency of sending ping signals of the communication device so as to accelerate the speed of establishing communication between the equipment and the communication device;

when the device is detected to be successfully communicated with the communication device, determining the device to be a device to be charged;

and when the equipment to be charged enters the charging area of the charging device, controlling the charging device to wirelessly charge the equipment to be charged.

According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions, which when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the wireless charging method provided by the first aspect of the present disclosure.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects: the method comprises the steps of increasing the frequency of sending ping signals of a communication device when a proximity detection device detects that equipment is close to a charging device, so as to accelerate the speed of communication between the equipment and the communication device, determining the equipment to be charged when the equipment and the communication device are detected to be successfully communicated, and finally, wirelessly charging the equipment to be charged through the charging device when the equipment to be charged enters a charging area of the charging device. That is to say, wireless charging equipment can discern the charging intention that the user wants to charge when the user approaches wireless charging equipment with equipment, then through the frequency of increase communication device's sending ping signal for the speed that equipment and wireless charging equipment's communication device establish communication, after establishing the communication between the two fast, can charge to can effectively accelerate wireless response speed who charges, promote user experience by a wide margin.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic application environment diagram of a wireless charging method according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a schematic application environment diagram of a wireless charging method according to another exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a wireless charging method in accordance with an example embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a wireless charging method according to another example embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating step S202 of a wireless charging method according to the embodiment of fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a distribution of a charging apparatus and a plurality of devices according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a wireless charging method according to yet another exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless charging system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless charging device in accordance with an example embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

Along with the development of science and technology, various intelligent devices appear in people's life for people's life is more convenient, because intelligent device relies on electric energy drive basically, consequently, charges intelligent device and has become one of the most frequent action in people's life. And the appearance of wireless charging technology greatly simplifies the charging operation of the intelligent equipment by the user.

In the related art, when a user uses the wireless charging cradle, the mobile phone is usually placed on a charging position of the wireless charging cradle, then the wireless charging cradle starts to establish communication with the mobile phone, and after an effective handshake protocol is established between a processor of the mobile phone and the wireless charging cradle, the wireless charging cradle can charge a battery of the mobile phone. In the whole process, a lot of time is needed from the time when the mobile phone is put in to the time when the mobile phone starts to be charged, and the user experience is poor.

In view of the above problems, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a wireless charging method, system, device, and storage medium, which can effectively accelerate the charging response of the wireless charging device to the charging device by accelerating the speed of establishing communication between the charging device and the wireless charging device, thereby improving user experience.

An application environment of the wireless charging method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is described below, and as shown in fig. 1, the wireless charging method may be applied to a charging scenario when the wireless charging device 100 charges the device to be charged 200. The wireless charging apparatus 100 may establish communication with the apparatus to be charged 200 and charge the apparatus to be charged 200.

For example, the device to be charged 200 may include, but is not limited to: a smart phone, a tablet computer, a sweeping robot, a smart wearable device, and the like, the wireless charging device 100 may be a wireless charging stand for the various devices 200 to be charged.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 2, the wireless charging apparatus 100 may also be a smartphone with a wireless charging function. When the wireless charging device 100 is a smartphone having a wireless charging function and the device to be charged 200 is also a smartphone, the user can bring the two smartphones close to each other to perform communication and charging.

The wireless charging apparatus 100 may include a processor, a proximity detection device, a communication device, a charging device, and the like. Wherein the processor may control the proximity detection device, the communication device, and the charging device. The charging device may be a body of the wireless charging apparatus 100, and specifically may include a housing, a component disposed in an object and capable of wirelessly charging a battery of the apparatus to be charged 200, and the like. The proximity detection means may be used to detect whether an object or device is in proximity to the charging means, and optionally the proximity detection means may comprise a distance sensor. The communication means may be used to enable communication between the wireless charging apparatus 100 and the apparatus to be charged 200. Optionally, the communication device may include a 5G communication module, a 4G communication module, a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) module, and the like.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a wireless charging method according to an exemplary embodiment, and as shown in fig. 3, the wireless charging method may be applied to the wireless charging apparatus 100 shown in fig. 1, and in particular, may be applied to a processor in the wireless charging apparatus, and the wireless charging method may include the following steps:

in step S101, if it is detected by the proximity detection means that a device is in proximity to the charging apparatus, the frequency of the communication means transmitting the ping signal is increased to speed up the speed at which the device establishes communication with the communication means.

