Case with inductive charging system to charge a portable device
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1. A case for a portable listening device, the case comprising:
- a housing having one or more cavities configured to receive the portable listening device and an exterior charging surface;
a lid attached to the housing and operable between a closed position where the lid is aligned over the one or more cavities and an open position where the lid is displaced from the one or more cavities;
a battery;
a first charging system configured to charge the portable listening device when positioned in the one or more cavities; and
a second charging system including a receiving coil positioned within the housing adjacent to the exterior charging surface, the receiving coil configured to wirelessly receive power from a transmitting coil of an electronic device positioned outside the housing adjacent to the exterior charging surface.
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Abstract
A case for a portable listening device includes a rechargeable battery and a first and a second charging system. The first charging system is configured to charge the portable listening device and the second charging system is configured to wirelessly charge a portable electronic device positioned outside of the case adjacent to an exterior charging surface.
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20 Claims
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1. A case for a portable listening device, the case comprising:
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a housing having one or more cavities configured to receive the portable listening device and an exterior charging surface; a lid attached to the housing and operable between a closed position where the lid is aligned over the one or more cavities and an open position where the lid is displaced from the one or more cavities; a battery; a first charging system configured to charge the portable listening device when positioned in the one or more cavities; and a second charging system including a receiving coil positioned within the housing adjacent to the exterior charging surface, the receiving coil configured to wirelessly receive power from a transmitting coil of an electronic device positioned outside the housing adjacent to the exterior charging surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A case for a pair of earbuds, the case comprising:
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a housing having an exterior charging surface and first and second cavities configured to receive first and second earbuds, respectively, in the pair of earbuds; a lid operable between a closed position where the lid is aligned over the first and second cavities and an open position where the lid is displaced from the first and second cavities; a battery; a first charging system configured to charge the first and second earbuds when the first and second earbuds are positioned within the first and second cavities; and a second charging system including a receiving coil positioned within the housing adjacent to the exterior charging surface, the receiving coil configured to wirelessly receive power from a transmitting coil of an electronic device positioned outside the housing adjacent to the exterior charging surface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A case for a pair of earbuds, each earbud having an ear interface portion, a stem, an earbud battery and a wireless radio, the case comprising:
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a housing having a first cavity configured to receive a first earbud in the pair of earbuds and a second cavity configured to receive a second earbud in the pair of earbuds; a lid operable between a closed position where the lid conceals the pair of earbuds within the case and an open position where the lid is displaced from the case such that a user can remove the earbuds from the case; a charging system including; a case battery; a wireless power receiving coil positioned within the housing and configured to wirelessly receive power from a wireless power source; a connector configured to couple to each of the first and second earbuds, the connector having at least one contact positioned in the first cavity and at least one contact positioned in the second cavity; and charging circuitry operatively coupled to charge the case battery and provide power to the connector to charge the first and second earbuds from wireless power received over the wireless power receiving coil; and an earbud detector configured to detect when an earbud is placed in either of the first or second cavities. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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