WO2022264800A1

WO2022264800A1 - Power reception device, power transmission device, control method, and program

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Publication number: WO2022264800A1
Application number: PCT/JP2022/022067
Authority: WO
Inventors: 光央小森谷
Original assignee: キヤノン株式会社
Priority date: 2021-06-18
Filing date: 2022-05-31
Publication date: 2022-12-22
Also published as: JP2023000645A

Abstract

This power reception device transmits identification information (BD_ADDR) for identifying a power reception device for use in communication performed by a second communication unit 106 to a power transmission device via a first communication unit 104, and, when a predetermined condition related to wireless power transmission performed with the power transmission device is satisfied, restricts change of the identification information (BD_ADDR) performed periodically or non-periodically.

Description

Power Receiving Device, Power Transmitting Device, Control Method, and Program

The present disclosure relates to wireless power transmission technology.

In recent years, technological development of wireless power transmission systems has been widely carried out. Patent Literature 1 discloses controlling which of a first communication method and a second communication method with different frequencies is used for control communication for wireless power transmission. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-200002 proposes that in this control, the identification information of the electronic device used in the second communication method is communicated in the first communication method. Further, in Patent Document 1, it is proposed that the identification information is included in the signal communicated by the second communication method, so that the other party of the wireless power transmission can be appropriately specified and communicated. there is

JP 2019-187070 A

For devices such as smartphones, the identification information used for communication may be changed regularly or irregularly from the viewpoint of privacy protection. If the technique of Patent Document 1 is applied to such a device, it is conceivable that the identification information communicated by the first communication method and the identification information communicated by the second communication method are different. Therefore, there is a possibility that control communication for wireless power transmission cannot be performed appropriately.

The present disclosure has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to appropriately perform communication for wireless power transmission even when the identification information of the device used for communication is changed. .

One aspect of the present disclosure for solving the above problems is as follows. That is, the power receiving device includes power receiving means for wirelessly receiving power from the power transmitting device via a first antenna, first communication means for communicating with the power transmitting device via the first antenna, and the first antenna. a second communication means for communicating via a second antenna, and the first communication means for transmitting identification information for identifying the power receiving device used in communication performed by the second communication means to the power transmission device. and a changing means for periodically or irregularly changing the identification information, wherein the control means satisfies a predetermined condition regarding wireless power transmission performed with the power transmitting device Secondly, the change means is controlled so as to restrict the change of the identification information, which is performed periodically or irregularly.

According to the present disclosure, even when the identification information of the device used for communication is changed, it is possible to appropriately perform communication for wireless power transmission.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of a power transmission apparatus. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a receiving device. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of a control unit of the power transmission device; FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a wireless power transmission system; FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of processing of the power transmission device in Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a processing example of the power receiving device in the first embodiment. 4 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing for performing wireless power transmission in the first embodiment; FIG. FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing a processing example for performing wireless power transmission in the second embodiment; 14 is a flow chart showing an example of processing of a power transmission device in Embodiment 3. FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing an example of processing of a power receiving device in Embodiment 3. FIG. FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing for performing wireless power transmission in Embodiment 3; FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram showing a processing example for performing wireless power transmission in Embodiment 4; FIG. 21 is a sequence diagram showing a processing example for performing wireless power transmission in Embodiment 5; FIG. 20 is a sequence diagram showing a processing example for performing wireless power transmission in Embodiment 6; FIG. 21 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing for performing wireless power transmission in Embodiment 7; FIG. 22 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing for performing wireless power transmission in Embodiment 8; FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing for performing wireless power transmission in Embodiment 9; FIG. 22 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing for performing wireless power transmission in the tenth embodiment. FIG. 20 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing for performing wireless power transmission in Embodiment 11; FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a method of setting a threshold in detecting a foreign object by the Power Loss method;

<Embodiment 1>
Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although multiple features are described in the embodiments, not all of these multiple features are essential to the present disclosure, and multiple features may be combined arbitrarily. Furthermore, in the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals refer to the same or similar features.

[Configuration of wireless power transmission system]
FIG. 4 shows a wireless charging system according to this embodiment. The wireless charging system includes power transmitting devices (first power transmitting device 401 and second power transmitting device 402) and power receiving devices (first power receiving device 411 and second power receiving device 412). Note that hereinafter, the first power transmitting device 401 and the first power receiving device 411 may be referred to as “TX1” and “RX1”, respectively, and similarly, the second power transmitting device 402 and the second power receiving device 412 may be referred to as “ TX2” and “RX2”.

A power receiving device is an electronic device that receives power from a power transmitting device and charges its built-in battery. A power transmitting device is an electronic device that wirelessly transmits power to a power receiving device placed on the power transmitting device. Note that the power receiving device and the power transmitting device can have a function of executing applications other than wireless charging. An example of a power receiving device is a smart phone, and an example of a power transmitting device is an accessory device for charging the smart phone. The power receiving device and power transmitting device may be a tablet, a storage device such as a hard disk device or a memory device, or an information processing device such as a personal computer (PC). Also, the power receiving device and the power transmitting device may be, for example, imaging devices (cameras, video cameras, etc.), automobiles, robots, medical devices, and printers. Also, the power receiving device may be an electric vehicle. Also, the power transmission device may be a charger installed in a console or the like in the vehicle, or may be a charging device for charging the electric vehicle.

It should be noted that these power transmission device and power reception device each have a communication function by Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy (BLE). Specifically, the power transmitting device and the power receiving device communicate based on Bluetooth (registered trademark) 4.0 or later standards. In addition, in FIG. 4, as an example, other devices (a first communication device 421 and a second communication device 422) that have a communication function by BLE but do not have a function of wireless power transmission are shown around this wireless charging system. ) is present. In addition, hereinafter, a BLE communication unit (a unit configured by an antenna, a communication circuit, and the like) may be referred to as “BLE”. Detailed configurations of the power transmitting device and the power receiving device will be described later with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 .

This system performs wireless power transmission using an electromagnetic induction method for wireless charging based on the standards (WPC standards) formulated by the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), a standardization organization for wireless charging. That is, the power receiving device and the power transmitting device perform wireless power transmission for wireless charging based on the WPC standard between the power receiving antenna 205 of the power receiving device and the power transmitting antenna 105 of the power transmitting device. The wireless power transmission method applied to this system is not limited to the method specified by the WPC standard, and other methods such as electromagnetic induction method, magnetic field resonance method, electric field resonance method, microwave method, laser, etc. There may be. Also, in the present embodiment, wireless power transmission is used for wireless charging, but wireless power transmission may be used for purposes other than wireless charging.

In the WPC standard, the amount of power that a power receiving device is guaranteed to be able to output to a load (for example, charging circuit, battery, etc.) is defined by a value called Guaranteed Power (hereinafter referred to as "GP"). Defined. Even if the positional relationship between the power receiving device and the power transmitting device fluctuates, for example, and the power transmission efficiency between the power receiving antenna 205 and the power transmitting antenna 105 decreases, the GP maintains the load (eg, charging circuit, battery, etc.) of the power receiving device. Indicates the power value for which the output to is guaranteed. For example, when the GP is 5 watts, even if the positional relationship between the power receiving antenna 205 and the power transmitting antenna 105 fluctuates and the power transmission efficiency decreases, the power transmitting device can output 5 watts to the load in the power receiving device. Power is transmitted under control. Also, the GP is determined by negotiation between the power transmitting device and the power receiving device. Note that this embodiment is applicable not only to the GP, but also to a configuration in which power is transmitted and received with power determined by mutual negotiation between the power transmitting device and the power receiving device.

Also, when power is transmitted from a power transmission device to a power reception device, if there is a foreign object that is not a power reception device near the power transmission device, the electromagnetic waves for power transmission affect the foreign object and raise the temperature of the foreign object. There is a risk of destroying the foreign object. Therefore, the WPC standard stipulates a method for a power transmission device to detect the presence of a foreign object on the power transmission device so that temperature rise and destruction of the foreign object can be prevented by stopping power transmission when the foreign object is present. . Specifically, a power loss method is stipulated for detecting a foreign object based on the difference between the power transmitted by the power transmitting device and the power received by the power receiving device. Also, a Q-value measurement method for detecting a foreign object based on a change in the quality factor (Q-value) of the power transmission antenna 105 (power transmission antenna) in the power transmission device is stipulated. Note that the foreign object detected by the power transmission device in this embodiment is not limited to the object existing on the power transmission device. The power transmission device may detect a foreign object located in the vicinity of the power transmission device. For example, the power transmission device may detect a foreign object located within a range in which power can be transmitted. Further, the foreign matter detection method is not limited to the above method, and may be a waveform attenuation method.

Contaminant detection based on the Power Loss method defined by the WPC standard will be explained using FIG. The horizontal axis of FIG. 20 is the transmitted power of the power transmitting device, and the vertical axis is the received power of the power receiving device. A foreign object in the present disclosure refers to a product in which a power receiving device and a power receiving device are embedded, or a product in which a power transmitting device and a power receiving device are embedded, among metals that may generate heat when exposed to wireless power transmitted by a power transmission antenna. It is an object excluding an integral part of the product that is manufactured. For example, it is a clip or an IC card.

First, the power transmitting device transmits power to the power receiving device at the first transmission power value Pt1. The power receiving device receives power at the first received power value Pr1 (this state is called a Light Load state (light load state)). Then, the power transmitting device stores the first transmitted power value Pt1. Here, the first transmitted power value Pt1 or the first received power value Pr1 is a predetermined minimum transmitted power or received power. At this time, the power receiving device controls the load so that the received power becomes the minimum power. For example, the power receiving device may disconnect the load from the power receiving antenna 205 so that the received power is not supplied to the load (such as the charging circuit and battery). Subsequently, the power receiving device reports the power value Pr1 of the first received power to the power transmitting device. Upon receiving Pr1 from the power receiving device, the power transmitting device calculates that the power loss between the power transmitting device and the power receiving device is Pt1-Pr1 (=Ploss1), and creates a calibration point 2000 indicating the correspondence between Pt1 and Pr1. can do.

Subsequently, the power transmitting device changes the transmitted power value to the second transmitted power value Pt2, and transmits power to the power receiving device. The power receiving device receives power at the second received power value Pr2 (this state is called a Connected Load state (load connection state)). Then, the power transmitting device stores the second transmitted power value Pt2. Here, the second transmitted power value Pt2 or the second received power value Pr2 is a predetermined maximum transmitted power or received power. At this time, the power receiving device controls the load so that the received power becomes the maximum power. For example, the power receiving device connects the power receiving antenna 205 and the load so that the received power is supplied to the load. Subsequently, the power receiving device reports Pr2 to the power transmitting device. The power transmitting device that receives Pr2 from the power receiving device calculates that the power loss between the power transmitting device and the power receiving device is Pt2-Pr2 (=Ploss2), and creates a calibration point 2001 that indicates the correspondence between Pt2 and Pr2. can do.

Then, the power transmission device creates a straight line 2002 that linearly interpolates between the calibration points 2000 and 2001 . A straight line 2002 indicates the relationship between the transmitted power and the received power when there is no foreign object near the power transmitting device and the power receiving device. Based on the straight line 2002, the power transmitting device can predict the power value that the power receiving device will receive if power is transmitted at a predetermined transmitted power in the absence of a foreign object. For example, when the power transmitting device transmits power at the third power transmission power value Pt3, it can be inferred from the point 2003 corresponding to Pt3 on the straight line 2002 that the third power receiving power value received by the power receiving device will be Pr3.

As described above, the power loss between the power transmitting device and the power receiving device according to the load is obtained based on a plurality of combinations of the transmitted power value of the power transmitting device and the received power value of the power receiving device measured while changing the load. be able to. Also, by interpolation from a plurality of combinations, it is possible to estimate the power loss between the power transmitting device and the power receiving device according to all loads. The process performed by the power transmitting apparatus 402 and the power receiving apparatus 401 in order for the power transmitting apparatus to acquire the combination of the transmitted power value and the received power value in this manner is referred to as calibration processing.

After calibration, when the power transmitting device actually transmits power to the power receiving device at Pt3, it is assumed that the power transmitting device receives a received power value Pr3' from the power receiving device. The power transmitting device calculates a value Pr3-Pr3' (=Ploss_FO) by subtracting the received power value Pr3' actually received from the power receiving device from the received power value Pr3 in the absence of a foreign object. This Ploss_FO can be considered as power loss due to power consumed by the foreign object when the foreign object exists in the vicinity of the power transmitting device and the power receiving device. Therefore, it can be determined that a foreign object exists when the power Ploss_FO that would have been consumed by the foreign object exceeds a predetermined threshold value. Alternatively, the power transmitting device obtains in advance the power loss Pt3-Pr3 (=Ploss3) between the power transmitting device and the power receiving device from the received power value Pr3 in the absence of foreign objects. Next, the power loss Pt3-Pr3' (=Ploss3') between the power transmitting device and the power receiving device in the presence of the foreign object is calculated from the received power value Pr3' received from the power receiving device in the presence of the foreign object. demand. Then, using Ploss3'-Ploss3 (=Ploss_FO), the power Ploss_FO that would have been consumed by the foreign object may be estimated.

As described above, the power Ploss_FO that would have been consumed by the foreign matter may be obtained as Pr3-Pr3' (=Ploss_FO) or as Ploss3'-Ploss3 (=Ploss_FO). . In the following specification, the method of obtaining Ploss3'-Ploss3 (=Ploss_FO) will be basically described, but the content of this embodiment can also be applied to the method of obtaining Pr3-Pr3' (=Ploss_FO). . The above is the description of foreign matter detection based on the Power Loss method.

Foreign object detection by the Power Loss method is performed during power transmission (power transfer phase, described later) based on data obtained in the Calibration phase, described later. In addition, foreign object detection by the Q-value measurement method is performed before power transmission (before Digital Ping transmission, Negotiation phase or Renegotiation phase, which will be described later).

RX and TX according to this embodiment perform communication for controlling wireless power transmission based on the WPC standard. The WPC standard defines multiple phases including a Power Transfer phase in which power transfer is performed and one or more phases before actual power transfer, and communication for wireless power transfer required in each phase is done. The phases before power transmission can include a Selection phase, a Ping phase, an Identification and Configuration phase, a Negotiation phase, and a Calibration phase. Note that the Identification and Configuration phase is hereinafter referred to as the I&C phase. Processing in each phase will be described below.