Wherein, ping is called Packet Internet Groper, which means Internet Packet explorer. ping is used to determine whether a local host can successfully exchange (send and receive) data packets with another host, and then, based on the returned information, it can be inferred whether the TCP/IP parameters are set correctly, and whether the operation is normal, the network is unobstructed, etc. In this embodiment, the ping signal may be used to establish communication between two devices, for example, when the wireless charging device sends a ping signal to the device to be charged, if the device to be charged feeds back a feedback signal to the wireless charging device after receiving the ping signal, and the wireless charging device receives the feedback signal, it indicates that the communication between the wireless charging device and the device to be charged is successfully established, that is, the wireless charging device pings to the device to be charged.

In some embodiments, the processor in the wireless charging device may control the proximity detection device to turn on, so that the proximity detection device can detect whether a device is approaching the charging device in real time, if the proximity detection device detects that the device is approaching the charging device, a detection result of detecting that the device is approaching the charging device may be sent to the processor, and after receiving the detection result, the processor may control the communication device to increase a frequency of sending a ping signal to the approaching device, which is equivalent to entering the wireless charging device into the fast module. Wherein increasing the frequency of transmitting the ping signal may refer to increasing the frequency of transmitting the ping signal on the basis of the initial frequency.

Alternatively, the proximity detection device may be disposed on the charging device, and detect whether the charging device is shielded by the device in a designated direction (e.g., above, around, etc.), and if the charging device is shielded by the device, determine that the device is in proximity to the charging device.

Wherein the proximity detection means may comprise a distance sensor. Optionally, the distance sensor includes at least one of an infrared sensor, a laser sensor, and an ultrasonic sensor.

Optionally, a data processor may be configured in the proximity detection device, and the data processor may process data collected by the proximity detection device to determine a detection result. The proximity detection device may upload the acquired data to a processor of the wireless charging device, and the processor may process the acquired data to determine the detection result.

In step S102, if it is detected that the device successfully establishes communication with the communication apparatus, the device is determined to be a device to be charged.

In some embodiments, the communication device may upload the establishment result to the processor when the communication with the approaching device is successfully established, and the processor may determine that the approaching device is the device to be charged.

It will be appreciated that the object detected by the proximity detection means may be a device or other object. When the communication device successfully establishes communication with the detected object, the object is indicated as a device. When the communication device fails to establish communication with the detected object, it indicates that the object may be another object.

In step S103, when the device to be charged enters the charging area of the charging device, the device to be charged is wirelessly charged by the charging device.

In some embodiments, the charging area of the charging device may be a chargeable range of the charging device, and the wireless charging device may automatically establish a charging relationship with the device to be charged within the chargeable range, similarly to when the mobile phone enters a WiFi coverage area, wiFi may be automatically connected. When the wireless charging device detects that a charging relation is automatically established with the device to be charged, the device to be charged is determined to enter a charging area, and the device to be charged is wirelessly charged through the charging device.

In other embodiments, the charging area of the charging device may be a placement position configured on the charging device, and if it is detected that the device to be charged is placed on the placement position, the device to be charged may be wirelessly charged by the charging device.

It can be seen that, in this embodiment, when it is detected that a device approaches the charging apparatus through the approach detection apparatus, the frequency of sending the ping signal by the communication apparatus is increased, so as to speed up the speed of establishing communication between the device and the communication apparatus, and when it is detected that the device and the communication apparatus successfully establish communication, the device is determined to be a device to be charged, and finally, when the device to be charged enters a charging area of the charging apparatus, the device to be charged is wirelessly charged through the charging apparatus. That is to say, wireless charging equipment can be when the user with equipment near wireless charging equipment, discerns the charging intention that the user wants to charge, then through the frequency of increase communication device's transmission ping signal for the speed that equipment and wireless charging equipment's communication device establish communication, after establishing communication between the two fast, can charge, thereby can effectively accelerate wireless response speed who charges, promote user experience by a wide margin.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a wireless charging method according to another exemplary embodiment, which is used in the wireless charging device as shown in fig. 4, and includes the following steps:

in step S201, if it is detected by the proximity detection means that a device is in proximity to the charging means, the frequency of the communication means transmitting the ping signal is increased to speed up the speed at which the device establishes communication with the communication means.

