Wirelessly charging a second device from a first device
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a wireless charging module for wirelessly charging a power storage module of an external device;
a control module in communication with the wireless charging module;
an internal power storage module for supplying power to the wireless charging module and the control module; and
a power source connector for selectively coupling to an external power source;
the control module for enabling the wireless charging module to provide wireless charging over a first chargeable radius in response to detecting that the internal power storage module is not receiving power from an external power source and for enabling the wireless charging module to provide wireless charging over a second chargeable radius in response to detecting that the internal power storage module is receiving power from the external power source, wherein the second chargeable radius is greater than the first chargeable radius.
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Abstract
A mechanism is provided for a first device to wirelessly charge a second device. When in a first charging mode, the first device has a first chargeable radius as a charging radius thereof. An external power source is provided to the first device. In response to the external power source providing power to the first device, the first device changes from the first charging mode to a second charging mode. In response to the first device changing to the second charging mode, the charging radius of the first device changes from the first chargeable radius to a second chargeable radius.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a wireless charging module for wirelessly charging a power storage module of an external device; a control module in communication with the wireless charging module; an internal power storage module for supplying power to the wireless charging module and the control module; and a power source connector for selectively coupling to an external power source; the control module for enabling the wireless charging module to provide wireless charging over a first chargeable radius in response to detecting that the internal power storage module is not receiving power from an external power source and for enabling the wireless charging module to provide wireless charging over a second chargeable radius in response to detecting that the internal power storage module is receiving power from the external power source, wherein the second chargeable radius is greater than the first chargeable radius. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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operating a first device in a first charging mode that will wirelessly charge an external device within a first chargeable radius from the first device in response to the first device not receiving power from an external power source; and operating the first device in a second charging mode that will wirelessly charge an external device within a second chargeable radius from the first device in response to the first device receiving power from the external power source, wherein the second chargeable radius is larger than the first chargeable radius. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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