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Automated charging

  • US 9,559,545 B2
  • Filed: 08/06/2013
  • Issued: 01/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • detecting a presence of a power-consuming device within a neighborhood of a charging device, wherein detecting the presence of the power-consuming device comprises receiving a presence signal from the power-consuming device;

    determining that the power-consuming device is compatible with light beam charging by at least one of identification of an image of the power-consuming device, or identification of a predefined response sent by the power-consuming device to the charging device;

    determining a power level of the power-consuming device without direct physical contact between the charging device and the power-consuming device;

    determining to charge the power-consuming device based at least in part on the power-consuming device being compatible with light beam charging and the power level of the power-consuming device being less than a predetermined threshold; and

    contactlessly charging the power-consuming device using a light beam.

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