In the Selection phase, the TX intermittently transmits Analog Ping and detects that an object has been placed on the power transmission device (for example, the RX or conductor piece has been placed on the charging base). TX detects at least one of the voltage value and current value of the power transmitting antenna 105 when the Analog Ping is transmitted, and if the voltage value falls below a certain threshold or the current value exceeds a certain threshold, it is determined that an object exists. It makes a decision and transitions to the Ping phase.

In the Ping phase, the power transmission device transmits a Digital Ping with higher power than the Analog Ping. The power of the Digital Ping is sufficient to activate the control unit of the power receiving device placed on the power transmitting device. In other words, Digital Ping is power transmitted from the power transmitting device to activate the power receiving device. The power receiving device notifies the power transmitting device of the magnitude of the received voltage. This notification is made using the Signal Strength Packet defined in the WPC standard. Thus, the power transmitting device recognizes that the object detected in the Selection phase is the power receiving device by receiving a response from the power receiving device that received the Digital Ping. The power transmitting device transitions to the I&C phase upon receiving the notification of the received power voltage value. Also, the power transmitting device measures the Q-factor of the power transmitting antenna 105 before transmitting the Digital Ping. This measurement result is used when executing foreign matter detection processing using the Q value measurement method.

In the I&C phase, the power transmitting device identifies the power receiving device and acquires device configuration information (capability information) from the power receiving device. The power receiving device transmits an ID Packet and a Configuration Packet. The ID Packet contains the identifier information of the power receiving device, and the Configuration Packet contains the device configuration information (capability information) of the power receiving device. The power transmitting device that has received the ID Packet and Configuration Packet responds with an acknowledgment (ACK). Then the I&C phase ends.

In the Negotiation phase, the GP value is determined based on the GP value requested by the power receiving device and the power transmission capability of the power transmitting device. In addition, the power transmitting device executes foreign object detection processing using the Q-value measurement method in accordance with a request from the power receiving device. In addition, the WPC standard defines a method of performing the same processing as in the Negotiation phase again in response to a request from the power receiving device after once shifting to the Power Transfer phase. The phase that moves from the Power Transfer phase and performs these processes is called the Renegotiation phase.

In the calibration phase, calibration is performed based on WPC standards. In addition, the power receiving device notifies the power transmitting device of a predetermined received power value (the received power value in the light load state/the received power value in the maximum load state), and the power transmitting device performs adjustment for efficient power transmission. The received power value notified to the power transmission device can be used for foreign object detection processing by the Power Loss method.

In the Power Transfer phase, control is performed to start and continue power transmission, and to stop power transmission due to an error or full charge. For wireless power transmission, the power transmitting device and the power receiving device use the power transmitting antenna 105 and the power receiving antenna 205 used when performing wireless power transmission based on the WPC standard. Communication is performed by superimposing signals on electromagnetic waves. The range in which communication based on the WPC standard is possible between the power transmission device and the RX is substantially the same as the power transmission range of the power transmission device.

Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the first power transmission device 401 (TX1) and the second power transmission device 402 (TX2) function as BLE Central, and the first power reception device 411 (RX1) and the second power reception device 412 (RX2) functions as a BLE Peripheral. Also, the first communication device 421 functions as Central, and the second communication device 422 functions as Peripheral.

Note that "Central" indicates a BLE control station, and "Peripheral" indicates a BLE terminal station. A BLE Central communicates with a BLE Peripheral and does not communicate with another Central. Also, the BLE peripheral communicates with the BLE Central, but does not communicate with other peripherals. That is, in BLE, communication between Centrals or between Peripherals is not performed. Also, the Central can be in a connected state (BLE CONNECT_State) with a plurality of Peripherals, and can transmit and receive data to and from the plurality of Peripherals. On the other hand, a Peripheral can be in a connected state with only one Central, and does not communicate with a plurality of Centrals in parallel.

In FIG. 4, it is assumed that RX1 is located within the power transmission/reception range as seen from TX1, while RX2 is not located within the power transmission/reception range. Therefore, TX1 performs wireless power transmission only to RX1 and does not perform power transmission to RX2.

In this case, in order for TX1 to perform control communication for wireless power transmission by out-of-band communication using BLE, BLE (Central) of TX1 is in a connected state with BLE (Peripheral) of RX1. must be. As described above, the BLE Central can be in a connected state with a plurality of peripherals at the same time. There may be. Similarly, the BLE (Central) of TX2 may be in a connected state with RX1 or the second communication device 422 as long as it is in a connected state with the BLE (Peripheral) of RX2. In the present disclosure, out-of-band communication refers to communication using an antenna different from the antenna for power transmission and reception. Below, it may be called "OOB communication." On the other hand, communication using an antenna for transmitting and receiving power is called in-band communication. Hereinafter, it may be referred to as "IB communication".

On the other hand, the BLE (Peripheral) of RX1 can be connected to only one Central. Therefore, in order to perform control communication for power transmission between TX1 and RX1 using BLE, BLE (Peripheral) of RX1 needs to be in a connected state only with BLE (Central) of TX1. This is because the BLE (Peripheral) of RX1 cannot perform control communication with the BLE (Central) of TX1 when it is connected to another BLE (Central) such as TX2 or the first communication device 421 . Similarly, in order to perform control communication for power transmission between TX2 and RX2 using BLE, the BLE (Peripheral) of RX2 must be in a connected state only with the BLE (Central) of TX2. Therefore, the BLE (Peripheral) of RX2 should not be in a connected state with other BLEs (Central) such as Tx1 and the first communication device 421 .

Thus, control communication should be performed between the power transmitting device and the power receiving device (TX1 and RX1, for example) where power transmission and reception are performed. However, if the communication range of OOB communication is wider than that of IB communication, the power transmitting device and the power receiving device may establish a connection for OOB communication with a device that is not the target of power transmission/reception. Establishing a connection for OOB communication with a device that is not a target of power transmission/reception is called cross-connection. For example, in FIG. 4, a state in which RX1 and TX2 or the first communication device 421 are BLE-connected is cross-connection.

In FIG. 4, when TX1 uses BLE (OOB communication) as control communication, if there is no confirmation that BLE connection is made with RX1 within the power transmission/reception range, power transmission for charging the battery of RX1 should not engage in negotiations, etc. regarding power supply and electric power. While setting RX1 as a power transmission target, TX1 establishes a BLE connection with RX2 and the second communication device 422 and performs control communication. ) can be different. In this case, TX1 will not be able to make proper control communications to RX1. Similarly, when RX1 uses control communication by BLE (OOB communication), if there is no confirmation that TX1 is within the power transmission/reception range and BLE connection is established, power for charging the battery from TX1 Negotiations, etc. regarding power reception and power should not be carried out. When RX1 establishes a BLE connection with TX2 and the first communication device 421 and performs control communication while receiving the power transmitted by TX1, the power transmission source (TX1) and the control communication partner device (TX2 or the first communication device 421). In this case, RX1 will not be able to perform proper control communication with TX1.

As described above, in the wireless power transmission system of FIG. 4 , both the power transmitting device and the power receiving device communicate with a counterpart device within a power transmission/reception range prior to transmission/reception of power for charging the battery or negotiation of the power. It is important to obtain assurance that control communication is possible with Note that "control communication" means communication for exchanging information necessary for wireless power transmission, such as communication for exchanging information between a power transmitting device and a power receiving device necessary for foreign object detection, and communication for exchanging information necessary for wireless power transmission. This includes communication for device authentication in TX.

For this reason, in the present embodiment, a power transmission device and a power reception device are enabled to establish a connection by BLE with a counterpart device of wireless power transmission. In order to achieve this, a Bluetooth Device Address, which is a public address specified by the BLE standard and indicates individual identification information of the BLE communication function of the device (second communication units 106 and 204 described later), is used. Alternatively, it may be individual identification information of the manufacturer of the power transmitting device or the power receiving device. Note that the Bluetooth Device Address is hereinafter referred to as "BD_ADDR".

From the viewpoint of privacy protection, the power receiving device or power transmitting device may change this BD_ADDR regularly or irregularly. In this embodiment, even when the power receiving device changes BD_ADDR, the power transmitting device and the power receiving device can establish a connection by BLE between the other device of wireless power transmission.

Note that BLE is an example, and any wireless communication method that can be used for OOB communication in wireless power transmission can be used. Also, in the following, it is assumed that the wireless power transfer performed complies with the WPC standard, which includes the functions defined in version 1.2.3. In this embodiment, the power transmitting device and the power receiving device are described as conforming to the WPC standard, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other wireless power transmission standards may be used. An example of the configuration of the power transmitting device and the power receiving device and an example of the flow of processing to be executed will be described below.

[Configuration of power transmitting device and power receiving device]
The configurations of the power transmitting device and the power receiving device according to this embodiment will be described. It should be noted that the configuration described below is merely an example, and part (or in some cases, all) of the configuration described may be replaced with another configuration that performs a similar function, or may be omitted. It may be added to the configuration described. Furthermore, one block shown in the following description may be divided into multiple blocks, or multiple blocks may be integrated into one block. In addition, although each functional block shown below functions as a software program, part or all of the functional blocks may be implemented as hardware.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a power transmission device according to this embodiment. The power transmission device includes, for example, a control unit 101, a power supply unit 102, a power transmission circuit unit 103, a first communication unit 104, a power transmission antenna 105, a second communication unit 106, and a memory 107. Note that the second communication unit 106 performs communication using an antenna (not shown).

The control unit 101 controls the entire power transmission device. The control unit 101 also performs control related to power transmission control including communication for device authentication in the power transmission device. Furthermore, the control unit 101 may perform control for executing applications other than wireless power transmission. The control unit 101 includes one or more processors such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or MPU (Micro Processor Unit). Note that the control unit 101 may be configured by hardware such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). Also, the control unit 101 may be configured to include an array circuit such as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) compiled to execute predetermined processing. The control unit 101 causes the memory 107 to store information that should be stored during execution of various processes. Also, the control unit 101 can measure time using a timer (not shown).

The power supply unit 102 is a power supply that supplies power when at least the control unit 101 and the power transmission circuit unit 103 operate. The power supply unit 102 can be, for example, a wired power receiving circuit, a battery, or the like that receives power from a commercial power supply. The battery stores electric power supplied from a commercial power source.

The power transmission circuit unit 103 converts the DC or AC power input from the power supply unit 102 into AC frequency power in the frequency band used for wireless power transmission, and inputs the AC frequency power to the power transmission antenna 105 to transmit power to the RX. Generates electromagnetic waves for receiving electricity. For example, the power transmission unit 103 converts the DC voltage supplied by the power supply unit 102 into an AC voltage with a half-bridge or full-bridge switching circuit using FETs (Field Effect Transistors). In this case, power transmission section 103 includes a gate driver that controls ON/OFF of the FET.

The power transmission circuit unit 103 controls the intensity of the electromagnetic wave to be output by adjusting the voltage (transmission voltage) or current (transmission current) input to the power transmission antenna 105, or both. When the transmission voltage or transmission current is increased, the intensity of the electromagnetic wave is increased, and when the transmission voltage or transmission current is decreased, the intensity of the electromagnetic wave is decreased. In addition, the power transmission circuit unit 103 performs AC power output control so that power transmission from the power transmission antenna 105 is started or stopped based on an instruction from the control unit 101 . It is also assumed that the power transmission circuit unit 103 is capable of supplying power of 15 watts (W) to the charging unit 206 of the power receiving device 401 (RX) that conforms to the WPC standard.

The first communication unit 104 communicates with the communication unit of the power receiving device (the first communication unit 203 shown in FIG. 2) for power transmission control based on the WPC standard as described above. The first communication unit 104 modulates an electromagnetic wave output from the power transmission antenna 105, transmits information to the power receiving device, and performs communication. In this case, the power transmission device performs frequency shift keying (FSK) modulation. The first communication unit 104 also obtains information transmitted by the power receiving apparatus by demodulating the electromagnetic waves transmitted from the power transmitting antenna 105 modulated by the power receiving apparatus. At this time, the power receiving device performs modulation by load modulation or amplitude modulation, as will be described later. That is, the communication performed by the first communication unit 104 is performed by superimposing a signal on the electromagnetic waves transmitted from the power transmission antenna 105 . In addition, the first communication unit 104 may communicate with the power receiving device by communication according to a standard different from the WPC standard using an antenna different from the power transmitting antenna 105, or selectively use a plurality of communications to communicate with the power receiving device. may communicate with The first communication unit 104 performs the IB communication described above.

The second communication unit 106 performs control communication for wireless power transmission based on the WPC standard with the communication unit of the power receiving device (the second communication unit 204 shown in FIG. 2). The second communication unit 106 uses a frequency different from the frequency of the power transmission circuit unit 103 and uses an antenna (not shown) different from the power transmission antenna 105 to perform so-called OOB communication. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the second communication unit 106 performs communication based on the Bluetooth (registered trademark) 4.0 or later standards and is compatible with BLE. The second communication unit 106 may use a communication unit that supports other wireless communication methods such as Near Field Communication (NFC) and Wi-Fi (registered trademark). Note that the second communication unit 106 may be configured integrally with the first communication unit 104 .

Note that in the present embodiment, when the OOB communication is used for the control communication with the power receiving device, the power transmitting device supplies larger power to the power receiving device than when the IB communication is used. shall be able to For example, when performing control communication by OOB communication, the power transmitting device can supply power so that the maximum power output to the charging unit of the power receiving device is 100 watts. In IB communication, minute changes in voltage and current are superimposed on transmitted power for communication. On the other hand, as the transmitted power increases, the noise generated from the power transmitting unit and the power receiving unit increases. Therefore, when IB communication is used, transmission power is limited so that the communication unit of IB communication can detect minute changes in voltage and current for communication. On the other hand, when OOB communication is used, the power to be transmitted can be increased because such restrictions are eliminated.

In addition to storing the control program, the memory 107 can also store the states of the power transmitting device and the power receiving device (transmitted power value, received power value, etc.). For example, the state of the power transmitting device can be acquired by the control unit 101 , the state of the power receiving device can be acquired by the control unit 201 of the power receiving device, and received via the first communication unit 104 or the second communication unit 106 . The memory 107 stores the state of each element and the whole of the power transmission device and the wireless power transmission system.

