Wireless charging station
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1. A charging station comprising:
- a set of antennas arranged in a predefined arrangement, individual antennas of the set of antennas configured to transmit a power signal;
an image sensor configured to capture an image of a device;
one or more processors; and
computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to;
determine a position of an antenna of the device relative to the set of antennas based at least in part on the image of the device;
select a first antenna of the set of antennas to provide the power signal to the device; and
transmit the power signal to the device via the first antenna.
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Abstract
Described herein are example charging stations for wirelessly recharging a variety of mobile devices. In some cases, the charging station is configured to receive a location indication of an antenna within the device, to determine a position of the device within the charging station, and to select an antenna from an array of antennas to provide a recharge signal to the device based on the location indication and the position of the device.
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1. A charging station comprising:
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a set of antennas arranged in a predefined arrangement, individual antennas of the set of antennas configured to transmit a power signal; an image sensor configured to capture an image of a device; one or more processors; and computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to; determine a position of an antenna of the device relative to the set of antennas based at least in part on the image of the device; select a first antenna of the set of antennas to provide the power signal to the device; and transmit the power signal to the device via the first antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A charging station comprising:
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a housing including a charging bed to receive a device; an array of antennas, individual antennas of the array of antennas configured to transmit a power signal; one or more sensors for capturing data associated with the device; one or more processors; and computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to; determine a location of a first antenna of the device relative to the array of antennas based at least in part on the data associated with the device; select a second antenna of the array of antennas to provide the power signal to the device based at least in part on the location of the first antenna; transmit the power signal to the device via the second antenna; and monitor a rate of power transfer associated with the second antenna. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A charging station comprising:
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a charging bed to receive a device; a first set of antennas, the first set of antennas located within the charging bed; a cover located proximate to the charging bed; a second set of antennas, the second set of antennas located within the cover, and wherein individual antennas of the first set of antennas and the second set of antennas are configured to transmit a power signal; one or more sensors for capturing data associated with the device; one or more processors; and computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to; determine a location of the device relative to the first set of antennas and the second set of antennas based at least in part on the data associated with the device; and select an antenna from at least one of the first set of antennas or the second set of antennas to provide the power signal to the device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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