Wirefree mobile device power supply method & system with free positioning
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1. An electrical coupling device comprising:
- a contactor device including a contactor body defining a generally flat contactor surface shaped and dimensioned to make physical contact with an adaptor surface of an adaptor device; and
more than two electrical contacts on the contactor body at or adjacent the contactor surface, a number, shape, dimension, and spatial configuration of the electrical contacts to permit at least two of the electrical contacts to be electrically connected to corresponding electrical contacts of the adaptor device to close an electrical circuit between the contactor device and the adaptor device, the at least two of the electrical contacts to be determined after the adaptor surface of the adaptor device is brought into physical contact with the contactor surface of the contactor body.
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Abstract
The invention provides an electrical coupling device. The coupling includes a contactor device and a plurality of electrical contacts which close an electrical circuit between the contactor device and an adaptor device when the adaptor device is brought into physical contact with the contactor device, there being no need for aligning for the electrical contacts of the contactor device with electrical contact of the adaptor device.
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35 Claims
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1. An electrical coupling device comprising:
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a contactor device including a contactor body defining a generally flat contactor surface shaped and dimensioned to make physical contact with an adaptor surface of an adaptor device; and
more than two electrical contacts on the contactor body at or adjacent the contactor surface, a number, shape, dimension, and spatial configuration of the electrical contacts to permit at least two of the electrical contacts to be electrically connected to corresponding electrical contacts of the adaptor device to close an electrical circuit between the contactor device and the adaptor device, the at least two of the electrical contacts to be determined after the adaptor surface of the adaptor device is brought into physical contact with the contactor surface of the contactor body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 21)
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22. An apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of conductive areas for electrically connecting to a load; and
a sensor for activating at least two of the conductive areas when the load is physical connected to the at least two of the conductive areas. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system, comprising:
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means for sensing proximity between a first mobile device and an apparatus having two or more conductive areas;
means for powering or communicating with the first mobile device when the first mobile device is in physical contact with two of the two or more conductive areas; and
means for powering or communicating with the first mobile device after the first mobile device is repositioned to be in physical contact with a different conductive area of the two or more conductive areas. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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