In FIG. 1, the control unit 101, the power supply unit 102, the power transmission circuit unit 103, the first communication unit 104, the memory 107, and the second communication unit 106 are shown as separate blocks. The above blocks may be put together by one chip or the like. Also, one block may be divided into a plurality of blocks.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the power receiving device according to this embodiment. The power receiving device includes, for example, a control unit 201, a power receiving circuit unit 202, a first communication unit 203, a second communication unit 204, a power receiving antenna 205, a charging unit 206, a battery 207, and a memory 208. Note that the second communication unit 204 performs communication using an antenna (not shown).

The control unit 201 controls the entire power receiving apparatus by executing a control program stored in the memory 208, for example. That is, the control unit 201 controls each functional unit shown in FIG. Furthermore, the control unit 201 may perform control for executing applications other than wireless power transmission. An example of the control unit 201 includes one or more processors such as a CPU or MPU. Note that the control unit 201 may cooperate with an OS (Operating System) running to control the entire power receiving device (the entire smartphone if the power receiving device is a smartphone).

Also, the control unit 201 may be configured by hardware such as ASIC. Also, the control unit 201 may be configured including an array circuit such as an FPGA compiled to execute predetermined processing. The control unit 201 causes the memory 208 to store information that should be stored during execution of various processes. Also, the control unit 201 can measure time using a timer (not shown).

The power receiving circuit unit 202 acquires, via the power receiving antenna 205, AC power (AC voltage and AC current) generated by electromagnetic induction based on electromagnetic waves radiated from the power transmitting antenna 105 of the power transmitting device. Then, the power receiving circuit unit 202 converts the AC power into DC power or AC power of a predetermined frequency, and outputs power to the charging unit 206 that performs processing for charging the battery 207 . That is, the power receiving circuit unit 202 includes a rectifying unit and a voltage control unit necessary for supplying power to the load of the power receiving device. The GP described above is the amount of power guaranteed to be output from the power receiving circuit unit 202 . It is assumed that the power receiving circuit unit 202 is capable of supplying power for the charging unit 206 to charge the battery 207 and supplying the charging unit 206 with enough power to output power of 15 watts.

The first communication unit 203 performs control communication for wireless power transmission based on the WPC standard with the first communication unit 104 of the power transmission device. The first communication unit 203 demodulates the electromagnetic wave input from the power receiving antenna 205 and acquires information transmitted from the power transmitting device. Then, the first communication unit 203 carries out communication with the power transmission device by load-modulating or amplitude-modulating the input electromagnetic wave and superimposing a signal related to information to be transmitted to the power transmission device on the electromagnetic wave. This control communication is performed by IB communication that load-modulates or amplitude-modulates the electromagnetic waves received by the power receiving antenna 205 . In this embodiment, when only IB communication is used for control communication with the power transmitting device, the power receiving device can wirelessly receive power from the power transmitting device and output power of up to 15 watts to the charging unit 206. shall be

The second communication unit 204 performs control communication for wireless power transmission based on the WPC standard with the second communication unit 106 of the power transmission device. The second communication unit 204 uses a frequency different from the frequency of the electromagnetic waves received by the power receiving unit 202 and uses an antenna (not shown) different from the power receiving antenna 205 to perform OOB communication. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the second communication unit 106 performs communication based on the Bluetooth (registered trademark) 4.0 or later standards and is compatible with BLE. Note that second communication unit 106 may use a communication unit that supports other wireless communication methods such as NFC and Wi-Fi (registered trademark). Also, the second communication unit 204 may receive power supply from the battery 207 or may receive power supply directly from the power receiving circuit unit 202 . Note that in the present embodiment, when the power receiving device uses OOB communication for control communication with the power transmitting device, the power receiving device wirelessly receives power from the power transmitting device and supplies power of up to 100 watts to the charging unit 206 . be able to output. Note that the second communication unit 204 may be configured integrally with the first communication unit 203 .

The charging section 206 charges the battery 207 using the DC voltage and the DC current supplied from the power receiving circuit section 202 .

In addition to storing control programs, the memory 208 also stores the states of the power transmitting device and the power receiving device. For example, the state of the power receiving device can be acquired by the control unit 201 and the state of the power transmitting device can be acquired by the control unit 101 of the power transmitting device and received via the first communication unit 203 or the second communication unit 204 .

Although control unit 201, power receiving unit 202, first communication unit 203, second communication unit 204, charging unit 206, and memory 208 are shown as separate blocks in FIG. blocks may be grouped together by one chip or the like. Also, one block may be divided into a plurality of blocks.

It should be noted that the fact that a power transmitting device or a power receiving device supports OOB control communication is hereinafter expressed as being compatible with version A of the WPC standard. Version A of the WPC standard is a successor standard to WPCv1.2.3, and assumes that at least a control communication function by OOB communication is added.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, functions of the TX control unit 101 will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the control unit 101 of the power transmission device 401 (TX). The control unit 101 has a communication control unit 301 , a power transmission control unit 302 , a measurement unit 303 , a setting unit 304 and a foreign object detection unit 305 . The communication control unit 301 performs control communication with the power receiving device based on the WPC standard via the first communication unit 104 or the second communication unit 106 . The power transmission control unit 302 controls the power transmission circuit unit 103 to control power transmission to the power receiving device.

The measurement unit 303 measures the power transmitted to the power receiving device via the power transmission unit 103, and measures the average transmitted power per unit time. In addition, measurement section 303 measures the Q value of power transmission antenna 105 . The setting unit 304 sets a threshold value used for detecting a foreign object based on the average transmitted power or the Q value measured by the measurement unit 303, for example, through calculation processing. The setting unit 304 may also have a function of setting a threshold value that is a reference for determining the presence or absence of a foreign object, which is necessary when performing foreign object detection processing using other methods.

The foreign object detection unit 305 can perform foreign object detection processing based on the threshold set by the setting unit 304 and the transmitted power and Q value measured by the measurement unit 303 . Also, the foreign object detection unit 305 may have a function for performing foreign object detection processing using other methods. For example, in a TX having an NFC communication function, the foreign object detection unit 305 may perform foreign object detection processing using a counterpart device detection function based on the NFC standard. In addition to the function of detecting a foreign object, the foreign object detection unit 305 can also detect that the state on TX has changed. For example, the power transmitting device can also detect an increase or decrease in the number of power receiving devices 411 on the power transmitting device.

The functions of the communication control unit 301 , the power transmission control unit 302 , the measurement unit 303 , the setting unit 304 , and the foreign object detection unit 305 are implemented as programs that operate in the control unit 101 . Each processing unit is configured as an independent program, and can operate in parallel while synchronizing the programs by event processing or the like. However, two or more of these processing units may be incorporated into one program.

(Processing flow)
An example of the flow of processing executed in each device to prevent the above-described cross-connection will be described, and then an example of the flow of processing of the entire system will be described. In particular, a method capable of preventing cross-connection even when the power receiving device performs processing to change BD_ADDR will be described.

In this embodiment, when the power receiving device 411 (RX1) performs processing to change BD_ADDR, the detection of Digital Ping from the power transmitting device 401 (TX1) is used as a trigger (condition) to suspend the BD_ADDR change processing. The method. Further, RX1 restarts the BD_ADDR change process with the reception of a connection request message (CONNECT_REQ) by BLE from TX1 as a trigger. In other words, the restriction on the BD_ADDR change process is lifted. Further, as described above, TX1 functions as a BLE Central, and RX1 functions as a BLE Peripheral.

It should be noted that the BD_ADDR change process does not have to be suspended. For example, the control unit 201 may limit the change processing of BD_ADDR by controlling the change timing of the change processing of BD_ADDR to lengthen the period until the next change.

[Operation of power transmission device]
An example of the flow of processing executed by the power transmission device 401 (TX1) will be described below with reference to FIG. Note that this process can be started when the power transmission circuit unit 103 is powered on by receiving power supply from the power supply unit 102 and activated. Also, this processing can be realized by the control unit 101 executing a program stored in the memory 107 . However, the process is not limited to these, and the process may be executed in response to activation of the power transmission function by an operation such as pressing of a predetermined button by the user, for example. Also, at least part of the processing shown in FIG. 5 may be implemented by hardware. When at least part of the processing is realized by hardware, for example, a dedicated circuit automatically generated on FPGA using a predetermined compiler from a program for realizing the processing steps can be used. Also, similar to FPGA, the Gate Array circuit may implement hardware for executing predetermined processing steps.

　TX1 starts the process conforming to the WPC standard when this process is started. In the WPC standard, a partner device is specified by a Selection phase, a Ping phase, and an Identification & Configuration phase (I&C phase). Then, in the Negotiation phase, negotiation regarding transmission power is performed, and then, through the Calibration phase for power transmission, the processing of the Power Transfer phase (PT phase) in which actual power transmission is performed is performed.

In FIG. 5, TX1 first executes the processes of the Selection phase and Ping phase (S501). TX1 transmits Analog Ping via the power transmission antenna 105 in the Selection phase. Analog Ping is minute power for detecting an object existing near the power transmission antenna 105 . TX1 detects the voltage value or current value of the power transmitting antenna when the Analog Ping is transmitted, and determines that an object exists nearby when the voltage is below a certain threshold or when the current value exceeds a certain threshold, and the Ping phase transition to Then, in the Ping phase, TX1 transmits a Digital Ping that is greater than the Analog Ping.

Here, the Digital Ping has sufficient power to activate the control unit 201, the first communication unit 203, and the second communication unit 204 of RX1, which are present near the power transmission antenna 105. When the control unit 201 and the first communication unit 203 of RX1 are activated by the Digital Ping that receives power via the power receiving antenna 205, the first communication unit 203 notifies the magnitude of the received voltage to the TX1 by IB communication.

When TX1 receives notification of the received power voltage value via the first communication unit 104, it ends the processing of the Ping phase and shifts to the I&C phase. TX1 receives the Identification Packet transmitted by RX1 in the I&C phase (S502). In this case, TX1 includes information as to whether or not RX1, which is the transmission source of the packet, supports version A of the WPC standard, at least individual identification information of RX1 used in the WPC standard of a version earlier than version A, Identification information used in BLE may also be acquired. In one example, TX1 obtains the identification information used by RX1 in the WPC standard in the Identification Packet, and checks whether the EXT bit indicating that there is additional ID information is "1". Then, when the EXT bit is "1", TX1 acquires additional ID information from the Extended Identification Packet subsequently transmitted according to the WPC standard. In this embodiment, it is assumed that this Extended Identification Packet stores 8-byte BD_ADDR that RX1 uses in BLE. BD_ADDR is, for example, a Public Address defined by the BLE standard that indicates the manufacturer of RX1 and individual identification information of the BLE communication function (second communication unit 204). TX1 can now recognize that RX1's identity used in the WPC standard and BLE's identity correspond (relate to the same device).

TX1 also receives the Configuration Packet transmitted by RX1 in the I&C phase (S502). In this embodiment, the Configuration Packet is used to transmit BLE compatibility information indicating whether or not RX1, which is the transmission source of this packet, can use BLE control communication. By monitoring this BLE support information, TX1 that supports WPC standard version A can determine whether RX1 can use BLE as control communication at that time. This can prevent the power transmitting device from misunderstanding that a power receiving device that does not conform to version A of the WPC standard can execute control communication in BLE. Also, for example, it may be indicated whether or not control communication by OOB communication, which is not limited to BLE, is executable. Also, for each communication method other than BLE that can be used for OOB communication, an area similar to BLE compatibility information may be provided that indicates whether or not control communication can be executed. For example, NFC compatible information or the like indicating whether or not the device has an NFC communication function may be provided.

Then, TX1 transmits an acknowledgment (ACK) through IB communication in response to receiving the Configuration Packet (S503). TX1 shifts to the Negotiation phase in response to transmitting ACK.

Also, TX1 determines whether RX1 is in a state where it can perform the control communication function by BLE based on the received Configuration Packet (S504). When RX1 is not in a state in which control communication by BLE can be executed (NO in S504), TX1 cannot perform control communication by BLE with RX1, so it decides not to use OOB communication (S532). ). In this case, TX1 performs IB communication instead of OOB communication.

On the other hand, when RX1 has a control communication function by BLE and is in a state capable of executing control communication by BLE (YES in S504), TX1 determines whether or not there is an inquiry about capability information from RX1. (S505). This capability information inquiry is performed by transmitting a General Request, which is data stipulated by the WPC standard, from RX1 to TX1. It should be noted that such a General Request for inquiring about capability information is hereinafter referred to as "General Req (Capability)".

When TX1 does not receive General Req (Capability) (NO in S505), it moves to the process of S532 and decides not to use OOB communication. On the other hand, when TX1 receives a General Req (Capability) (YES in S505), it transmits a Power Transmitter Capability Packet defined by the WPC standard to RX1. The Power Transmitter Capability Packet is hereinafter referred to as "TX Capability Packet". The TX Capability Packet contains information about the capabilities of the power transmitting device, such as the maximum value of GP.

In this embodiment, BLE support information is further included in the TX Capability Packet. This BLE support information has the same meaning as the BLE support information in the Configuration Packet transmitted by RX1.

Prior to information transmission in the TX Capability Packet, TX1 determines whether its own device is in a BLE usable state (S506). If TX1 is not in a state where BLE can be used (NO in S506), TX1 sets the BLE support information in the Tx Capability Packet to information indicating "not compatible" and transmits it to RX1 (S531). , S532.

Note that the TX1 is based on, for example, whether or not its own device has a BLE communication function, whether or not it operates as a BLE Peripheral, and whether or not BLE is being used with another device. , determines whether control communication can be executed by BLE at the present time. For example, if TX1 is Central, it can be connected to a plurality of Peripherals, so it can determine that BLE can be used for control communication. Also, TX1 can determine that BLE can be used for control communication when its own device is not communicating with another device by BLE. On the other hand, TX1 can determine that BLE cannot be used for control communication when its own device is performing BLE communication with another device as Peripheral. Alternatively, TX1 may make this determination by communicating with a control unit of a product (such as a printer) connected to TX1. For example, the control unit 101 of TX1 and the control unit of the product may be connected by GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) or serial communication, and the control unit 101 of TX1 may inquire of the control unit of the product about the usage status of BLE. . In this case, if the response from the control unit of the product regarding the usage status of BLE indicates that BLE is being used, the control unit 101 of TX1 can determine that BLE cannot be used for control communication at that time. Also, when the response indicates that BLE is not in use, the control unit 101 of TX1 can determine that BLE can be used for control communication.

