Smart bag with display for charging a device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10439403-B2
Application number	US-201515522494-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 26, 2015
Priority date	Jan 26, 2015
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

Examples relate to a smart bag for charging a set of electronic devices. An example smart bag may comprise a set of power sources integral to the smart bag, where the set of power sources may comprise multiple power sources. The example smart bag may also comprise a power management engine that manages provision of power from each of the set of power sources to a first electronic device.

First claim

We claim:

1. A smart bag for charging a first electronic device, the smart bag comprising:
a set of power sources integral to the smart bag, the set of power sources comprising multiple power sources;
a weight sensor to detect that the first electronic device is placed in the smart bag;
a power management engine to initiate a communication with the first electronic device in response to the first electronic device being detected to obtain electronic device information of the first electronic device and to manage provisioning of power from each of the set of power sources to the first electronic device based on the electronic device information; and
a display to display default information until a display factor of a plurality of display factors is met to display information from the first electronic device, wherein the plurality of display factors are considered in an ordered priority, wherein the plurality of display factors comprises a type of device, a number of devices in the smart bag, and an amount of power available on the first electronic device.

2. The smart bag of claim 1 , wherein the power management engine:
manages provision of power from each of the set of power sources based on a respective amount of power available from each of the set of power sources; and
provides power to the first electronic device from a first power source and a second power source based on a first amount of power available from the first power source and a second amount of power available from the second power source.

3. The smart bag of claim 2 ,
wherein the first power source comprises a battery pack integral to the smart bag, and
wherein the power management engine determines an amount of power to provide from the first power source based on a minimum amount of power needed to be available at the first power source.

4. The smart bag of claim 2 ,
wherein the second power source is one of a power cord or a solar panel, and
wherein the power management engine determines an amount of power to provide from the second power source based on whether the second power source is obtaining external power.

5. The smart bag of claim 4 , wherein the power management engine provides power from the second power source to the first power source responsive to the second power source obtaining external power.

6. The smart bag of claim 1 , wherein the display displays information provided by an application running on the first electronic device.

7. A smart bag for charging a first electronic device, the smart bag comprising:
a processor implementing machine-readable instructions to cause the processor to:
detect that the first electronic device is placed in the smart bag via a weight sensor in the smart bag;
initiate a communication with the first electronic device in response to the first electronic device being detected to obtain device information of the first electronic device;
manage providing power from each of a set of power sources to the first electronic device based on the electronic device information, wherein the set of power sources comprise multiple power sources integral to the smart bag; and

a display to display default information until a display factor of a plurality of display factors is met to display information from the first electronic device, wherein the plurality of display factors are considered in an ordered priority, wherein the plurality of display factors comprises a type of device, a number of devices in the smart bag, and an amount of power available on the first electronic device.

8. The smart bag of claim 7 , wherein the processor implements machine-readable instructions that cause the processor to:
manage providing power based on a power availability metric available from each power source in the set of power sources.

9. The smart bag of claim 8 , wherein the processor implements machine-readable instructions that cause the processor to:
manage providing power from a second power source to a first power source, wherein the set of power sources comprise a battery pack, a solar panel, and a power cord.

10. The smart bag of claim 7 , wherein the display displays information provided by a first application running on the first electronic device and information provided by a second application running on a second electronic device.

11. A method for charging, using a set of power sources integral to a smart bag, a set of electronic devices, the method comprising:
detecting, by a weight sensor of the smart bag, that a first electronic device is placed in the smart bag;
initiating, by a power management component of the smart bag, a first communication with the first electronic device to obtain a first electronic device information;
recognizing, by the power management component of the smart bag, the first electronic device based on the first electronic device information;
providing, based on the first electronic device information, power from a first power source integral to the smart bag to the first electronic device at a first time;
detecting, by the weight sensor of the smart bag, a second electronic device is placed in the smart bag;
initiating, by the power management component of the smart bag, a second communication with the second electronic device to obtain a second electronic device information;
recognizing, by the power management component of the smart bag, the second electronic device based on the second electronic device information;
providing, based on the second electronic device information, power from a second power source integral to the smart bag to the second electronic device at a second time; and
displaying, on a display of the smart bag, default information until a display factor of a plurality of display factors is met to display information from the first electronic device and the second electronic device, wherein the plurality of display factors are considered in an ordered priority, wherein the plurality of display factors comprises a type of device, a number of devices in the smart bag, and an amount of power available on the first electronic device and the second electronic device.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
managing, by the power management component, provision of power from each of the set of power sources based on a respective amount of power available from each of the set of power sources;
providing, by the power management component, power to the first electronic device from the first power source and the second power source based on a first amount of power available from the first power source and a second amount of power available from the second power source, wherein the first power source comprises a battery pack integral to the smart bag, the second power source comprises a power cord integral to the smart bag, and wherein the set of power sources comprises a third power source, the third power source comprising a solar panel integral to the smart bag.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co

Inventors

• Azam Syed S
• Biggs Kent E
• Brooks Robert C

Classifications

• H02J7/42

  with electronic devices having internal batteries, e.g. mobile phones · CPC title

• H02J7/731

  specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries (H02J7/751 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02J7/445 Primary

  in response to measured battery parameters, e.g. voltage, current or temperature profile · CPC title

• H02J7/342

  The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging (with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/68) · CPC title

• A45C3/00 Primary

  Flexible luggage; Handbags (collapsible or extensible luggage, bags or the like A45C7/00) · CPC title