Point-Of-Sale Non-Contact Charging
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1. Product packaging for an electronic product, comprising:
- a protective outer container;
a receiving mechanism in which an external changing magnetic field can easily produce an electric current; and
an electrically conductive conduit connecting said receiving mechanism to the enclosed product.
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Abstract
A point-of-sale non-contact charging system to charge portable electronic devices through their packaging on store shelves makes use of electromagnetic induction so that the integrity of the packaging can be maintained and the products can be freely positioned on store shelves. Since the current can be induced in a conductive coil outside of the portable electronic device, the device need not be modified to be charged through this mechanism.
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21 Claims
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1. Product packaging for an electronic product, comprising:
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a protective outer container; a receiving mechanism in which an external changing magnetic field can easily produce an electric current; and an electrically conductive conduit connecting said receiving mechanism to the enclosed product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A shelf system for the non-contact charging of devices placed thereon, comprising:
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at least one shelf; a transforming circuit that transforms a current from a power source to a processed current that is appropriate and optimized for inducing an electric current in the receiving mechanism of enabled electronic packaging or an enabled electronic device; and at least one transmitting mechanism that generates a changing magnetic field around it when said processed current is passed through it. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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19. A system for the non-contact charging of packaged portable electronic devices at the point-of-sale, comprising:
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a shelf system for the non-contact charging of devices placed thereon capable of generating a changing magnetic field; and rechargeable electronic devices packaged and connected to receiving mechanisms that can charge their battery packs when exposed to the appropriate changing magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. Packaging optimized for on-shelf non-contact charging of an enclosed portable electronic device, containing an inner protective packaging and external packaging, wherein the electronic device with its battery pack is positioned on the periphery of the protective packaging in a position where it can be optimally exposed to changing magnetic fields.
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