Then, if TX1 is in a state where BLE can be used (YES in S506), TX1 sets the BLE support information in the Tx Capability Packet to "BLE can be used" and transmits it to RX1 (S507). . Then, TX1 determines that BLE communication with RX1 is possible at this time, and holds BD_ADDR of RX1 acquired in S502 in memory (S508). TX1 may store BD_ADDR of RX1 in memory at the time of acquiring BD_ADDR of RX1 in S502, and discard the information when it determines that BLE is not available (NO in S518). good.

Note that after S507, TX1 can receive from RX1 a signal inquiring about BLE identification information of TX1. This signal can be, for example, a WPC standard General Request. In the following, the General Request for inquiring about BLE identification information will be referred to as "General Req (ID)". When TX1 receives the General Req (ID), it sends a response including BD_ADDR for BLE of its own device to RX1. This response may be a Power Transmitter Identification Packet (hereinafter referred to as "TX ID Packet") defined by the WPC standard. The TX ID Packet contains the version of the WPC standard that the power transmission device is compatible with, and the identification number by the manufacturer of the functional block related to IB communication of the power transmission device. Furthermore, a power transmission device compatible with version A can include BD_ADDR of BLE in this TX ID Packet. This enables RX1 to associate and recognize the identification information of TX1 in the WPC standard and the identification information in BLE (BD_ADDR).

Following the process of S508, TX1 activates its own BLE communication function as a Scanner in order to attempt control communication with RX1 by BLE (S509). Note that the Scanner is one of the states defined in the BLE standard, and receives the broadcasted ADVERTISE_INDICATION to discover the BLE device (or service) that sent it. In the following, ADVERTISE_INDICATION will be called ADV_IND. ADV_IND is a signal that is broadcast by a device in the Advertiser state defined by the BLE standard and notifies the device's BD_ADDR and corresponding service information.

　TX1 waits for ADV_IND to be sent after being activated as a Scanner. If ADV_IND is not received (NO in S510), the TX1 determines in S541 whether timeout has occurred, and proceeds to S532 if timeout has occurred. If the timeout did not occur in S514, the process proceeds to S510 and waits for ADV_IND.

Then, when TX1 receives ADV_IND before the predetermined time elapses (while YES in S510), it acquires the identification information of the transmission source included in that ADV_IND. If the identification information is the BD_ADDR held in the memory (YES in S511), a BLE connection request message is sent to the BD_ADDR (S512). That is, when TX1 receives ADV_IND from RX1 before timeout, TX1 transmits a connection request message by BLE to RX1. This connection request message is CONNECT_REQ (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "CONNECT") defined by the BLE standard. This message establishes a communication connection between RX1 and BLE. TX1 then shifts to the Negotiation phase. Here, since communication by BLE is possible, negotiation in the Negotiation phase is executed by using BLE.

Even if TX1 receives ADV_IND, it does not transmit CONNECT if it is not ADV_IND of BD_ADDR held in memory (NO in S511). That is, the TX1 limits the target of CONNECT transmission so as not to establish a BLE connection for a purpose different from such control communication at the stage of trying control communication for power transmission.

After that, TX1 can use OOB communication, so it sets the allowable value of GP to 100 W (S513). Then, it shifts to the Negotiation phase and negotiates between RX and GP (S514). Then, after executing the processing in the Calibration phase (S515), it shifts to the PT phase (S516) and transmits power to RX1. In the PT phase, control data requesting an increase or decrease in transmission power is transmitted from RX1 to TX1, but since this communication is control communication, it is performed by BLE (OOB communication) in a situation where BLE (OOB communication) can be used. After that, when TX1 receives an End Power Transfer (EPT) from RX1 requesting to stop power transmission due to termination of charging or the like (S517), it ends power transmission processing. Since EPT transmission/reception is also control communication, it is performed by BLE (OOB communication) when BLE (OOB communication) is available. That is, control communication for wireless power transmission is performed by BLE using the second communication unit 106 .

As described above, TX1 confirms whether or not RX1 can execute control communication by BLE. Further, TX1 associates and recognizes the identification information of RX1 in the WPC standard and the identification information in BLE, and transmits CONNECT when ADV_IND including the identification information in BLE of RX1 is received. make it As a result, it is possible to establish a connection by BLE with a target of power transmission, while not establishing a connection by BLE with another device that is not a target of power transmission.

[Operation of power receiving device]
First, an example of the flow of processing executed by the power receiving device (RX1) will be described with reference to FIG. Note that this process can be executed, for example, in response to activation of the power receiving function by an operation such as pressing a predetermined button by the user, or in response to bringing RX1 near TX1. Note that this process may be started in response to activation of the control unit 201 and the first communication unit 203 by power received via the power receiving antenna 205 . Also, this processing can be realized by the control unit 201 executing a program stored in the memory 208, but dedicated hardware for executing the processing described later may also be used. For example, when at least part of the processing is realized by hardware, a dedicated circuit automatically generated on FPGA using a predetermined compiler from a program for realizing the processing steps can be used. Also, similar to FPGA, the Gate Array circuit may implement hardware for executing predetermined processing steps. Also, RX1 is in a state of performing processing to change BD_ADDR periodically or irregularly.

In FIG. 6, RX1 is first detected by TX1 by being placed in the vicinity of TX1, which causes TX1 to transmit a Digital Ping. Then, the control unit 201 and the first communication unit 203 of RX1 are activated by the Digital Ping received via the power receiving antenna 205, and measure the received voltage of the Digital Ping. Then, RX1 notifies TX1 of the magnitude of the received voltage through IB communication (S601).

After that, RX1 shifts to the I&C phase. Here, RX1 suspends the process of changing BD_ADDR periodically or irregularly (S602). BD_ADDR of RX1 is thereby temporarily fixed. It should be noted that the process of temporarily suspending the process of changing BD_ADDR (S602) may be performed at the timing of receiving the Digital Ping from the TX, or immediately after the transition to the I&C phase.

In the I&C phase, RX1 transmits an Identification Packet to TX1 via IB communication (S603). In this case, the Identification Packet includes information indicating whether or not the WPC standard version A is supported, and at least individual identification information used in versions of the WPC standard prior to version A. It should be noted that the individual identification information used in the WPC standard is identification information when performing control communication by IB communication. Also, RX1 can set and transmit an EXT bit indicating whether or not there is additional ID information in the Identification Packet. If additional ID information exists, RX1 sets the EXT bit of the Identification Packet to "1" and sends an Extended Identification Packet for sending the additional ID information. The Extended Identification Packet is also transmitted by IB communication according to the WPC standard. In this embodiment, the Extended Identification Packet transmits 8-byte BD_ADDR used in BLE.

After sending the Identification Packet, RX1 sends the Configuration Packet. At this time, first, RX1 determines whether or not its own device can use BLE for control communication at the present time (S604). Whether or not BLE can be used for control communication is determined, for example, by whether or not the device has a BLE communication function, whether or not the device is operating as a BLE Peripheral, or whether or not BLE is used by another device. This is done based on whether the device is in use or not. For example, when the own device is Central, RX1 can connect to a plurality of Peripherals, so it can determine that BLE can be used for control communication. Also, RX1 can determine that BLE can be used for control communication when its own device is not communicating with another device by BLE. On the other hand, RX1 can determine that BLE cannot be used for control communication when its own device is performing BLE communication with another device as a Peripheral. Alternatively, RX1 may make this determination by communicating with a control unit of a product (such as a smartphone or a camera) connected to RX1. For example, the control unit 201 of RX1 and the control unit of the product may be connected by GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) or serial communication, and the control unit 201 of RX1 may inquire of the control unit of the product about the usage status of BLE. . In this case, if the response from the control unit of the product regarding the usage status of BLE indicates that BLE is being used, the control unit 201 of RX1 can determine that BLE cannot be used for control communication at that time. Also, when the response indicates that BLE is not in use, the control unit 201 of RX1 can determine that BLE can be used for control communication. Information indicating whether RX1 is compatible with BLE communication and whether BLE can be used for control communication can be included in the configuration packet and transmitted.

If RX1 cannot use BLE for control communication at this time (NO in S604), RX1 includes information indicating that BLE control communication cannot be used in the Configuration Packet, and sends it to TX1 via IB communication. Send (S631). Then, since RX1 cannot perform control communication by BLE with TX1, it decides not to use OOB communication (S632). In this case, RX1 performs IB communication instead of OOB communication. Then, RX1 resumes the temporarily stopped process of changing BD_ADDR periodically or irregularly (S633). This can enhance privacy protection. RX1 then determines that the maximum value of the requested GP is 15 watts (W) (S634), and advances the process to S619.

On the other hand, if RX1 can currently use BLE for control communication (YES in S604), RX1 includes information indicating that BLE control communication can be used in the Configuration Packet, and (S605).

After that, RX1 waits for ACK from TX1 (S606). When RX1 does not receive ACK (NO in S606), it shifts to the PT phase (S621) and receives power transmitted from TX1. Then, for example, in response to completion of charging of the battery 207 and determination to terminate power transmission, RX1 transmits EPT to TX1 (S622) and terminates the process. A power transmission device that supports only versions earlier than WPC standard version 1.2 does not support the Negotiation phase and the Calibration phase. Therefore, when such a power transmitting device receives a Configuration Packet, it shifts to the PT phase without transmitting ACK. Therefore, when RX1 does not receive ACK from TX1, it shifts to the PT phase, thereby receiving power even if TX1 is a power transmission device of a version earlier than version 1.2 of the WPC standard. be able to. That is, with such a configuration, RX1 can ensure backward compatibility. Note that if ACK is not received, the maximum power that the power receiving unit 302 can supply to the load (charging unit 306 and battery 307) is limited to 5 watts.

When RX1 receives ACK (YES in S606), it ends the I&C phase and shifts to the Negotiation phase. Then, it transmits a General Req (Capability) to inquire about the capability information of TX1, and waits for its response (TX Capability Packet) (S607). Then, if the TX Capability Packet has not been received (NO in S607), RX1 determines not to use OOB communication (S632), and executes the above-described processing from S633 onwards. On the other hand, when RX1 receives the TX Capability Packet (YES in S607), it checks the bit indicating the BLE support information in the Tx Capability Packet. Then, RX1 determines whether TX1 can execute control communication in BLE (S608). If it is determined that TX1 cannot execute control communication in BLE (NO in S608), the process proceeds to S632.

When it is determined that TX1 can execute control communication in BLE (YES in S608), RX1 transmits General Req (ID) in order to acquire identification information in BLE of TX1 (S609). RX1 then waits for a TX ID Packet from TX1 as a response to General Req (ID) (S610).

If the TX ID Packet has not been received from TX1 (NO in S610), RX1 determines not to use OOB communication (S632), and executes the above-described processing from S633 onwards.

On the other hand, when RX1 receives a TX ID Packet from TX1 corresponding to version A of the WPC standard (YES in S610), it acquires BD_ADDR of TX1 stored in that packet and stores it in memory 208 (S611). . At this point, RX1 can associate and recognize the identification information of TX1 in the WPC standard and BD_ADDR in BLE. Then, in order to perform BLE control communication with TX1, RX1 activates itself as a BLE Advertiser (S612) and broadcasts ADV_IND (S613). Note that the Advertiser is one of the states defined by the BLE standard, and advertises the BD_ADDR of its own device and corresponding service information by ADV_IND so that the above-mentioned Scanner can discover BLE devices (or services). It is the role of Here, ADV_IND includes a UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) indicating the service (profile) that the second communication unit 204 supports. In this embodiment, ADV_IND includes a UUID indicating a wireless charging service using OOB communication according to the WPC standard (hereinafter referred to as "wireless charging service"). ADV_IND may also include information such as the device type (for example, camera, smartphone), manufacturer name, model name, serial number, etc. of the product to which the power receiving device (RX1) is connected.

After that, RX1 waits for CONNECT transmitted from the Scanner that received ADV_IND (S614). Then, when RX1 receives CONNECT (YES in S614), it determines whether or not the identification information of the transmission source of the CONNECT is held in memory 208 as the identification information (BD_ADDR) of TX1 (S615). That is, RX1 determines whether the transmission source of CONNECT is TX1. Here, if the source of CONNECT is not TX1 (NO in S615), RX1 transmits LL_TERMINATE_IND indicating disconnection of the BLE connection connected by CONNECT to the device that is the source of CONNECT (S641). Note that LL_TERMINATE_IND is hereinafter referred to as "TERMINATE". When RX1 times out without receiving CONNECT from TX1 (YES in S642), RX1 determines not to use OOB communication (S632), and executes the above-described processing from S633 onward. In other words, if a BLE communication connection is not established within a predetermined period of time, privacy protection can be strengthened by removing the restriction on the process of changing BD_ADDR periodically or irregularly.

If RX1 has not received CONNECT from TX1 (NO in S614 or S615) and has not timed out (NO in S642), it returns to S613 and transmits ADV_IND again (S613). .

On the other hand, when RX1 receives CONNECT from TX1 (YES in S614 and S615), it decides to use OOB communication (S616), and RX1 and TX1 establish a connection for OOB communication. Then, RX1 restarts the temporarily suspended process of changing BD_ADDR periodically or irregularly. This can enhance privacy protection. Note that in the BLE communication of RX1 and TX1 after CONNECT, BD_ADDR is not used as the respective identifier, but Connection Handle is used. Therefore, even if RX1 changes BD_ADDR, the connection state can be maintained.

Then, RX1 determines that the maximum value of GP requested is 100 watts (W) (S618). After that, RX1 advances the process to S619. In S619, RX1 negotiates GP with TX1. This negotiation is based on the maximum value of GP allowed on TX1 and the value of GP requested by RX1. Note that the maximum value of GP requested by RX1 is determined according to whether or not OOB communication can be used by the processing of S634 or S618, as described above. After that, RX1 performs processing in the Calibration phase (S620), shifts to the PT phase (S621), and receives power from TX1. In the PT phase, control data requesting an increase or decrease in transmission power is transmitted from RX1 to TX1, but since this communication is control communication, it is performed by BLE (OOB communication) in a situation where BLE (OOB communication) can be used.

