Method and apparatus for transferring electrical power in an electronic device
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing a first electronic component in a first device part of an electronic device; and
providing a second electronic component in a second device part of the electronic device, wherein the first device part is mechanically coupled to the second device part, and the electronic device is operable in a first configuration and in a second configuration, such thatwhen the electronic device is operated in the first configuration, the second electronic component is configured for transmitting electromagnetic waves and the first electronic component is located adjacent to the second electronic component at a first distance for receiving the electromagnetic waves, andwhen the electronic device is operated in the second configuration, the first electronic component is spaced from the second electronic component at a second distance greater than the first distance.
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Abstract
A short-range wireless power transmission scheme is used between two movably or detachably coupled device parts in an electronic device. In a device, such as a foldable or slidable mobile phone, both device parts have some electronic components that require electronic power but only one part has a power source. For example, a phone cover has a display but there is no power source in the phone cover. A receiver can be implemented in the cover to receive microwaves from a transmitter in the phone body. The receiver and the transmitter can be arranged such that, the antennas are placed as close to each other as possible in order to achieve best efficiency of energy and data transfer. If one pair of antenna is not enough, multiple antennas or antenna arrays can be used for this purpose. Different antenna pairs can be configurable for different purposes.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a first electronic component in a first device part of an electronic device; and providing a second electronic component in a second device part of the electronic device, wherein the first device part is mechanically coupled to the second device part, and the electronic device is operable in a first configuration and in a second configuration, such that when the electronic device is operated in the first configuration, the second electronic component is configured for transmitting electromagnetic waves and the first electronic component is located adjacent to the second electronic component at a first distance for receiving the electromagnetic waves, and when the electronic device is operated in the second configuration, the first electronic component is spaced from the second electronic component at a second distance greater than the first distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a first apparatus part comprising a first electronic component; and a second apparatus part mechanically coupled to the first apparatus part, the second apparatus part comprising a second electronic component, wherein the apparatus is operable in a first configuration and in a second configuration, such that when the apparatus is operated in the first configuration, the second electronic component is configured for transmitting electromagnetic waves and the first electronic component is located adjacent to the second electronic component at a first distance for receiving the electromagnetic waves, and when the apparatus is operated in the second configuration, the second electronic component is spaced from the second electronic component at a second distance greater than the first distance. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus operable in a first configuration and in a second configuration, said apparatus comprising:
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a first apparatus part mechanically coupled to a second apparatus part; an electronic module located in the first apparatus part; a charge storage device located in the first apparatus part, electrically coupled to the electronic module for providing electrical power to the electronic module; a receiver located in the first apparatus part, electrically coupled to the charge storage device; and a transmitter located in the second apparatus part, wherein when the apparatus is operated in the first configuration, the transmitter is configured for transmitting electromagnetic waves and the receiver is located adjacent to the transmitter at a first distance for receiving the electromagnetic waves for charging the charge storage device; and when the apparatus is operated in the second configuration, the receiver is located spaced from the transmitter at a second distance greater than the first distance, and the transmitter is configured for transmitting data for providing the data to the electronic module in a wireless fashion.
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