Patents by Inventor Fuchun Liao

Fuchun Liao has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10318270
    Abstract: A method for upgrading firmware of an adapter, an apparatus, and a system are provided. The method includes receiving, by an adapter, an upgrade file in accordance with a Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) format, which is transferred by a converter, via a data line of a charging interface of the adapter, where the converter is configured to convert the upgrade file in accordance with a Universal Serial Bus (USB) in a personal computer (PC) into the upgrade file in accordance with the UART format for transmitting the upgrade file in accordance with the UART format to the adapter; and processing, by a microcontroller unit (MCU), the upgrade file in accordance with the UART format for upgrading the firmware of the adapter when the adapter is in an upgrading mode, where the MCU is built in the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP, LTD.
    Inventors: Chen Tian, Jialiang Zhang, Jun Zhang, Fuchun Liao
  • Publication number: 20190109467
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a charging method and a charging system. The charging system includes a charging device and a mobile terminal, the charging device includes a second controller and an adjusting circuit, and the mobile terminal includes a cell detection circuit and a cell. The cell detection circuit acquires a voltage value of the cell, and sends the voltage value of the cell to the second controller, the second controller searches a threshold range table for a current adjusting instruction matched with a threshold range containing the voltage value of the cell, and sends the current adjusting instruction to the adjusting circuit, and the adjusting circuit performs a current adjustment according to the current adjusting instruction and outputs a power signal after the current adjustment, in which the threshold range table records threshold ranges and current adjusting instructions having a one-to-one mapping relation with threshold ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialiang ZHANG, Kewei WU, Liangcai PENG, Wenqiang CHENG, Fuchun LIAO
  • Patent number: 10256652
    Abstract: A power adapter, an electronic equipment, a battery charging system and a battery charging method are provided. The power adapter comprises a communication interface and charges via the communication interface a battery of the electronic equipment; during charging a battery, the power adapter is configured to: first charge the battery in a regular charging mode; when an output current value of the power adapter falls within a regular current range for a predefined time period, send a quick charge inquiry instruction to the electronic equipment; after receiving a quick charge command sent by the electronic equipment, adjust an output voltage according to battery voltage information fed back by the electronic equipment; and if the output voltage meets a quick charge voltage requirement predefined, adjust an output current and the output voltage according to a quick charge mode so as to charge the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialiang Zhang, Fengshuo Liu, Kewei Wu, Liangcai Peng, Fuchun Liao, Yuanxiang Hu
  • Patent number: 10248611
    Abstract: A data transmission method and a mobile terminal include taking bytes of data in universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) format generated by a mobile terminal, simulating UART ports via GPIO ports of a processor of the mobile terminal, and transmitting the bytes of data in UART format divided in batches to a receiving terminal via the GPIO ports. In transmitting the bytes of data in UART format in divided batches to the receiving terminal via the GPIO ports, the processor of the mobile terminal is in a locked state. The processor is in an unlocked state between two adjacent batches of the data transmitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen Tian, Fuchun Liao, Jialiang Zhang, Jun Zhang
  • Patent number: 10224725
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a power adapter, an electronic device and a charging apparatus for an electronic device. In the process of charging a battery in a conventional charge mode after the power adapter is powered on, the power adapter carries out quick charge inquiry communication with the electronic device when an output current value of the power adapter is within a conventional current range for a preset time interval; after the electronic device sends a quick charge command to the power adapter, the power adapter adjusts the output voltage according to the battery voltage information fed back by the electronic device; and when the output voltage meets a voltage requirement for quick charge preset by the electronic device, the power adapter adjusts the output current and the output voltage for charging the battery in a quick charge mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialiang Zhang, Kewei Wu, Jun Zhang, Fuchun Liao, Yuanxiang Hu
  • Patent number: 10218192
    Abstract: An electronic device and a power adapter are provided. The power adapter comprises a power circuit, a main control circuit, a potential adjustment circuit, a current detection circuit, a voltage detection circuit and an output switch circuit. When a conventional charging or a quick charging is performed on the battery in the electronic device, the main control circuit determines whether the output current of the power adapter is greater than a current threshold according to the current detecting signal and determines whether the output voltage of the power adapter is greater than a voltage threshold according to the voltage detecting signal; if the output current of the power adapter is greater than the current threshold and/or the output voltage of the power adapter is greater than the voltage threshold, the main control circuit controls the output switch circuit to turn off the direct current output of the power adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialiang Zhang, Kewei Wu, Jun Zhang, Fuchun Liao, Nianfeng Liu, Yuanxiang Hu
  • Patent number: 10203950
    Abstract: A method of upgrading firmware of an adapter includes transmitting a set of n data blocks of first upgrade file to the adapter, receiving a first response information of the adapter based on the set of n data blocks, and determining that the updating procedure of the adapter fails when the first response information indicates that the adapter fails to receive all of the n data blocks. In the method, a mobile terminal transmits the upgrade file to the adapter and the adapter sends determination information to the mobile terminal after the adapter receives the upgrade file having a predetermined size. In a time interval, if the mobile terminal fails to receive the determination information or the adapter does not receive the upgrade file, the upgrading firmware of the adapter fails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen Tian, Jialiang Zhang, Jun Zhang, Fuchun Liao