After that, for example, in response to completion of charging, RX1 transmits to TX1 an EPT indicating a request to stop power transmission for battery charging by BLE (OOB communication) (S622). Then, RX1 transmits TERMINATE for disconnecting the BLE connection as necessary, and ends this process. TX1 may transmit TERMINATE after transmitting EPT.

As described above, RX1 confirms whether TX1 can execute control communication by BLE. Also, RX1 associates and recognizes the identification information of TX1 in the WPC standard and the identification information in BLE, and disconnects the connection when it receives a CONNECT that does not include the identification information in BLE of TX1. to accept only CONNECT from TX1. As a result, it is possible to establish a connection by BLE with a target of power transmission, while not establishing a connection by BLE with another device that is not a target of power transmission.

Also, RX1 suspends the BD_ADDR change process triggered by the detection of Digital Ping from TX1. Further, RX1 restarts the BD_ADDR change process with the reception of a connection request message (CONNECT_REQ) by BLE from TX1 as a trigger. As a result, even when RX1 performs processing to change BD_ADDR regularly or irregularly, it is possible to establish a connection with the target of power transmission using BLE.

[Processing flow of power transmission system]
Next, an example of the flow of processing executed in the power transmission system will be described with reference to FIG. 7 . FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing operations for preventing cross-connection in the first power receiving device 411 (RX1) and the first power transmitting device 401 (TX1) shown in FIG. 4, which will be described in this embodiment. In FIG. 7, dashed arrows indicate exchanges performed by IB communication between RX1 and TX1. A solid arrow indicates an exchange performed in OOB communication between RX1 and TX1. In this embodiment, RX1 is changed regularly or irregularly for privacy protection.

First, TX1, which operates as Central in BLE communication, transmits Analog Ping in the Selection phase (S701). TX1 detects the voltage value or current value of the power transmitting antenna when the Analog Ping is transmitted, and determines that an object exists nearby when the voltage is below a certain threshold or when the current value exceeds a certain threshold, and the Ping phase transition to Then, in the Ping phase, TX1 transmits Digital Ping, which has higher power than Analog Ping (S702).

RX1, which operates as a Peripheral in BLE communication, is activated by the received Digital Ping and measures the magnitude of the received voltage of that Digital Ping. Then, RX1 notifies TX1 of the magnitude of the received voltage through IB communication. RX1 then transitions to the I&C phase. Here, RX1 suspends the process of changing BD_ADDR periodically or irregularly (S703). BD_ADDR of RX1 is thereby temporarily fixed.

In the I&C phase, RX1 notifies TX1 of BD_ADDR included in the Identification Packet or Extended ID Packet (S704). In this case, BD_ADDR of RX1 is assumed to be AAA. As described above, BD_ADDR is the individual identification information of the BLE communication function (second communication unit 204). RX1 holds BD_ADDR obtained in S704 in memory.

Next, RX1 transmits a signal inquiring BD_ADDR to TX1 (S705). This signal can be the General Request (ID) described above. When TX1 receives the General Req (ID), it sends a response including BD_ADDR for BLE of its own device to RX1 (S706). In this case, BD_ADDR of TX1 is assumed to be XXX. This response can be a Power Transmitter Identification Packet as described above. RX1 holds in memory XXX, which is TX1's BD_ADDR.

After the above-described processing of S701 to S706 is completed, TX1 and RX1 can notify each other's BD_ADDR to each other and each other can recognize the other's BD_ADDR. After that, TX1 activates its own BLE communication function as a Scanner in order to attempt control communication with RX1 by BLE (not shown). On the other hand, RX1 completes the above-described processing of S701 to S706, and TX1 and RX1 can notify each other's BD_ADDR to each other, and can recognize each other's BD_ADDR.

As described above, through the processing of S701 to S706, TX1 and RX1 can notify each other's BD_ADDR to each other through IB communication, and each other can recognize the other's BD_ADDR. IB communication is communication in which a signal is superimposed on electromagnetic waves transmitted from the power transmission antenna 105, and basically no party other than RX1 can be a communication partner. Therefore, through the IB communication processing in S701 to S706, TX1 can recognize the BD_ADDR of RX1, which is the target of power transmission, and RX1 can recognize the BD_ADDR of TX1 that transmits power to RX1. If OOB communication is performed based on these BD_ADDRs, the cross-connection described above will not occur.

Next, RX1 starts broadcast transmission of ADVERTISE_INDICATION including BD_ADDR information in BLE communication, which is OOB communication (S707). First, the control unit for the entire power receiving device sends an LE_Set_Advertising_Enable (start) command defined in the Bluetooth standard to the second communication unit to start ADVERTISE_INDICATION advertising. Note that S707 may be performed before S706.

On the other hand, TX1 receives ADVERTISE_INDICATION and checks whether BD_ADDR included in ADVERTISE_INDICATION matches the BD_ADDR information obtained from RX1 through IB communication (S708). That is, TX1 confirms whether AAA, which is BD_ADDR of RX1 obtained by IB communication, and AAA, which is BD_ADDR of RX1 obtained by ADVERTISE_INDICATION of OOB communication (BLE communication), match. Then, if they match, TX1 transmits a connection request message by BLE to RX1 (S709). This connection request message is CONNECT_REQ defined in the BLE standard.

Note that even if TX1 receives ADV_IND, it does not transmit CONNECT if it is not the ADV_IND of BD_ADDR held in S704. That is, the TX1 limits the target of CONNECT transmission so as not to establish a BLE connection for a purpose different from such control communication at the stage of trying control communication for power transmission.

Upon receiving the CONNECT_REQ sent by TX1, RX1 determines whether or not the identification information of the transmission source of the CONNECT is held in memory as the identification information (BD_ADDR) of TX1 (S710). That is, RX1 determines whether the transmission source of CONNECT is TX1. When RX1 determines that TX1 is the transmission source of CONNECT, RX1 establishes BLE communication with TX1. Then, RX1 resumes the temporarily stopped process of changing BD_ADDR periodically or irregularly. This enhances privacy protection (S711).

Then, using BLE communication, TX1 and RX1 control wireless power transmission, that is, perform power control and the like (S712). Then, after completing the charging, RX1 transmits LL_TERMINATE_IND indicating that the BLE connection connected by CONNECT is to be disconnected to TX1 of CONNECT (S713). Note that LL_TERMINATE_IND is hereinafter referred to as "TERMINATE".

Here, when RX1 determines that the source of CONNECT is not TX1, RX1 transmits LL_TERMINATE_IND indicating that the BLE connection connected by CONNECT is to be disconnected to the device that is the source of CONNECT. When RX1 has not received CONNECT from TX1, it repeatedly transmits ADV_IND until it times out after a predetermined period of time has elapsed since it started transmitting ADV_IND. Then, when RX1 times out without receiving CONNECT from TX1, it decides not to use OOB communication. As a result, it is possible to establish a connection by BLE with a target of power transmission, while not establishing a connection by BLE with another device that is not a target of power transmission.

Further, as a result, the power transmitting device and the power receiving device can perform control communication using BLE with the power receiving device and the power transmitting device within the power transmission/reception range prior to power transmission/reception for charging the battery and negotiation of the power. It becomes possible. By performing control communication by means of OOB communication in this way, it is possible to transmit and receive a larger amount of power than in the case of IB communication.

In addition, even if the partner device supports BLE, the power transmitting device and the power receiving device determine to use IB communication instead of OOB communication when BLE is not available. Thereby, the power transmitting device and the power receiving device can transmit and receive power using IB communication when BLE is already used by the control unit of the product to which the counterpart device is connected.

Also, in the above embodiment, RX1 requests transmission of BD_ADDR of TX1 by transmitting General Req (ID), but this is not the only option. For this request, for example, of the WPC standard version 1.2.3 Specific Request, a Reserved Packet or a Proprietary Packet packet with an undefined Packet type may be used. Also, for this request, a Reserved Packet or a Proprietary Packet with an undefined packet type may be used among General Requests of WPC standard version 1.2.3. Also, among the WPC standard version 1.2.3 packets, packets other than the Specific Request and General Request may be used for this request. For example, a Reserved Packet or Proprietary Packet with an undefined packet type other than Specific Request or General Request can be used for this request.

In addition, it was explained that RX1 uses a Configuration Packet to notify TX1 that its own device is compatible with BLE control communication. However, it is not limited to this. For example, among WPC standard version 1.2.3 Specific Requests, this notification may be made by a Reserved Packet or a Proprietbary Packet whose Packet type is undefined. In addition, among General Requests of version 1.2.3 of the WPC standard, Reserved Packets and Proprietary Packets with an undefined packet type may be used for this notification. Also, among the WPC standard version 1.2.3 packets, packets other than the Specific Request and the General Request may be used for this notification. For example, a Reserved Packet or a Proprietary Packet with an undefined packet type other than Specific Request or General Request may be used.

Also, in the above description, BD_ADDR is a public address defined by the BLE standard that indicates the individual identification information of the manufacturer of the power transmitting device or the power receiving device and the BLE communication circuit (second communication unit). , but not limited to. For example, it may be a random number automatically generated by the second communication unit such as a Random Address defined by the BLE standard. Also, among these Random Addresses, any one of Static Device Address, Resolvable Private Address, and Non-resolvable Private Address may be used. Here, the Static Device Address is a random number address generated each time the second communication unit (BLE communication circuit) is powered on. A non-resolvable private address is a random number address generated at regular intervals. A Resolvable Private address is an address generated based on an encryption key exchanged between Central and Peripheral.

Also, it was explained that RX1 transmits ADV_IND and transmits TERMINATE in response to CONNECT from a BLE-compatible device other than TX1 that transmitted BD_ADDR in-band (eg, first communication device 121 or TX2). Alternatively, ADV_DIRECT_IND, which is defined by the BLE standard and can directly specify the BD_ADDR of the BLE compatible device that transmits CONNECT, may be transmitted. For example, RX1 transmits ADV_DIRECT_IND containing BD_ADDR of TX1. In this case, only TX1 with BD_ADDR specified transmits CONNECT, and the first communication device 121 does not transmit CONNECT. Therefore, the BLE connection process can be simplified.

<Embodiment 2>
In the first embodiment, the case where the power receiving device functioning as a BLE peripheral performs the process of changing BD_ADDR has been described. Then, a method of pausing the BD_ADDR change processing triggered by the power receiving device detecting Digital Ping from the power transmitting device functioning as BLE Central has been shown. In addition, a method has been shown in which the power receiving device restarts the BD_ADDR change processing by using reception of a connection request message (CONNECT_REQ) by BLE from the power transmitting device as a trigger.

In this embodiment, a case will be described in which a power transmission device functioning as a BLE Central performs processing for changing BD_ADDR. Specifically, the power transmission device shows a method of temporarily suspending the BD_ADDR change processing with the reception of a signal indicating the reception voltage of the Digital Ping from the power reception device functioning as a BLE peripheral as a trigger (condition). However, it is not limited to this. Further, the power transmitting device shows a method of restarting the BD_ADDR change processing by using transmission of a connection request message (CONNECT_REQ) by BLE to the power receiving device as a trigger.

An example of the flow of processing executed in the power transmission system described in this embodiment will be described using FIG. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing operations for preventing cross-connection in the first power receiving device 411 (R1) and the first power transmitting device 401 (TX1) shown in FIG. 4, which will be described in this embodiment. Note that in FIG. 8, the dashed arrows indicate exchanges performed by IB communication between RX1 and TX1. A solid-line arrow indicates an exchange performed by OOB communication between the first power receiving device 411 and the first power transmitting device 401 . Since most of the flow of processing executed by TX1 is the same as in FIG. 5 described in the first embodiment, only different operations will be described. The flow of processing executed by RX1 is also mostly the same as in FIG. 6 described in the first embodiment, so only different operations will be described. In this embodiment, TX1 is changed regularly or irregularly for privacy protection.

First, TX1, which operates as Central in BLE communication, transmits Analog Ping in the Selection phase (S801). TX1 detects the voltage value or current value of the power transmitting antenna when the Analog Ping is transmitted, and determines that an object exists nearby when the voltage is below a certain threshold or when the current value exceeds a certain threshold, and the Ping phase transition to Then, in the Ping phase, TX1 transmits a Digital Ping that is greater than the Analog Ping (S802).

RX1, which operates as a Peripheral in BLE communication, is activated by the received Digital Ping and measures the magnitude of the received voltage of that Digital Ping. Then, RX1 notifies TX1 of the magnitude of the received voltage through IB communication. RX1 then transitions to the I&C phase. Here, upon receiving the notification of the received power voltage, the TX1 suspends the process of changing BD_ADDR periodically or irregularly (S803). This temporarily fixes BD_ADDR of TX1. It should be noted that the process of temporarily suspending the process of changing BD_ADDR (S803) may be performed at the timing when the TX transmits the Digital Ping, or immediately after the transition to the I&C phase.

The processing of S804-S806 is the same as that of S704-S706 in FIG. 1, so the description is omitted. After the processing of S801 to S806 described above is completed, TX1 and RX1 can notify each other of BD_ADDR to each other, and can recognize each other's BD_ADDR. After that, TX1 activates its own BLE communication function as a Scanner in order to attempt control communication with RX1 by BLE (not shown). On the other hand, in RX1, the above-described processing of S801 to S706 is completed, and the first power transmitting device and the first power receiving device can notify each other of BD_ADDR and can recognize each other's BD_ADDR.

Next, RX1 starts broadcast transmission of ADVERTISE_INDICATION including BD_ADDR information in BLE communication, which is OOB communication (S807). First, the host CPU that controls the entire power receiving device sends an LE_Set_Advertising_Enable (start) command defined in the Bluetooth standard to the second communication unit to start ADVERTISE_INDICATION advertising.

