Inductively chargeable earbud case
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1. A case for a portable listening device, the case comprising:
- a housing having an interior space to receive the portable listening device;
a lid attached to the housing and operable between a closed position where the lid is aligned over the interior space and an open position where interior space is exposed enabling the portable listening device to be removed from the interior space;
a first wireless power receiving element positioned within the housing at a first location, the first wireless power receiving element configured to receive electric charge from a wireless power transmitter during a charging event in which the case is positioned proximate to the wireless power transmitter;
a second wireless power receiving element positioned within the housing at a second location, different than the first location, the second wireless power receiving element configured to receive electric charge from the wireless power transmitter during the charging event;
a charging system operatively coupled receive power from the first and second wireless power receiving elements and transfer the received power to a rechargeable battery; and
switching circuitry coupled to the charging system and configured to, during the charging event, disable one of the first or second wireless power receiving elements if the disabled element is receiving power less efficiently than the other element.
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Abstract
A case a portable listening device. The case includes a housing having an interior space to receive the portable listening device; a lid attached to the housing; a rechargeable battery and first and second wireless power receiving elements configured to receive electric charge from a wireless power transmitter during a charging event. The case further includes switching circuitry that is configured to disable one of the first or second wireless power receiving elements during a charging event when the disabled element is receiving power less efficiently than the other element.
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1. A case for a portable listening device, the case comprising:
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a housing having an interior space to receive the portable listening device; a lid attached to the housing and operable between a closed position where the lid is aligned over the interior space and an open position where interior space is exposed enabling the portable listening device to be removed from the interior space; a first wireless power receiving element positioned within the housing at a first location, the first wireless power receiving element configured to receive electric charge from a wireless power transmitter during a charging event in which the case is positioned proximate to the wireless power transmitter; a second wireless power receiving element positioned within the housing at a second location, different than the first location, the second wireless power receiving element configured to receive electric charge from the wireless power transmitter during the charging event; a charging system operatively coupled receive power from the first and second wireless power receiving elements and transfer the received power to a rechargeable battery; and switching circuitry coupled to the charging system and configured to, during the charging event, disable one of the first or second wireless power receiving elements if the disabled element is receiving power less efficiently than the other element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A case for a pair of earbuds, the case comprising:
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a housing having first and second opposing major surfaces, first and second opposing sidewalls extending between the first and second major surfaces, a bottom surface extending between the first and second major surfaces and between the first and second sidewalls, and first and second cavities formed within the housing, the first cavity configured to receive a first earbud in the pair of earbuds and the second cavity configured to receive a second earbud in the pair of earbuds; a lid attached to the second major surface of the housing and operable between a closed position where the lid is aligned over the first and second cavities and an open position where the first and second cavities are exposed enabling the pair of earbuds to be removed from or placed within the case; a connector having a connector cavity with an opening at the bottom surface of the case and a plurality of contacts positioned within the open; a first wireless power receiving coil positioned within the housing between the connector cavity and the first sidewall, the first wireless power receiving element configured to receive electric charge from a wireless power transmitter during a charging event in which the case is positioned proximate to the wireless power transmitter; a second wireless power receiving coil positioned within the housing between the connector cavity and the second sidewall, the second wireless power receiving element configured to receive electric charge from the wireless power transmitter during the charging event; and a charging system operatively coupled receive power from the first and second wireless power receiving elements and transfer the received power to a rechargeable battery. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A case for a portable listening device, the case comprising:
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a housing having an interior space to receive the portable listening device, the housing having first and second major opposing surfaces that define an exterior surface of the case; a processor disposed within the housing; a magnet disposed within the housing; a lid attached to the housing by a hinge and operable between a closed position where the lid is aligned over the interior space and an open position where interior space is exposed enabling the portable listening device to be removed from the interior space; a wireless power receiving module comprising;
(i) a wireless power receiving element positioned within the housing adjacent to the first major surface, the first wireless power receiving element configured to receive electric charge from a wireless power transmitter during a charging event in which the case is positioned proximate to the wireless power transmitter, and (ii) a ferrite plate disposed between the wireless power receiving element and the processor, the ferrite plate having a surface area that covers the wireless power receiving element except at a location adjacent to the magnet; anda charging system operatively coupled to receive power from the wireless power receiving element and transfer the received power to a rechargeable battery. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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