  • Publication number: 20190036352
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a charging method, a charging adapter and a charging system. The charging adapter includes a second controller and an adjusting circuit including a current detection circuit. The second controller is configured to receive a voltage value of a cell, search a threshold range table to obtain a current adjusting instruction. The current detection circuit is configured to detect a current value of a power signal outputted by the adjusting circuit. The second controller is further configured to calculate a difference between the current value detected and a current value specified by the current adjusting instruction, and send a calibration instruction to the adjusting circuit when an absolute value of the difference calculated is greater than a difference threshold. The adjusting circuit is configured to calibrate the power signal according to a current difference specified by the calibration instruction, and output a calibrated power signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialiang Zhang, Wenqiang Cheng, Fuchun Liao, Liangcai Peng, Kewei Wu
  • Patent number: 10186895
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of charging. A terminal and a battery charging control device and method are provided. The battery charging control device including a battery connector, a main control module and a quick charging switch module is adopted. During the regular charging or the quick charging, the main control module performs a data communication with the external power adapter via the communication interface, and obtains a charging voltage and a charging current for the battery; if the charging voltage is greater than a voltage threshold and/or the charging current is greater than a current threshold, the main control module sends a charging switch-off instruction, such that the controller controls the communication interface to switch off; if the charging voltage is less than or equal to the voltage threshold and the charging current is less than or equal to the current threshold, the main control module continues to obtain the charging voltage and the charging current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialiang Zhang, Kewei Wu, Jun Zhang, Fuchun Liao, Yuanxiang Hu
  • Publication number: 20190020205
    Abstract: A quick-charging control method and system are suitable for mobile terminals. The method includes: a first controller obtaining a voltage value of a cell, and sending the voltage value to a second controller; the second controller searching a threshold segment table to find a current regulation instruction matched with a threshold segment containing the voltage value of the cell, and sending the current regulation instruction to a regulation circuit; the regulation circuit performing a current regulation according the current regulation instruction, and outputting a power signal; the second controller sending a second switch-off instruction to the first controller and a second switch circuit respectively if second abnormal charging information is detected; and the second switch circuit, controlling the charging adapter to stop sending the power signal after the current regulation if the second switch circuit receives the second switch-off instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialiang Zhang, Kewei Wu, Jun Zhang, Liangcai Peng, Fuchun Liao
  • Patent number: 10177587
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a charging method and a charging system. The charging system includes a charging adapter and a mobile terminal, the charging adapter includes a second controller and an adjusting circuit, and the mobile terminal includes a cell detection circuit and a cell. The cell detection circuit acquires a voltage value of the cell, and sends the voltage value of the cell to the second controller, the second controller searches a threshold range table for a current adjusting instruction matched with a threshold range containing the voltage value of the cell, and sends the current adjusting instruction to the adjusting circuit, and the adjusting circuit performs a current adjustment according to the current adjusting instruction and outputs a power signal after the current adjustment, in which the threshold range table records threshold ranges and current adjusting instructions having a one-to-one mapping relation with threshold ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialiang Zhang, Kewei Wu, Liangcai Peng, Wenqiang Cheng, Fuchun Liao
  • Patent number: 10148113
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a quick charging method and a quick charging system. A second controller sends a quick-charging request to a first controller. The first controller feeds back a quick-charging permission command. The second controller sends a notification request for obtaining a voltage value of a cell. The first controller obtains the voltage value by a cell connector, and sends the voltage value to the second controller. The second controller finds a current regulation instruction matching a threshold section that the voltage value falls within from a threshold section table, and sends a current regulation instruction to a regulation circuit. The regulation circuit adjusts a current, and outputs a power supply signal of which the current is regulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialiang Zhang, Kewei Wu, Jun Zhang, Liangcai Peng, Fuchun Liao
  • Patent number: 10135278
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a charging method and a charging system. The charging system includes a charging adapter and a mobile terminal, the charging adapter includes a second controller and an adjusting circuit, and the mobile terminal includes a cell detection circuit and a cell. The cell detection circuit acquires a voltage value of the cell, and sends the voltage value of the cell to the second controller, the second controller searches a threshold range table for a current adjusting instruction matched with a threshold range containing the voltage value of the cell, and sends the current adjusting instruction to the adjusting circuit, and the adjusting circuit performs a current adjustment according to the current adjusting instruction and outputs a power signal after the current adjustment, in which the threshold range table records threshold ranges and current adjusting instructions having a one-to-one mapping relation with threshold ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialiang Zhang, Wenqiang Cheng, Fuchun Liao, Liangcai Peng, Kewei Wu