On the other hand, TX1 receives ADVERTISE_INDICATION and checks whether BD_ADDR included in ADVERTISE_INDICATION matches the BD_ADDR information obtained from RX1 through IB communication (S808). That is, TX1 confirms whether AAA, which is BD_ADDR of RX1 obtained by IB communication, matches AAA, which is BD_ADDR of RX1 obtained by ADVERTISE_INDICATION of OOB communication (BLE communication). Then, if they match, TX1 transmits a connection request message by BLE to RX1 (S809). This connection request message is CONNECT_REQ defined in the BLE standard. Then, the TX1 resumes the temporarily suspended process of changing BD_ADDR periodically or irregularly (S811). This enhances privacy protection.

Note that even if TX1 receives ADV_IND, it does not transmit CONNECT if it is not the ADV_IND of BD_ADDR held in S804. That is, the TX1 limits the target of CONNECT transmission so as not to establish a BLE connection for a purpose different from such control communication at the stage of trying control communication for power transmission.

Upon receiving the CONNECT_REQ transmitted by TX1, RX1 determines whether or not the identification information of the transmission source of the CONNECT is held in memory as the identification information (BD_ADDR) of TX1 (S810). That is, RX1 determines whether the transmission source of CONNECT is TX1. When RX1 determines that TX1 is the transmission source of CONNECT, RX1 establishes BLE communication with TX1. The subsequent processing of S812 and S813 is the same as that of S712 and S713 of FIG. 7, so description thereof will be omitted.

Next, regarding the flow of processing executed by TX1, only different operations will be explained based on FIG. First, TX1 suspends the change processing of BD_ADDR triggered by receiving a notification of the receiving voltage of Digital Ping from RX1. Alternatively, the transmission of the Digital Ping from TX1 is used as a trigger to suspend the change processing of BD_ADDR. That is, after S501 and before S502, a process of temporarily stopping the process of changing BD_ADDR, which is performed periodically or irregularly, is executed.

Also, TX1 restarts the BD_ADDR change process by sending a connection request message (CONNECT_REQ) by BLE to RX1 as a trigger. That is, after S512 and before S513, a process for resuming the regular or irregular BD_ADDR change process is executed.

Next, regarding the flow of processing executed by RX1, only different operations will be described based on FIG. In the present embodiment, the RX1 does not perform periodic or irregular BD_ADDR change processing, and therefore does not suspend or resume BD_ADDR change processing. That is, S602, S617 and S633 are not executed. This point is different from the first embodiment.

As a result, it is possible to establish a BLE connection with the target of power transmission, while not establishing a BLE connection with another device that is not the target of power transmission.

RX1, which functions as a BLE Peripheral, notifies TX1 of the received voltage of Digital Ping. Triggered by the fact that TX1, which functions as BLE Central, has received it, the process of changing BD_ADDR is suspended. In addition, TX1 restarts the BD_ADDR change processing by sending a connection request message (CONNECT_REQ) by BLE to RX1 as a trigger. As a result, even when TX1 performs processing to change BD_ADDR regularly or irregularly, it is possible to establish a connection with the target of power transmission by BLE.

<Embodiment 3>
In the first and second embodiments, the case where the power receiving device functioning as a BLE Peripheral or the power transmitting device functioning as a BLE Central periodically or irregularly changes BD_ADDR has been described. In this embodiment, a case where a power receiving device functioning as a BLE Central performs processing for changing BD_ADDR will be described. Specifically, a method will be described in which the power receiving device suspends the BD_ADDR change processing using detection of Digital Ping from a power transmitting device functioning as a BLE peripheral as a trigger (condition). Also, a method of restarting the BD_ADDR change process by the power receiving device transmitting a connection request message (CONNECT_REQ) by BLE to the power transmitting device as a trigger is shown.

[Operation of power transmission device]
An example of the flow of processing executed by the first power transmission device 401 (TX1) will be described below with reference to FIG. Note that description of the same processing as the flow of processing shown in FIG. 5 of the first embodiment will be omitted, and only different operations will be described. S901 to S908, S914 to S918, and S931 to S933 in FIG. 9 correspond to the processes in S501 to S508, S513 to S517, and S531 to S533 in FIG. 5, respectively.

In this embodiment, TX1 functions as a BLE Peripheral, so after holding BD_ADDR of RX1 in memory (S908), BLE is activated as an Advertiser (S909). ADV_IND is then broadcast (S910). Here, ADV_IND includes a UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) indicating the service (profile) that the second communication unit 106 supports. In this embodiment, ADV_IND includes a UUID indicating a wireless charging service using OOB communication according to the WPC standard (hereinafter referred to as "wireless charging service"). ADV_IND may also include information such as the device type (for example, camera, smartphone), manufacturer name, model name, and serial number of the product to which the power receiving device (RX1) is connected.

After that, TX1 waits for CONNECT transmitted from the Scanner that received ADV_IND (S911). When RX1 receives CONNECT (YES in S911), it determines whether or not the identification information of the transmission source of the CONNECT is held in memory 107 as the identification information (BD_ADDR) of RX1 (S912). That is, TX1 determines whether or not the transmission source of CONNECT is RX1. Here, if the CONNECT transmission source is not RX1 (NO in S912), TX1 transmits LL_TERMINATE_IND indicating disconnection of the BLE connection connected by CONNECT to the CONNECT transmission source device (S941). Note that LL_TERMINATE_IND is hereinafter referred to as "TERMINATE". When TX1 times out without receiving CONNECT from RX1 (YES in S942), TX1 determines not to use OOB communication (S932), and executes the above-described processing from S933 onwards.

If TX1 has not received CONNECT from RX1 (NO in S911 or S912) and has not timed out (while NO in S942), it returns to S910 and transmits ADV_IND again (S910).

On the other hand, when TX1 receives CONNECT from RX1 (YES in S911 and S912), it decides to use OOB communication (S913). The processing after S914 is the same as in the first embodiment.

[Operation of power receiving device]
An example of the flow of processing executed by the first power receiving device 411 (RX1) will be described below with reference to FIG. Note that description of the same processing as the flow of processing shown in FIG. 6 of the first embodiment will be omitted, and only different operations will be described. S1001 to S1011, S1017 to S1021, and S1031 to S1034 in FIG. 10 respectively correspond to the processes in S601 to S608, S618 to S622, and S631 to S634 in FIG.

In this embodiment, since RX1 functions as BLE Central, after holding BD_ADDR of TX1 in memory (S1011), BLE is activated as a Scanner (S1012). Then, it waits for ADV_IND to be transmitted. If the RX1 has not received ADV_IND (NO in S1013), it determines in S1041 whether or not timeout has occurred, and if it has timed out, it proceeds to S1032. If the timeout did not occur in S1041, the process proceeds to S1013 and waits for ADV_IND.

Then, when RX1 receives ADV_IND of BD_ADDR held in the memory before the predetermined time elapses (NO in S1041) (YES in S1013 and S1014), it determines to use the second communication unit. Then, RX1 transmits a connection request message by BLE to that BD_ADDR (S1015). That is, TX1 transmits a connection request message by BLE to TX1 when ADV_IND is received from TX1 before timeout. This connection request message is CONNECT_REQ (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "CONNECT") defined by the BLE standard. Here, RX1 restarts the temporarily stopped process of changing BD_ADDR periodically or irregularly (S1016). The processing after S1017 is the same as in the first embodiment.

Even if RX1 receives ADV_IND, it does not transmit CONNECT if it is not ADV_IND of BD_ADDR held in memory (NO in S1014). That is, in the stage of trying control communication for power transmission, RX1 limits the targets to which CONNECT is transmitted so as not to establish BLE connection for purposes other than such control communication. Note that if a timeout occurs without receiving ADV_IND from TX1 (YES in S1041), the process proceeds to S1032.

[Processing flow of power transmission system]
An example of the flow of processing executed in the power transmission system will be described with reference to FIG. 11 . FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing operations for preventing cross-connection in the first power receiving device (RX1) 411 and the first power transmitting device (TX1) 401 shown in FIG. 4, which will be described in this embodiment. In FIG. 11, dashed arrows indicate exchanges performed by IB communication between RX1 and TX1. A solid arrow indicates an exchange performed in OOB communication between RX1 and TX1. In this embodiment, RX1 is changed regularly or irregularly for privacy protection. Since there are many parts that are the same as the flow of processing shown in FIG. 7 of the first embodiment, only different parts of the operation will be explained. Specifically, the processing of S1101 to S1106 in FIG. 11 is the same as the processing of S701 to S706 in FIG. 7, so description thereof will be omitted.

After the process of S1106 is completed, TX1 and RX1 can notify each other's BD_ADDR to each other and each other can recognize the other's BD_ADDR. After that, RX1 activates its own BLE communication function as a Scanner in order to attempt control communication with TX1 by BLE (not shown). On the other hand, TX1 finishes the process of S1106, TX1 and RX1 notify each other of BD_ADDR to each other, and can recognize each other's BD_ADDR.

Next, TX1 starts broadcasting ADVERTISE_INDICATION including BD_ADDR information in BLE communication, which is OOB communication (S1107). First, the host CPU that controls the entire power receiving device sends an LE_Set_Advertising_Enable (start) command defined by the Bluetooth standard to the second communication unit to start ADVERTISE_INDICATION advertising.

On the other hand, RX1 receives ADVERTISE_INDICATION and checks whether BD_ADDR included in ADVERTISE_INDICATION matches the BD_ADDR information obtained from RX1 through IB communication (S1108). That is, RX1 confirms whether XXX, which is BD_ADDR of TX1 obtained by IB communication, and XXX, which is BD_ADDR of TX1 obtained by ADVERTISE_INDICATION of OOB communication (BLE communication), match. Then, when they match, RX1 transmits a connection request message by BLE to TX1 (S1109). This connection request message is CONNECT_REQ defined in the BLE standard. Then, RX1 resumes the temporarily stopped process of changing BD_ADDR periodically or irregularly. This enhances privacy protection (S1111).

Note that even if RX1 receives ADV_IND, it does not transmit CONNECT if it is not ADV_IND of BD_ADDR held in S1106. That is, in the stage of trying control communication for power transmission, RX1 limits the targets to which CONNECT is transmitted so as not to establish BLE connection for purposes other than such control communication.

Upon receiving the CONNECT_REQ transmitted by TX1, TX1 determines whether or not the identification information of the transmission source of the CONNECT is held in memory as the identification information (BD_ADDR) of TX1 (S1110). That is, TX1 determines whether or not the transmission source of CONNECT is RX1. When TX1 determines that the source of CONNECT is RX1, TX1 establishes BLE communication with RX1. Subsequently, control communication for wireless power transmission is performed by BLE communication (S1112). Then, after completing charging, RX1 transmits LL_TERMINATE_IND indicating disconnection of the BLE connection to TX1 of CONNECT (S1113).

As a result, it is possible to establish a BLE connection with the target of power transmission, while not establishing a BLE connection with another device that is not the target of power transmission. Also, RX1 suspends the change processing of BD_ADDR triggered by the detection of Digital Ping from TX1. Further, RX1 restarts the BD_ADDR change processing by sending a connection request message (CONNECT_REQ) by BLE to TX1 as a trigger. As a result, even when RX1 performs processing to change BD_ADDR regularly or irregularly, it is possible to establish a connection with the target of power transmission using BLE.

<Embodiment 4>
In the third embodiment, the case where the power receiving device functioning as BLE Central performs the process of changing BD_ADDR has been described. Specifically, a method of pausing the BD_ADDR change process with detection of a Digital Ping from a power transmitting device functioning as a BLE peripheral as a trigger has been shown. Also, a method has been shown in which the power receiving device restarts the process of changing BD_ADDR using transmission of a connection request message (CONNECT_REQ) from the power transmitting device to BLE as a trigger.

In this embodiment, a case will be described in which a power transmission device that functions as a BLE peripheral performs processing to change BD_ADDR. Specifically, a method of temporarily suspending the BD_ADDR change process is shown, with the trigger (condition) being that the power transmission device receives a signal containing the power reception voltage of the Digital Ping from the power reception device that functions as the BLE Central. In addition, the power transmitting device shows a method of restarting the BD_ADDR change processing by using reception of a connection request message (CONNECT_REQ) by BLE from the power receiving device as a trigger.

An example of the flow of processing executed by the power transmission system described in this embodiment will be described using FIG. FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing operations for preventing cross-connection in the first power receiving device 411 (RX1) and the first power transmitting device 401 (TX1) shown in FIG. 4, which will be described in this embodiment. Note that in FIG. 12, the dashed arrows indicate exchanges performed by IB communication between RX1 and TX1. A solid-line arrow indicates an exchange performed by OOB communication between the first power receiving device 411 and the first power transmitting device 401 . Note that most of the flow of processing executed by the power transmission device is the same as in FIG. 5 described in the first embodiment, so only different operations will be described. Since most of the flow of processing executed by the power receiving device is also the same as that of FIG. 6 Embodiment 1 described in Embodiment 1, only different operations will be described. In this embodiment, TX1 is changed regularly or irregularly for privacy protection.

First, the operations of TX1 and RX1 in S1201 to S1206 are the same as the operations in S801 to S806 in FIG. 8 of the second embodiment, so description thereof will be omitted. After the processing of S1206 is completed, TX1 and RX1 can notify each other's BD_ADDR to each other, and can recognize each other's BD_ADDR. After that, RX1 activates its own BLE communication function as a Scanner in order to attempt control communication with TX1 by BLE (not shown). On the other hand, TX1 finishes the above-described processing of S1206, TX1 and RX1 notify each other's BD_ADDR to each other, and each other can recognize each other's BD_ADDR.

Next, TX1 starts broadcast transmission of ADVERTISE_INDICATION including BD_ADDR information in BLE communication, which is OOB communication (S1207). First, the host CPU that controls the entire power receiving device sends an LE_Set_Advertising_Enable (start) command defined in the Bluetooth standard to the second communication unit to start ADVERTISE_INDICATION advertising.

RX1 receives ADVERTISE_INDICATION and checks whether BD_ADDR included in ADVERTISE_INDICATION matches the BD_ADDR information obtained from RX1 through IB communication (S1208). That is, RX1 confirms whether XXX, which is BD_ADDR of TX1 obtained by IB communication, and XXX, which is BD_ADDR of TX1 obtained by ADVERTISE_INDICATION of OOB communication (BLE communication), match. Then, when they match, RX1 transmits a connection request message by BLE to TX1 (S1209). This connection request message is CONNECT_REQ defined in the BLE standard.

