Charging wearable computing devices
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1. A device comprising:
- a wrist wearable display;
a band configured to secure the wrist wearable display on a wrist;
a battery;
a device conductor configured to charge the battery upon receipt of an incident electromagnetic field generated by a peripheral conductor in a computer peripheral device that is inductively coupled to the device conductor; and
a processor in communication with the device conductor; and
a non-transitory, computer-readable medium in communication with the processor and storing instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;
receiving, from the computer peripheral device, an inductor of the computer peripheral device, comparing the indicator of the computer peripheral device to a list of approved indicators, determining based on the comparison that the computer peripheral device is an approved charging device, andin response to the determination, receiving, at the device conductor from the peripheral conductor, an incident electromagnetic field that induces a charge in the device.
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Abstract
A wearable electronic device may be inductively charged during regular operation of a computing device when the electronic device is within a proximity zone of a charging component. The electronic device may be charged in a seamless manner such that the charging occurs when a user uses or operates a computing device in a regular manner. The electronic device and/or the computing device may contain an indicator that indicates a charging value for the electronic device.
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1. A device comprising:
- a wrist wearable display;
a band configured to secure the wrist wearable display on a wrist;
a battery;
a device conductor configured to charge the battery upon receipt of an incident electromagnetic field generated by a peripheral conductor in a computer peripheral device that is inductively coupled to the device conductor; anda processor in communication with the device conductor; and
a non-transitory, computer-readable medium in communication with the processor and storing instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;receiving, from the computer peripheral device, an inductor of the computer peripheral device, comparing the indicator of the computer peripheral device to a list of approved indicators, determining based on the comparison that the computer peripheral device is an approved charging device, and in response to the determination, receiving, at the device conductor from the peripheral conductor, an incident electromagnetic field that induces a charge in the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- a wrist wearable display;
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9. A charging device comprising:
- a regular use area which, when used by a user wearing a wearable device, causes the wearable device to be within a proximate zone of the regular use area;
a peripheral conductor configured to generate an electromagnetic field that induces a charge in the wearable device when the wearable device is within the proximate zone;a processor in communication with the device conductor; and
a non-transitory, computer-readable medium in communication with the processor and storing instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;receiving, from the computer peripheral device, an inductor of the computer peripheral device, comparing the indicator of the computer peripheral device to a list of approved indicators, determining based on the comparison that the computer peripheral device is an approved charging device, and in response to the determination, receiving, at the device conductor from the peripheral conductor, an incident electromagnetic field that induces a charge in the device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- a regular use area which, when used by a user wearing a wearable device, causes the wearable device to be within a proximate zone of the regular use area;
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