  • Patent number: 10110028
    Abstract: A quick charging control method and system are suitable for mobile terminals. The method includes: a first controller obtaining a voltage value of a cell, and sending the voltage value to a second controller; the second controller searching a threshold segment table to find a current regulation instruction matched with a threshold segment containing the voltage value of the cell, and sending the current regulation instruction to a regulation circuit; the regulation circuit performing a current regulation according the current regulation instruction, and outputting a power signal; the second controller sending a second switch-off instruction to the first controller and a second switch circuit respectively if second abnormal charging information is detected; and the second switch circuit, controlling the charging adapter to stop sending the power signal after the current regulation if the second switch circuit receives the second switch-off instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialiang Zhang, Kewei Wu, Jun Zhang, Liangcai Peng, Fuchun Liao
  • Publication number: 20180278068
    Abstract: An electronic device and a power adapter are provided. The power adapter comprises a power circuit, a main control circuit, a potential adjustment circuit, a current detection circuit, a voltage detection circuit and an output switch circuit. When a conventional charging or a quick charging is performed on the battery in the electronic device, the main control circuit determines whether the output current of the power adapter is greater than a current threshold according to the current detecting signal and determines whether the output voltage of the power adapter is greater than a voltage threshold according to the voltage detecting signal; if the output current of the power adapter is greater than the current threshold and/or the output voltage of the power adapter is greater than the voltage threshold, the main control circuit controls the output switch circuit to turn off the direct current output of the power adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialiang ZHANG, Fuchun LIAO, Nianfeng LIU, Kewei WU, Jun ZHANG, Yuanxiang HU
  • Publication number: 20180205250
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a charging method, a charging device and a terminal. The charging method includes: when detecting that a battery is charged with a trickle current, acquiring a voltage of the battery; determining a preset voltage range to which the voltage belongs; acquiring a charging current corresponding to the preset voltage range; and charging the battery according to the charging current. During a process that the battery is charged with the trickle current, the battery may be charged with a different charging current when the voltage of the battery belongs to a different voltage range, thereby improving the flexibility of a trickle current charge phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiang ZHANG, Fanhong KONG, Fuchun LIAO
  • Publication number: 20180205261
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a charging method, a charging device and a terminal. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, a current battery voltage of a battery of a terminal is obtained. A current remaining electric quantity of the battery is obtained according to the current battery voltage. A charging duration of the battery at each charging stage is obtained according to the remaining electric quantity. The battery is charged according to the charging duration of the battery at each charging stage. This solution can increase a charging speed of the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiang ZHANG, Fanhong KONG, Fuchun LIAO
  • Publication number: 20180205234
    Abstract: A charging control method, a charging control device and a terminal are provided. According to the charging control method, it is determined whether the present charging stage is the constant voltage charging stage. The predetermined charging cut-off voltage is increased to the first charging cut-off voltage if the present charging stage is the constant voltage charging stage. The charging current and the battery voltage are periodically detected at a predetermined time interval. The first charging cut-off voltage is decreased by the predetermined voltage adjustment magnitude when the charging current is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold and the battery voltage is greater than or equal to the safety voltage. The charging is completed when the charging current is less than the predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiang ZHANG, Fanhong KONG, Fuchun LIAO
  • Publication number: 20180205241
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for charging and a terminal. In the present disclosure, remaining electric quantities in the two batteries may be acquired. A trickle-current charging and a constant-current charging may be performed on a first battery of the two batteries in sequence when the remaining electric quantities in the two batteries are less than a preset value. It may be stopped to charge the first battery and the trickle-current charging and the constant-current charging may be performed on a second battery of the two batteries in sequence when a charging state of the first battery is changed from the constant-current charging to a constant-voltage charging. The constant-voltage charging may be performed on the two batteries simultaneously when the constant-current charging for the second battery finishes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LT D.
    Inventors: Qiang ZHANG, Fanhong KONG, Fuchun LIAO
  • Patent number: 10008868
    Abstract: An electronic device and a power adapter are provided. The power adapter comprises a power circuit, a main control circuit, a potential adjustment circuit, a current detection circuit, a voltage detection circuit and an output switch circuit. When a conventional charging or a quick charging is performed on the battery in the electronic device, the main control circuit determines whether the output current of the power adapter is greater than a current threshold according to the current detecting signal and determines whether the output voltage of the power adapter is greater than a voltage threshold according to the voltage detecting signal; if the output current of the power adapter is greater than the current threshold and/or the output voltage of the power adapter is greater than the voltage threshold, the main control circuit controls the output switch circuit to turn off the direct current output of the power adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jialiang Zhang, Fuchun Liao, Nianfeng Liu, Kewei Wu, Jun Zhang, Yuanxiang Hu