Note that even if RX1 receives ADV_IND, it does not transmit CONNECT if it is not the ADV_IND of BD_ADDR held in S1206. That is, in the stage of trying control communication for power transmission, RX1 limits the targets to which CONNECT is transmitted so as not to establish BLE connection for purposes other than such control communication.

Upon receiving the CONNECT_REQ transmitted by TX1, TX1 determines whether or not the identification information of the transmission source of the CONNECT is held in memory as the identification information (BD_ADDR) of TX1 (S1210). That is, TX1 determines whether or not the transmission source of CONNECT is RX1. When TX1 determines that the source of CONNECT is RX1, TX1 establishes BLE communication with RX1. Then, the TX1 restarts the temporarily stopped process of changing BD_ADDR periodically or irregularly (S1211). This enhances privacy protection.

Subsequently, control communication for wireless power transmission is performed by BLE communication (S1212). Then, after completing charging, RX1 transmits LL_TERMINATE_IND indicating disconnection of the BLE connection to TX1 of CONNECT (S1213).

Next, regarding the flow of processing executed by the power transmission device (TX1), only different operations will be described based on FIG. First, TX1 suspends the change processing of BD_ADDR triggered by receiving a notification of the receiving voltage of Digital Ping from RX1. That is, after S901 and before S902, a process of suspending the regular or irregular BD_ADDR change process is executed.

　In addition, TX1 restarts the BD_ADDR change process with the reception of a connection request message (CONNECT_REQ) by BLE from RX1 as a trigger. That is, after S912 (YES) and before S913, a process of resuming the regular or irregular BD_ADDR change process is executed.

Next, regarding the flow of processing executed by the power receiving device (RX1), only different operations will be described based on FIG. In the present embodiment, the RX1 does not perform periodic or irregular BD_ADDR change processing, and therefore does not suspend or resume BD_ADDR change processing. That is, S1002, S1016 and S1033 are not executed.

As a result, it is possible to establish a BLE connection with the target of power transmission, while not establishing a BLE connection with another device that is not the target of power transmission. Also, TX1 functioning as a BLE Peripheral suspends the change processing of BD_ADDR triggered by receiving a Digital Ping power reception voltage notification from RX1 functioning as a BLE Central. Also, TX1 restarts the BD_ADDR change process, triggered by the reception of a connection request message (CONNECT_REQ) by BLE from RX1. As a result, even when TX1 performs processing to change BD_ADDR regularly or irregularly, it is possible to establish a connection with the target of power transmission by BLE.

<Embodiment 5>
In Embodiments 1 and 3, when the power receiving device performs the process of changing BD_ADDR, the method of pausing the process of changing BD_ADDR using the detection of the Digital Ping from the power transmitting device as a trigger has been described. In the present embodiment, as a method of suspending the BD_ADDR changing process when the power receiving apparatus performs the process of changing the BD_ADDR, a trigger (condition ).

An example of the flow of processing executed in the power transmission system described in this embodiment will be described using FIG. FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing operations for preventing cross-connection in the first power receiving device 411 (RX1) and the first power transmitting device 401 (TX1) shown in FIG. 4, which will be described in this embodiment. In FIG. 13, dashed arrows indicate exchanges performed by IB communication between RX1 and TX1. Note that FIG. 13 shows the process up to the process in which RX1 and TX1 notify each other's BD_ADDR to each other's BD_ADDR and each other recognizes the other's BD_ADDR. These processes are executed by IB communication. Also, in this embodiment, RX1 changes BD_ADDR regularly or irregularly for privacy protection.

First, RX1 determines to execute the process of notifying BD_ADDR to the power transmission device (S1301). Then, the process of changing BD_ADDR is suspended periodically or irregularly (S1302). RX1 then notifies TX1 of its own BD_ADDR (S1303). As a method of notification, for example, there is a method of including in the Identification Packet or Extended ID Packet in the I&C phase. Here, it is assumed that BD_ADDR of RX1 is AAA. TX1 holds BD_ADDR obtained in S1303 in memory (not shown).

Next, RX1 transmits a signal inquiring BD_ADDR to TX1 (S1304). This signal can be the General Request (ID) described above. When TX1 receives the General Req (ID), it sends a response including BD_ADDR for BLE of its own device to RX1 (S1305). In this case, BD_ADDR of TX1 is assumed to be XXX. This response can be a Power Transmitter Identification Packet as described above. RX1 holds XXX, which is TX1's BD_ADDR, in memory (not shown).

In this way, when RX1 suspends the BD_ADDR change processing when performing the BD_ADDR change processing, the BD_ADDR change processing is triggered by the fact that RX1 has decided to notify BD_ADDR to TX1. Pause.

As a result, even when the RX 1 performs processing to change the BD_ADDR periodically or irregularly, the processing for recognizing the BD_ADDR of the other party can be correctly executed, and a connection can be established by BLE. be possible. In this embodiment, the case where TX1 functions as BLE Central and RX1 functions as BLE Peripheral has been described, but TX1 may function as BLE Peripheral and RX1 may function as BLE Central.

<Embodiment 6>
In Embodiments 2 and 4, when the power transmission device performs processing to change BD_ADDR, the method of temporarily suspending the BD_ADDR change processing triggered by the power reception device notifying the power transmission device of the received power voltage of Digital Ping. showed that. In the present embodiment, a trigger (condition ).

An example of the flow of processing executed in the power transmission system described in this embodiment will be described using FIG. FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram showing operations for preventing cross-connection in the first power receiving device 411 (RX1) and the first power transmitting device 401 (TX1) shown in FIG. 4, which will be described in this embodiment. In FIG. 14, dashed arrows indicate exchanges performed by IB communication between RX1 and TX1. In addition, FIG. 14 shows the process up to the process in which RX1 and TX1 notify each other's BD_ADDR to each other's BD_ADDR and each other recognizes the other's BD_ADDR. These processes are executed by IB communication. Also, in this embodiment, TX1 changes BD_ADDR regularly or irregularly for privacy protection.

First, RX1 notifies TX1 of its own BD_ADDR (S1401). As a method of notification, for example, there is a method of including in the Identification Packet or Extended ID Packet in the I&C phase. Here, it is assumed that BD_ADDR of RX1 is AAA. TX1 holds BD_ADDR acquired in S1401 in memory.

Next, RX1 transmits a signal inquiring BD_ADDR to TX1 (S1402). This signal can be the General Request (ID) described above. When TX1 receives the General Req (ID), it decides to notify BD_ADDR to RX1 (S1403). Then, using this as a trigger, the process of changing BD_ADDR is suspended periodically or irregularly (S1404). After that, TX1 transmits a response including BD_ADDR for BLE of its own device to RX1 (S1405). In this case, BD_ADDR of TX1 is assumed to be XXX. This response may be a Power Transmitter Identification Packet as described above. RX1 holds in memory XXX, which is TX1's BD_ADDR.

In this way, when TX1 suspends the BD_ADDR change processing when performing the BD_ADDR change processing, the BD_ADDR change processing is triggered by the fact that TX1 has decided to notify BD_ADDR to RX1. Pause. As a result, even when the TX1 performs processing to change the BD_ADDR periodically or irregularly, the processing for recognizing the other party's BD_ADDR can be correctly executed, and a connection can be established by BLE. be possible. In this embodiment, the case where TX1 functions as BLE Central and RX1 functions as BLE Peripheral has been described, but TX1 may function as BLE Peripheral and RX1 may function as BLE Central.

<Embodiment 7>
In Embodiments 1, 3, and 5, when the power receiving device performs the process of changing BD_ADDR, the method of suspending the process of changing BD_ADDR using an appropriate trigger has been described. In the present embodiment, as a method different from the first, third, and fifth embodiments, a method will be described in which recognition of the power transmission device supporting OOB communication is used as a trigger (condition). Here, an example of BLE is shown as OOB communication.

An example of the flow of processing executed by the power transmission system described in this embodiment will be described using FIG. FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram showing operations for preventing cross-connection in the first power receiving device 411 (RX1) and the first power transmitting device 401 (TX1) shown in FIG. In FIG. 15, dashed arrows indicate exchanges performed by IB communication between RX1 and TX1. Note that FIG. 15 shows the process up to the process in which RX1 and TX1 notify each other's BD_ADDR to each other's BD_ADDR and each other recognizes the other's BD_ADDR. These processes are executed by IB communication. Also, in this embodiment, RX1 changes BD_ADDR regularly or irregularly for privacy protection.

First, RX1 inquires of TX1 whether control communication by BLE is executable (S1501). This inquiry is made by transmitting a General Request, which is data defined by the WPC standard, from RX1 to TX1. It should be noted that such a General Request for inquiring about capability information is hereinafter referred to as "General Req (Capability)".

After receiving the General Req (Capability), TX1 notifies RX1 that BLE can be used if its own device is in a state where BLE can be used (S1502). This notification can be made using the Power Transmitter Capability Packet defined by the WPC standard. The TX Capability Packet also contains information about the capabilities of the transmitting device, such as the maximum value of GP. As a result, RX1 recognizes that TX1 can use BLE, and suspends the process of periodically or irregularly changing BD_ADDR (S1503).

After that, RX1 notifies TX1 of its own BD_ADDR (S1504). As a method of notification, for example, there is a method of including in the Identification Packet or Extended ID Packet in the I&C phase. Here, it is assumed that BD_ADDR of RX1 is AAA. TX1 holds BD_ADDR obtained in S1303 in its memory.

Next, RX1 transmits a signal inquiring BD_ADDR to TX1 (S1505). This signal can be the General Request (ID) described above. When TX1 receives the General Req (ID), it sends a response including BD_ADDR for BLE of its own device to RX1 (S1506). In this case, BD_ADDR of TX1 is assumed to be XXX. This response may be a Power Transmitter Identification Packet as described above. RX1 holds in memory XXX, which is TX1's BD_ADDR.

In this way, when RX1 suspends the process of changing BD_ADDR when performing the process of changing BD_ADDR, RX1 recognizes that TX1 supports OOB communication as a trigger to change BD_ADDR. Pause processing. As a result, even when the RX 1 performs processing to change the BD_ADDR periodically or irregularly, the processing for recognizing the BD_ADDR of the other party can be correctly executed, and a connection can be established by BLE. be possible.

<Embodiment 8>
In Embodiments 2, 4, and 6, when the power transmitting device performs the process of changing BD_ADDR, the method of suspending the process of changing BD_ADDR using an appropriate trigger has been described. In this embodiment, as a method different from the second, fourth, and sixth embodiments, a method will be described in which recognition that the power receiving device is compatible with OOB communication is used as a trigger (condition). Here, an example of BLE is shown as OOB communication.

An example of the flow of processing executed in the power transmission system described in this embodiment will be described using FIG. FIG. 16 is a sequence diagram showing operations for preventing cross-connection in the first power receiving device 411 (RX1) and the first power transmitting device 401 (TX1) shown in FIG. 4, which will be described in this embodiment. Note that FIG. 16 shows the process up to the process in which RX1 and TX1 notify each other's BD_ADDR to the other party and each other recognizes the other party's BD_ADDR. These processes are executed by IB communication. Also, in this embodiment, TX1 changes BD_ADDR regularly or irregularly for privacy protection.

First, it requests RX1 to notify RX1 whether BLE is available or not through IB communication (S1601, S1602). In S1601, the request packet transmitted from TX1 to RX1 is a packet indicating that TX1 requests RX1 to operate. S1602 is a packet containing identification information identifying the operation that TX1 requests to RX1. Note that the operations of S1601 and S1602 may be performed in one packet. That is, TX1 may transmit to RX1 a packet that indicates that TX1 requests an operation from RX1 and that includes identification information that identifies the requested operation. RX1, which has received the request, notifies TX1 that BLE can be used if its own device is in a state where BLE can be used (S1603). Thereby, TX1 recognizes that TX1 can use BLE, and suspends the process of changing BD_ADDR periodically or irregularly (S1604).

After that, RX1 notifies TX1 of its own BD_ADDR (S1605). TX1 holds BD_ADDR obtained in S1303 in its memory. Next, RX1 transmits a signal inquiring BD_ADDR to TX1 (S1606). This signal can be the General Request (ID) described above. When TX1 receives the General Req (ID), it sends a response including BD_ADDR for BLE of its own device to RX1 (S1607). In this case, BD_ADDR of TX1 is assumed to be XXX. This response may be a Power Transmitter Identification Packet as described above. RX1 holds in memory XXX, which is TX1's BD_ADDR.

In this way, when the TX1 suspends the BD_ADDR change process when performing the process of changing the BD_ADDR, the TX1 recognizes that the RX1 supports OOB communication as a trigger to change the BD_ADDR. Pause processing. As a result, even when the TX1 performs processing to change the BD_ADDR periodically or irregularly, the processing for recognizing the other party's BD_ADDR can be correctly executed, and a connection can be established by BLE. be possible.

<Embodiment 9>
In this embodiment, when the power receiving device performs the process of changing BD_ADDR, the process of changing BD_ADDR is resumed after suspending the process of changing BD_ADDR using an appropriate trigger as shown in the first to eighth embodiments. show how to As a method different from the above-described embodiment, a method of triggering the transmission of End Power Transfer (EPT), which requests power transfer to stop due to the end of charging by the power receiving device, will be described.

An example of the flow of processing executed in the power transmission system described in this embodiment will be described using FIG. FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram showing operations for preventing cross-connection in the first power receiving device 411 (RX1) and the first power transmitting device 401 (TX1) shown in FIG. 4, which will be described in this embodiment. Note that FIG. 17 shows a process from the process in which RX1 and TX1 recognize each other's BD_ADDR and establish a BLE connection to the process in which RX1 transmits EPT upon completion of charging and restarts the BD_ADDR change process. Also, prior to S1701, RX1 has suspended the BD_ADDR modification process using appropriate triggers as described in Embodiments 1-8.

In FIG. 17, dashed arrows indicate exchanges performed by IB communication between RX1 and TX1. A solid arrow indicates an exchange performed in OOB communication between RX1 and TX1. Also, here, it is assumed that TX1 functions as a BLE Central, and RX1 functions as a BLE Peripheral.