In some embodiments, the proximity detection device may include a distance sensor, and the specific implementation of step S201 may include: if the distance between the existing device and the charging apparatus is detected to be less than or equal to the distance threshold value by the distance sensor, it is determined that the existing device is detected to approach the charging apparatus by the approach detection means.

As an example, the number of the distance sensors may be plural, the plural distance sensors may detect distances between the shielding object appearing in different directions and the charging apparatus, and if at least one of the plural distance sensors detects that the distance between the shielding object appearing and the charging apparatus is smaller than or equal to a distance threshold, it may be determined that the proximity detection apparatus detects that the device approaches the charging apparatus.

In other embodiments, the proximity detection device may include an infrared sensor or/and a laser sensor, and if the infrared sensor or/and the laser sensor detect that there is a shield around the charging device, it may be determined that there is a device detected in proximity to the charging device by the proximity detection device.

In some embodiments, the wireless charging device may adjust the magnitude of the increase in the frequency at which the communication apparatus transmits the ping signal according to the distance between the device and the charging apparatus detected by the proximity detection apparatus. For example, the magnitude of the increase may be inversely related to the distance, i.e., the closer the distance, the greater the increase in frequency. Since the closer the distance between the approaching device and the charging device is, the more likely it is that the user is about to charge the approaching device, the increased amplitude of the frequency is increased at this time, and the speed of establishing communication can be further increased, thereby increasing the charging response speed.

In step S202, if it is detected that the device successfully establishes communication with the communication apparatus, the device is determined to be a device to be charged.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 5: in step S202, the wireless charging method may further include the steps of:

in step S2021, if it is detected by the distance sensor that the distance between the plurality of devices and the charging apparatus is less than or equal to the distance threshold, determining a priority corresponding to each device according to the distance between each device of the plurality of devices and the charging apparatus, wherein the priority is negatively related to the distance.

Illustratively, if the distance threshold value is d as shown in fig. 6, it is currently detected by the distance sensor that the distance between the device 1, the device 2, and the device 3 and the charging apparatus is less than or equal to the distance threshold value d, where the distance between the device 1 and the charging apparatus is d1, the distance between the device 2 and the charging apparatus is d2, and the distance between the device 3 and the charging apparatus is d3. And d1< d2< d3, then device 1 has a priority A1 greater than device 2, and device 2 has a priority greater than device 3, priority A2. For example, A1, A2, A3 are 3, 2, 1, respectively.

In step S2022, communications between the plurality of devices and the communication apparatus are established in order of descending priority until the communication apparatus successfully establishes communication with one of the plurality of devices.

Following the above example, the wireless charging apparatus may preferentially establish communication with the apparatus 1 having the largest priority through the communication means, stop establishing communication with other apparatuses if the communication establishment is successful, establish communication with the apparatus 2 if the communication establishment fails, and so on until the communication means successfully establishes communication with one of the apparatuses, stop establishing communication, and determine the apparatus that successfully establishes communication as the apparatus to be charged.

Considering a situation that the proximity detection apparatus may detect a plurality of devices at the same time, but only one of the devices needs to be charged, in the present embodiment, if it is detected by the distance sensor that the distance between the plurality of devices and the charging apparatus is less than or equal to the distance threshold, the priority corresponding to each device is determined according to the distance between each device in the plurality of devices and the charging apparatus, where the priority is negatively correlated with the distance. And sequentially establishing communication between the plurality of devices and the communication device according to the sequence of the priorities from large to small until the communication device successfully establishes communication with one device of the plurality of devices, wherein the closer devices are more likely to be charging devices, so that the device to be charged can be quickly and effectively determined from the plurality of devices.

