Wireless powering and charging station
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1. A system comprising:
- a holder having a plurality of surfaces that are shaped to contact a plurality of outer surfaces of a portable electronic device and to secure the portable electronic device in a position, the portable electronic device including a wireless power receive element coupled to a load; and
a resonant circuit within the holder, said resonant circuit including a coil in series with a capacitive element, said resonant circuit comprising a parasitic antenna having an inductive-capacitive value that is tuned to a frequency and configured to, when in operation, receive power from a wireless field generated by a transmitter, and that repeats wirelessly received power to the wireless power receive element of the portable electronic device at a power level sufficient to charge or power the load, the resonant circuit having no wired connection to the load.
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Abstract
A base including a magnetically resonant antenna therein for relaying energy to a portable device.
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25 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a holder having a plurality of surfaces that are shaped to contact a plurality of outer surfaces of a portable electronic device and to secure the portable electronic device in a position, the portable electronic device including a wireless power receive element coupled to a load; and a resonant circuit within the holder, said resonant circuit including a coil in series with a capacitive element, said resonant circuit comprising a parasitic antenna having an inductive-capacitive value that is tuned to a frequency and configured to, when in operation, receive power from a wireless field generated by a transmitter, and that repeats wirelessly received power to the wireless power receive element of the portable electronic device at a power level sufficient to charge or power the load, the resonant circuit having no wired connection to the load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a transmitter configured to, when in operation, transmit an electromagnetic field at a first frequency, said transmitter having a transmitter inductive element and a capacitor, the transmitter having an inductive-capacitive value that is tuned to resonate at a resonance frequency corresponding to said first frequency; and a holder, having a plurality of surfaces that are shaped to contact a plurality of outer surfaces of a portable electronic device and to secure the portable electronic device in a position, the portable electronic device including a wireless power receive element coupled to a load, the holder having a resonant circuit therein, said resonant circuit having a resonant circuit inductive coil in series with a capacitive element, said resonant circuit comprising a parasitic antenna having an inductive-capacitive value that is tuned to resonate at a resonance frequency corresponding to said first frequency and that repeats wirelessly received power to the wireless power receive element of the portable electronic device at a power level sufficient to charge or power the load, the resonant circuit having no wired connection to the load. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a portable electronic device having a housing, said portable electronic device having a receiver configured to receive wirelessly transmitted power from a resonant circuit comprising a parasitic antenna that is configured to, when in operation, receive power from a wireless field generated by a transmitter and a transmit element and that repeats wirelessly received power, the receiver including a receive circuit having a receiver element and a ferrite rod coupled to a load, the resonant circuit having no wired connection to the load, and the received wirelessly transmitted power operating at least one circuit within the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a portable electronic device having a housing with an outer shape that has a first portion that is elongated along a first axis relative to a second portion, said portable electronic device having a receiver configured to receive wirelessly transmitted power from a resonant circuit comprising a parasitic antenna that is configured to, when in operation, receive power from a transmitter and a transmit element and that repeats wirelessly received power, said repeated wirelessly received power operating at least one circuit within the portable electronic device, and said receiver including a receive circuit having a receiver element coupled to a load that includes a ferrite rod that extends substantially parallel to the first axis, the resonant circuit having no wired connection to the load.
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20. A system comprising:
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a holder having a plurality of surfaces that are shaped to contact a plurality of outer surfaces of a portable electronic device and to secure the portable electronic device in a position, the holder having a coupling element connected to electrical contacts that are configured to connect to the portable electronic device; and a resonant circuit within the holder, said resonant circuit having a resonant circuit coil in series with a capacitive portion and having an inductive-capacitive value that is tuned to a frequency, the resonant circuit configured to, when in operation, receive power from a wireless field generated by a transmitter and a transmit element and, the resonant circuit repeating wirelessly received power to the coupling element, the resonant circuit having no wired connection to the coupling element. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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means for securing a portable electronic device, the means for securing shaped to contact a plurality of outer surfaces of the portable electronic device and to secure the portable electronic device in a position, the portable electronic device including a receive element coupled to a load; and means for resonating in response to a wireless field, said means for resonating being disposed within the means for securing the portable electronic device, said means for resonating comprising a parasitic antenna having an inductive-capacitive value that is tuned to a frequency and configured to, when in operation, receive power from a transmitter and a transmit coil and that repeats wirelessly received power to the receive element of the portable electronic device at a power level sufficient to charge or power the load, the means for resonating having no wired connection to the load.
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25. A method comprising:
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operating a resonant circuit as a parasitic antenna having an inductive-capacitive value that is tuned to a frequency, wherein the resonant circuit is within a holder having a plurality of surfaces that are shaped to contact a plurality of outer surfaces of a portable electronic device and to secure the portable electronic device in a position, the portable electronic device including a wireless power receive element coupled to a load; receiving power from a wireless field generated by a transmitter; and repeating wirelessly received power to the wireless power receive element of the portable electronic device at a power level sufficient to charge or power the load, the resonant circuit having no wired connection to the load.
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