Power management for electronic devices
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1. A method, comprising:
- detecting a plurality of wireless chargers within a detectable region;
performing a charging analysis based on one or more factors associated with the plurality of wireless chargers; and
automatically selecting, based on the charging analysis, a charging scheme for an electronic device, wherein automatically selecting comprises;
i) determining whether to receive wireless power and, ii) upon detecting the plurality of wireless chargers, automatically determining from which wireless charger of the plurality of wireless chargers to receive the wireless power;
wherein the charging analysis is further based on a charging speed of the plurality of detected wireless chargers and a level of charge of the electronic device.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power management. A method may include detecting one or more wireless chargers for charging an energy storage device of one or more monitored energy storage devices if the energy storage device drops below a threshold value. Moreover, the method may include selecting a charging scheme for an electronic device associated with the energy storage device.
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38 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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detecting a plurality of wireless chargers within a detectable region; performing a charging analysis based on one or more factors associated with the plurality of wireless chargers; and automatically selecting, based on the charging analysis, a charging scheme for an electronic device, wherein automatically selecting comprises;
i) determining whether to receive wireless power and, ii) upon detecting the plurality of wireless chargers, automatically determining from which wireless charger of the plurality of wireless chargers to receive the wireless power;wherein the charging analysis is further based on a charging speed of the plurality of detected wireless chargers and a level of charge of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device, comprising:
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a detector configured to detect a plurality of wireless chargers within a detectable region; and a control system configured to; perform a charging analysis based on one or more factors associated with the plurality of wireless chargers; and automatically select, based on the charging analysis, a charging scheme for an electronic device, wherein automatically selecting comprises;
i) determining whether to receive wireless power and, ii) upon detecting the plurality of wireless chargers, automatically determining from which wireless charger of the plurality of wireless chargers to receive the wireless power,wherein the charging analysis is further based on a charging speed of the plurality of detected wireless chargers and a level of charge of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A device, comprising:
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means for detecting a plurality of wireless chargers within a detectable region; means for performing a charging analysis based on one or more factors associated with the plurality of wireless chargers; means for automatically selecting, based on the charging analysis, a charging scheme for an electronic device, wherein automatically selecting comprises;
i) determining whether to receive wireless power and, ii) upon detecting the plurality of wireless chargers, automatically determining from which wireless charger of the plurality of wireless chargers to receive the wireless power,wherein the charging analysis is further based on a charging speed of the plurality of detected wireless chargers and a level of charge of the electronic device.
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37. A non-transient computer readable media having instructions stored thereon that cause a wireless power transferring apparatus to perform a method of:
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detecting a plurality of wireless chargers within a detectable region; performing a charging analysis based on one or more factors associated with the plurality of wireless chargers; and automatically selecting, based on the charging analysis, a charging scheme for an electronic device, wherein automatically selecting comprises;
i) determining whether to receive wireless power and, ii) upon detecting the plurality of wireless chargers, automatically determining from which wireless charger of the plurality of wireless chargers to receive the wireless power,wherein the charging analysis is further based on a charging speed of the plurality of detected wireless chargers and a level of charge of the electronic device.
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38. A method comprising:
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detecting a plurality of wireless chargers within a detectable region; performing a charging analysis based on one or more factors associated with the plurality of wireless chargers, the charging analysis including; receiving characteristic information of the plurality of wireless chargers from a database, the characteristic information including a location for each of the plurality of wireless chargers; detecting a wireless charger having characteristic information not stored in the database; and storing, in the database, the characteristic information including a location of the detected wireless charger having characteristic information not stored in the database; and automatically selecting, based on the charging analysis, a charging scheme for an electronic device, wherein automatically selecting comprises;
i) determining whether to receive wireless power and, ii) upon detecting the plurality of wireless chargers, automatically determining from which wireless charger of the plurality of wireless chargers to receive the wireless power.
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