In step S203, when the device to be charged enters the charging area of the charging device, the device to be charged is wirelessly charged by the charging device.

In step S204, if it is detected that the device has failed to establish communication with the communication apparatus, the frequency at which the communication apparatus transmits the ping signal is decreased.

In some embodiments, if the wireless charging device detects that the approaching device fails to establish communication with the communication apparatus, it may indicate that the approaching device is not the device to be charged and that other obstacles, such as a limb of a user, an animal at home, and the like, are detected, and at this time, the frequency of sending ping signals by the communication apparatus may be reduced to save power consumption of the wireless charging device. Wherein the decreasing of the frequency at which the communication apparatus transmits the ping signal may be decreasing the frequency after the increase to the initial frequency. The initial frequency may be a ping signal transmission frequency when the wireless charging device is in a slow operation mode or a normal operation mode.

In other embodiments, after the communication is established between the communication device and the device to be charged, the wireless charging device may obtain the electric quantity information of the device to be charged, and determine whether the electric quantity information is greater than an electric quantity threshold, and if the electric quantity information is greater than the electric quantity threshold, it indicates that the electric quantity of the device to be charged is sufficient, and the charging is not performed, so that the frequency of the communication device sending the ping signal may not be increased, and the initial frequency may be maintained. Therefore, unnecessary power consumption of the wireless charging equipment can be effectively avoided.

Alternatively, if the proximity detection means detects a plurality of devices at the same time and the power information of the device currently establishing communication is greater than the power threshold, a next device having a priority after the device currently establishing communication may be selected to establish communication with the communication means.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a wireless charging method according to still another exemplary embodiment, where the wireless charging method is used in the wireless charging device shown in fig. 1, as shown in fig. 7, and the method includes the steps of:

in step S301, if it is detected by the proximity detection means that a device is in proximity to the charging apparatus, the frequency of the communication means transmitting the ping signal is increased to speed up the speed at which the device establishes communication with the communication means.

In step S302, if it is detected that the device successfully establishes communication with the communication apparatus, the device is determined to be a device to be charged.

In the embodiment of steps S301 to S302, reference may be made to steps S101 to S102, which are not described herein,

in step S303, the current time is acquired.

In some embodiments, a clock module may be configured in the wireless charging device, and the current time may be obtained through the clock module.

In other embodiments, the wireless charging device may be connected to the time server through the communication device, and then send a time obtaining request to the time server, so as to obtain the current time fed back by the time server.

In step S304, if the current time is within the specified time period, the frequency of the communication apparatus that transmits the ping signal is increased.

In some embodiments, the specified time period may be a time period during which the user used the wireless charging device within a last time period (e.g., a last week, a month, a year, etc.), for example, the specified time period is 20.

In some embodiments, if it is detected by the proximity detection means that no device is in proximity to the charging means, the current time is acquired. If the current time is within a specified time period, the frequency of the communication device transmitting ping signals is increased. Namely, whether the current time is close to the time slot is judged first, and then the current time is judged to be in the appointed time slot.

In step S305, when the device to be charged enters the charging area of the charging apparatus, the device to be charged is wirelessly charged by the charging apparatus.

The embodiment of step S305 can refer to step S103 and is not described herein.

In the present embodiment, the current time is obtained. If the current time is within a specified time period, the frequency of the communication device transmitting ping signals is increased. Therefore, the frequency of sending ping signals of the communication device can be automatically increased in the time period when the user is used to use the wireless charging equipment, the charging response speed of the wireless charging equipment can be accurately improved according to the habit of the user, and the user experience is improved.

Fig. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless charging system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. Referring to fig. 8, the wireless charging system may be applied to the wireless charging apparatus shown in fig. 1, and the wireless charging system may include: a frequency increase module 410, a device to be charged determination module, and a charging module 430. Wherein:

a frequency increasing module 410 configured to increase a frequency of the communication apparatus transmitting the ping signal to speed up a speed at which the device establishes communication with the communication apparatus when the proximity detection apparatus detects that the device approaches the charging apparatus.