RX1 starts broadcast transmission of ADVERTISE_INDICATION including BD_ADDR information in BLE communication, which is OOB communication (S1701). On the other hand, TX1 receives ADVERTISE_INDICATION and confirms whether BD_ADDR included in ADVERTISE_INDICATION matches the BD_ADDR information obtained from RX1 through IB communication (S1702). Then, if they match, TX1 transmits a connection request message by BLE to RX1 (S1703). This connection request message is CONNECT_REQ defined in the BLE standard.

Upon receiving the CONNECT_REQ sent by TX1, RX1 determines whether or not the identification information of the transmission source of the CONNECT is held in memory as the identification information (BD_ADDR) of TX1 (S1704). That is, RX1 determines whether the transmission source of CONNECT is TX1. When RX1 determines that TX1 is the transmission source of CONNECT, RX1 establishes BLE communication with TX1. Control communication for wireless power transmission is performed between TX1 and RX1 using BLE.

After that, when charging is finished, RX1 transmits LL_TERMINATE_IND indicating that the BLE connection connected by CONNECT is to be disconnected to TX1 of CONNECT (S1706). RX1 then sends EPT to TX1 via IB communication. Using this as a trigger, the change processing of BD_ADDR is restarted.

In this way, when RX1 suspends the process of changing BD_ADDR, the transmission of EPT by RX1 to TX1 via IB communication is used as a trigger to resume the process of changing BD_ADDR. As a result, even when the RX 1 performs processing to change the BD_ADDR periodically or irregularly, the processing for recognizing the BD_ADDR of the other party can be correctly executed, and a connection can be established by BLE. be possible. Also, for privacy protection, RX1 can resume the BD_ADDR change process under appropriate conditions.

In this embodiment, TX1 functions as BLE Central and RX1 functions as BLE Peripheral, but TX1 may function as BLE Peripheral and RX1 may function as BLE Central.

<Embodiment 10>
In the present embodiment, when the power transmitting device performs the process of changing BD_ADDR, the process of changing BD_ADDR is resumed after suspending the process of changing BD_ADDR using an appropriate trigger as shown in the first to eighth embodiments. show how to As a method different from the above-described embodiment, a method is described in which reception of an End Power Transfer (EPT) requesting power transfer stop due to termination of charging or the like from the power receiving apparatus is used as a trigger.

An example of the flow of processing executed in the power transmission system described in this embodiment will be described using FIG. FIG. 18 is a sequence diagram showing operations for preventing cross-connection between the first power receiving device 411 (RX1) and the first power transmitting device 401 (TX1) shown in FIG. 4, which will be described in this embodiment. Note that FIG. 17 shows a process from the process in which RX1 and TX1 recognize each other's BD_ADDR and establish a BLE connection to the process in which TX1 receives EPT from RX1 and restarts the BD_ADDR change process. Also prior to S1801, TX1 has suspended the BD_ADDR modification process using appropriate triggers as described in embodiments 1-8.

In FIG. 18, the dashed arrows indicate exchanges performed by IB communication between RX1 and TX1. A solid arrow indicates an exchange performed in OOB communication between RX1 and TX1. Also, here, it is assumed that TX1 functions as a BLE Central, and RX1 functions as a BLE Peripheral. Note that the processing from S1801 to S1805 is the same as the processing from S1701 to S1705 in FIG. 17 of the ninth embodiment, so description thereof will be omitted.

After completing charging, RX1 transmits LL_TERMINATE_IND indicating that the BLE connection connected by CONNECT is to be disconnected to TX1 of CONNECT (S1806). Subsequently, RX1 transmits EPT to TX1 by IB communication (S1807). The TX1 restarts the BD_ADDR change processing with the reception of the EPT as a trigger (S1808).

In this way, when TX1 has suspended the process of changing BD_ADDR, the reception of EPT from RX1 via IB communication is used as a trigger to resume the process of changing BD_ADDR. As a result, even when the TX1 performs processing to change the BD_ADDR periodically or irregularly, the processing for recognizing the other party's BD_ADDR can be correctly executed, and a connection can be established by BLE. be possible. Also, for privacy protection, TX1 can restart the BD_ADDR change process under appropriate conditions.

<Embodiment 11>
In the first to tenth embodiments described above, a method of establishing a connection by BLE with a target of power transmission and preventing establishment of a connection by BLE with another device that is not a target of power transmission is described. Stated. Configurations applicable to the first to tenth embodiments will be described below.

In Embodiments 1 to 8, it has been described that the power receiving device voluntarily notifies the power receiving device of BD_ADDR, but the power transmitting device may request the power receiving device to notify the power receiving device. As a method of making a request, there is a method in which TX1 transmits a request packet to RX1 through IB communication as shown in FIG. In S1901, a request packet is transmitted from TX1 to RX1. This request packet is a packet indicating that TX1 requests an operation from RX1. S1902 is a packet containing identification information identifying the operation that TX1 requests to RX1. Note that the operations of S1901 and S1902 may be performed in one packet. That is, TX1 may transmit to RX1 a packet that indicates that TX1 requests an operation from RX1 and that includes identification information that identifies the requested operation. RX1, which has received this request packet and the requested operation identification packet, notifies TX1 of its own BD_ADDR through IB communication (S1903).

<Other embodiments>
Further, in the first to eighth embodiments, the method of notifying the TX1 of the BLE compatibility information indicating whether or not the power receiving device can use control communication by BLE using the configuration packet has been described. The method is not limited to this method, and the power transmitting device may request the power receiving device to notify the BLE compatible information.

As a method of requesting this notification, there is a method in which TX1 transmits a request packet to RX1 via IB communication as shown in FIG. In S1601, a request packet is transmitted from TX1 to RX1. This request packet is a packet indicating that TX1 requests an operation from RX1. S1602 is a packet containing identification information identifying the operation that TX1 requests to RX1. Note that the operations of S1601 and S1602 may be performed in one packet. That is, TX1 may transmit to RX1 a packet that indicates that TX1 requests an operation from RX1 and that includes identification information that identifies the requested operation. RX1, which has received this request packet and the requested operation identification packet, notifies TX1 of its own BLE compatibility information through IB communication (S1603).

In addition, the present disclosure supplies a program that implements one or more functions of the above-described forms to a system or device via a network or a storage medium, and one or more processors in the computer of the system or device reads and executes the program. It can also be realized by processing to It can also be realized by a circuit (for example, ASIC, etc.) that realizes one or more functions. Alternatively, the program may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium and provided.

Also, the power receiving device of the present disclosure may be an information terminal device. For example, an information terminal device has a display unit (display) that displays information to a user and is supplied with power received from a power receiving antenna. The power received from the power receiving antenna is stored in a power storage unit (battery), and power is supplied from the battery to the display unit. In this case, the power receiving device may have a communication unit that communicates with another device different from the power transmitting device. The communication unit may support communication standards such as NFC communication and the fifth generation mobile communication system (5G).

Also, the power receiving device of the present disclosure may be a vehicle such as an automobile. For example, an automobile, which is a power receiving device, may receive power from a charger (power transmitting device) via a power transmitting antenna installed in a parking lot. Also, the automobile, which is the power receiving device, may receive power from a charger (power transmitting device) via a power transmitting antenna embedded in the road. In such automobiles, the received power is supplied to the battery. The power of the battery may be supplied to the driving unit (motor, electric unit) that drives the wheels, or may be used to drive sensors used for driving assistance or to drive the communication unit that communicates with external devices. good. In other words, in this case, the power receiving device may include a battery, a motor or sensor driven by the received power, and a communication unit that communicates with devices other than the power transmitting device, in addition to the wheels. Furthermore, the power receiving device may have a housing portion for housing a person. For example, sensors include sensors used to measure the distance between vehicles and the distance to other obstacles. The communication unit may be compatible with, for example, the Global Positioning System (Global Positioning Satellite, GPS). Also, the communication unit may support a communication standard such as the fifth generation mobile communication system (5G). Also, the vehicle may be a bicycle or a motorcycle.

Also, the power receiving device of the present disclosure may be an electric tool, a home appliance, or the like. These devices, which are power receiving devices, may have a battery as well as a motor driven by received power stored in the battery. Also, these devices may have notification means for notifying the remaining amount of the battery. Also, these devices may have a communication unit that communicates with another device different from the power transmission device. The communication unit may support communication standards such as NFC and the fifth generation mobile communication system (5G).

Also, the power transmission device of the present disclosure may be an in-vehicle charger that transmits power to mobile information terminal devices such as smartphones and tablets that support wireless power transmission in the vehicle. Such an on-board charger may be provided anywhere in the vehicle. For example, the in-vehicle charger may be installed in the console of the automobile, or may be installed in the instrument panel (instrument panel, dashboard), between the seats of passengers, on the ceiling, or on the door. However, it should not be installed in a place that interferes with driving. Further, although the power transmission device has been described as an example of an in-vehicle charger, such a charger is not limited to being arranged in a vehicle, and may be installed in a transport machine such as a train, an aircraft, or a ship. Chargers in this case may also be installed between passenger seats, on the ceiling, or on the door.

Also, a vehicle such as an automobile equipped with an in-vehicle charger may be the power transmission device. In this case, the power transmission device has wheels and a battery, and uses the power of the battery to supply power to the power reception device through the power transmission circuit unit and the power transmission antenna.

The present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and variations are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the following claims are appended to publicize the scope of the present disclosure.

This application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2021-101590 filed on June 18, 2021, and the entire contents thereof are incorporated herein.

Claims

A power receiving device,
a power receiving means for wirelessly receiving power from a power transmission device via a first antenna;
a first communication means for communicating with the power transmission device via the first antenna;
a second communication means for communicating via a second antenna different from the first antenna;
a control means for controlling the first communication means to transmit identification information for identifying the power receiving device used in communication performed by the second communication means to the power transmission device;
and changing means for changing the identification information periodically or irregularly,
The control means controls the change means so as to restrict regular or irregular change of the identification information when a predetermined condition regarding wireless power transmission performed with the power transmission device is satisfied. and the receiving device.
The power receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is that power sent from a power transmitting device is received by the power receiving means to activate the power receiving device.
3. The power receiving device according to claim 2, wherein the power sent from the power transmitting device to activate the power receiving device by the power receiving means is Digital Ping defined by the standards of the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC).
The power receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is that the identification information is transmitted to the power transmitting device by the first communication means.
The power receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is that the power transmitting device is capable of communicating with the second communication means.
The power receiving device according to claim 5, wherein the first communication means receives a signal indicating that the power transmission device is capable of communicating with the second communication means.
The power receiving device according to claim 6, wherein the signal is a signal indicating capability information of the power transmitting device.
8. The power receiving device according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the signal is a signal indicating Power Transmitter Capability defined by WPC standards.
The power receiving device according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the signal is a response to a request for transmission of capability information to the power transmitting device by the first communication means.
The power receiving device according to claim 9, wherein the request for transmission is made using a signal indicating a General Request defined by WPC standards.
11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein, when a communication connection is established between the power transmission device and the second communication means, the control means cancels the restriction on regular or irregular changes. A powered device as described.
11. The controller according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein, if a communication connection between the power transmitting device and the second communication means is not established within a predetermined period, the control means cancels the restriction on the regular or irregular change. The power receiving device according to any one of the preceding items.
11. The control unit according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein, when the power transmission device cannot communicate with the second communication unit, the control unit cancels the restriction on the regular or irregular change. A powered device as described.
11. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein said control means, when transmitting a signal notifying said power transmission device to stop power transmission, cancels the restriction on the regular or irregular change. Powered device.
The power receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the second communication means performs communication based on Bluetooth (registered trademark) Low Energy.
a battery that stores power received by the power receiving means;
The power receiving device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, further comprising a motor for driving wheels using power of the battery.
a battery that stores power received by the power receiving means;
16. The power receiving device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, further comprising a display to which power from the battery is supplied.
16. The power receiving device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, further comprising: a battery that stores power received by said power receiving means; and a notification means that notifies said battery remaining amount.
A power transmission device,
power transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting power to the power receiving device via the first antenna;
a first communication means for communicating with the power receiving device via the first antenna;
a second communication means for communicating via a second antenna different from the first antenna;
a control means for controlling the first communication means to transmit identification information for identifying the power transmission device used in communication performed by the second communication means to the power reception device;
and changing means for changing the identification information periodically or irregularly,
The control means controls the change means to limit the periodic or irregular change of the identification information when a predetermined condition regarding wireless power transmission performed with the power receiving device is satisfied. and power transmission equipment.
20. The power transmitting device according to claim 19, wherein the predetermined condition is that a signal responding to power transmission for activating the power receiving device is received by the first communication means.
21. The power transmitting device according to claim 20, wherein the signal is a signal indicating Signal Strength defined by WPC standards.
20. The power transmitting device according to claim 19, wherein the predetermined condition is that the identification information is transmitted to the power receiving device by the first communication means.
The power transmitting device according to claim 19, wherein the predetermined condition is that the power receiving device is capable of communicating with the second communication means.
having wheels and a battery,
24. The power transmitting device according to any one of claims 19 to 23, wherein the power transmitting means wirelessly transmits power to the power receiving device using the power of the battery.
The power transmission device according to any one of claims 19 to 23, which is installed in a vehicle.
A control method for a power receiving device having a first antenna that wirelessly receives power from a power transmitting device and a second antenna that communicates with a second antenna that is different from the first antenna,
a transmitting step of transmitting identification information for identifying the power receiving device used for communication performed via the second antenna to the power transmitting device via the first antenna;
a changing step of changing the identification information periodically or irregularly;
and a restricting step of restricting the periodic or irregular change of the identification information when a predetermined condition regarding wireless power transmission performed with the power transmitting device is satisfied.
A control method for a power transmitting device having a first antenna that wirelessly transmits power to a power receiving device and a second antenna that communicates with a second antenna that is different from the first antenna,
a transmitting step of transmitting identification information for identifying the power transmitting device used for communication performed via the second antenna to the power receiving device via the first antenna;
a changing step of changing the identification information periodically or irregularly;
and a restricting step of restricting the periodic or irregular change of the identification information when a predetermined condition regarding wireless power transmission performed with the power receiving device is satisfied.
A program for causing a computer to execute the control method according to claim 26 or 27.