PORTABLE DEVICE TO PORTABLE DEVICE WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER METHODS AND SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A portable consumer electronic device, comprising:
- a battery;
a user interface configured to provide a user with information and receive inputs from a user; and
a wireless power distribution circuitry coupled with the battery, wherein the wireless power distribution circuitry comprises;
a power transfer antenna electrically coupled with the battery and configured to wirelessly and inductively couple with a separate second portable consumer electronic device that is configured to wirelessly and inductively couple with the portable consumer electronic device, and the wireless power distribution circuitry is configured to wirelessly transfer power from the battery through the power transfer antenna to the second portable consumer electronic device; and
a power supply controller configured to control the wireless transfer of power through the power transfer antenna.
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Abstract
Some embodiments provide a portable consumer electronic device comprising: a battery; a user interface configured to provide a user with information and receive inputs from a user; and a wireless power distribution circuitry coupled with the battery, wherein the wireless power distribution circuitry comprises: a power transfer antenna electrically coupled with the battery and configured to wirelessly and inductively couple with a separate second portable consumer electronic device that is configured to wirelessly and inductively couple with the portable consumer electronic device, and the wireless power distribution circuitry is configured to wirelessly transfer power from the battery through the power transfer antenna to the second portable consumer electronic device; and a power supply controller configured to control the wireless transfer of power through the power transfer antenna.
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15 Claims
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1. A portable consumer electronic device, comprising:
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a battery; a user interface configured to provide a user with information and receive inputs from a user; and a wireless power distribution circuitry coupled with the battery, wherein the wireless power distribution circuitry comprises; a power transfer antenna electrically coupled with the battery and configured to wirelessly and inductively couple with a separate second portable consumer electronic device that is configured to wirelessly and inductively couple with the portable consumer electronic device, and the wireless power distribution circuitry is configured to wirelessly transfer power from the battery through the power transfer antenna to the second portable consumer electronic device; and a power supply controller configured to control the wireless transfer of power through the power transfer antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of wirelessly transferring power, the method comprising:
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wirelessly and inductively coupling a power transfer antenna of a wireless power distribution circuitry of a first portable consumer electronic device with a separate second portable consumer electronic device that is configured to wirelessly and inductively couple with the power transfer antenna, wherein the first portable consumer electronic device comprises a battery and a user interface that is configured to provide a user with information and receive inputs from a user; and wirelessly transferring power from the battery of the first portable consumer electronic device through the power transfer antenna to the second portable consumer electronic device.
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