And the device to be charged determining module is configured to determine that the device is the device to be charged when the device is detected to be successfully communicated with the communication device.

The charging module 430 is configured to wirelessly charge the device to be charged through the charging device when the device to be charged enters a charging area of the charging device.

In some embodiments, the wireless charging system 400 further comprises:

the communication device comprises a first frequency reduction module configured to reduce the frequency of sending ping signals by the communication device when detecting that the device fails to establish communication with the communication device.

In some embodiments, the proximity detection device includes a distance sensor, and the frequency increase module 410 includes:

a proximity detection sub-module configured to determine that a device is detected to be in proximity to the charging apparatus by the proximity detection apparatus when a distance between the device and the charging apparatus is detected to be less than or equal to a distance threshold by the distance sensor.

In some embodiments, the wireless charging system 400 further comprises:

the priority determination module is configured to determine a priority corresponding to each device according to the distance between each device in the plurality of devices and the charging device when the distance between the plurality of devices and the charging device is detected to be smaller than or equal to a distance threshold value through the distance sensor, wherein the priority is in negative correlation with the distance.

The communication establishing module is configured to establish communication between the plurality of devices and the communication device in sequence according to the sequence from the large priority to the small priority until the communication device successfully establishes communication with one device of the plurality of devices.

In some embodiments, a distance sensor comprises: at least one of an infrared sensor, a laser sensor, and an ultrasonic sensor.

In some embodiments, the frequency increasing module 410 includes:

and the time acquisition submodule is configured to acquire the current moment.

A frequency increasing sub-module configured to increase a frequency of the communication apparatus transmitting the ping signal when the current time is within a specified time period.

In some embodiments, the wireless charging system 400 further comprises:

a second frequency reduction module configured to reduce a frequency at which the communication apparatus transmits the ping signal after the device to be charged is wirelessly charged by the charging apparatus.

With regard to the apparatus in the above embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs the operation has been described in detail in the embodiment related to the method, and will not be described in detail here.

The present disclosure also provides a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the wireless charging method provided by the present disclosure.

Fig. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless charging system in accordance with an example embodiment. For example, the wireless charging system 800 may be a mobile phone, a tablet device, a wearable device, etc. having a wireless charging function.

Referring to fig. 9, the wireless charging system 800 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 802, a memory 804, a power component 806, a multimedia component 808, an audio component 810, an input/output (I/O) interface 812, a sensor component 814, and a communication component 816.

The processing component 802 generally controls the overall operation of the wireless charging system 800, such as operations associated with display, phone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing components 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to perform all or a portion of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 802 can include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 802 and other components. For example, the processing component 802 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 808 and the processing component 802.

The memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operation in the wireless charging system 800. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the wireless charging system 800, distance thresholds, specified time periods, charge thresholds, and the like. The memory 804 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or non-volatile memory devices, such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disks.

The power components 806 provide power to the various components of the wireless charging system 800. The power components 806 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the wireless charging system 800.

The multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the wireless charging system 800 and a user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive an input signal from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 808 includes a front facing camera and/or a rear facing camera. When the wireless charging system 800 is in an operation mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

The audio component 810 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 810 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the wireless charging system 800 is in an operating mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may further be stored in the memory 804 or transmitted via the communication component 816. In some embodiments, audio component 810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 812 provides an interface between the processing component 802 and peripheral interface modules, which may be keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.

The sensor component 814 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of status assessment for the wireless charging system 800. For example, the sensor assembly 814 may detect an open/closed status of the wireless charging system 800, the relative positioning of the components, such as a display and keypad of the wireless charging system 800, the sensor assembly 814 may also detect a change in position of the wireless charging system 800 or a component of the wireless charging system 800, the presence or absence of user contact with the wireless charging system 800, the orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the wireless charging system 800, and a change in temperature of the wireless charging system 800. Sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object in the absence of any physical contact. The sensor assembly 814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 814 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor. The sensor assembly 814 may also include the proximity detection device of the embodiments described above.

The communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the wireless charging system 800 and other devices. The wireless charging system 800 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi,2G, or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies. The communication component 816 may correspond to the communication device in the above embodiment.

The wireless charging system 800 may further include a charging device for charging the device to be charged in the foregoing embodiment.

In an exemplary embodiment, the wireless charging system 800 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), digital Signal Processors (DSPs), digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, or other electronic components for performing the above-described methods.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, such as the memory 804 comprising instructions, executable by the processor 820 of the wireless charging system 800 to perform the above-described method is also provided. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

In another exemplary embodiment, a computer program product is also provided, which comprises a computer program executable by a programmable apparatus, the computer program having code portions for performing the above-described wireless charging method when executed by the programmable apparatus.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A wireless charging method is applied to a wireless charging device, the wireless charging device comprises a proximity detection device, a communication device and a charging device, and the method comprises the following steps:

if a device is detected to approach the charging device through the approach detection device, increasing the frequency of sending ping signals of the communication device to accelerate the speed of establishing communication between the device and the communication device;

if the device is detected to be successfully communicated with the communication device, determining that the device is a device to be charged;

and when the equipment to be charged enters a charging area of a charging device, wirelessly charging the equipment to be charged through the charging device.

2. The wireless charging method according to claim 1, wherein after the increasing the frequency of the communication device transmitting ping signals, the method further comprises:

reducing the frequency at which the communication device sends ping signals if a failure of the apparatus to establish communication with the communication device is detected.

3. The wireless charging method of claim 1, wherein the proximity detection device comprises a distance sensor, the method further comprising:

determining that a device is detected to be approaching the charging apparatus by the approach detection apparatus if a distance between the device and the charging apparatus is detected to be less than or equal to a distance threshold by the distance sensor.

4. The wireless charging method of claim 3, further comprising:

if the distance between a plurality of devices and the charging device is detected to be smaller than or equal to a distance threshold value through the distance sensor, determining a priority corresponding to each device according to the distance between each device in the plurality of devices and the charging device, wherein the priority is in negative correlation with the distance;

and sequentially establishing communication between the plurality of devices and the communication device according to the sequence from the large priority to the small priority until the communication device successfully establishes communication with one of the plurality of devices.

5. The wireless charging method of claim 3, wherein the distance sensor comprises at least one of an infrared sensor, a laser sensor, and an ultrasonic sensor.

6. The wireless charging method according to any one of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

acquiring the current moment;

increasing a frequency of the communication device transmitting ping signals if the current time is within a specified time period.

7. The wireless charging method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising, after the wirelessly charging the device to be charged by the charging device,:

reducing a frequency at which the communication device transmits ping signals.

8. A wireless charging system is applied to a wireless charging device, the wireless charging device comprises a proximity detection device, a communication device and a charging device, and the wireless charging system comprises:

a frequency increasing module configured to increase a frequency of the communication apparatus transmitting a ping signal to accelerate a speed at which the device establishes communication with the communication apparatus when the proximity detection apparatus detects that the device is in proximity to the charging apparatus;

a device to be charged determining module configured to determine that the device is a device to be charged when detecting that the device successfully establishes communication with the communication apparatus;

the charging device comprises a charging module and a charging module, wherein the charging module is configured to wirelessly charge the device to be charged through the charging device when the device to be charged enters a charging area of the charging device.

9. A wireless charging device, comprising:

a processor;

the charging device is used for charging the equipment to be charged;

proximity detection means for detecting whether or not a device is in proximity to the charging means;

communication means for establishing communication with the device to be charged;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to:

when the proximity detection device is controlled to detect that a device approaches the charging device, increasing the frequency of sending ping signals of the communication device to speed up the speed of establishing communication between the device and the communication device;

when the device is detected to be successfully communicated with the communication device, determining that the device is a device to be charged;

and when the equipment to be charged enters a charging area of a charging device, controlling the charging device to wirelessly charge the equipment to be charged.

10. A computer-readable storage medium, on which computer program instructions are stored, which program instructions, when executed by a processor, carry out the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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