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Power transmitting device, power receiving device, authentication/billing proxy device, electrical charging system, power transmitting method, power receiving method and electrical charging method

US7996238B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 16, 2008
Grant dateAug 9, 2011
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY04S10/50
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical charging system and method is disclosed. A power transmitting device is configured to charge a power source of a portable electronic device in non-contact processing including a predetermined power providing policy including at least one of a fee setting, a billing system setting, an electrical charging system setting, a charging determination setting, and a security setting. The power transmitting device is configured to charge the power source in a non-contact processing operation of at least one of an admission operation and a payment operation with the portable electronic device and processing including at least one of the predetermined power providing policy and a predetermined power receiving policy of the portable electronic device. The admission operation is an operation other than an authorization for the power transmitting device to charge the power source. An authentication/billing proxy device executes billing according to an amount of charging the chargeable power source.

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