Wireless charging system with user determined removal
First Claim
1. A wirelessly chargeable device, comprising:
- a holder for generating an attractive force between the wirelessly chargeable device and a charging surface of a wireless-charging device, so as to prevent displacement of the wirelessly chargeable device when placed on the charging surface; and
a processing unit being operative to;
(i) determine whether a user intends to remove the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface based on an input received from the user, and(ii) as a result of determining that the user intends to remove the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface, release the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface.
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Abstract
A wirelessly chargeable device, such as a smartphone, and a wireless-charging device are provided. The wirelessly chargeable device and the wireless-charging device comprise holding means for generating an attractive force between the wirelessly chargeable device and a charging surface of the wireless-charging device, so as to prevent displacement of the wirelessly chargeable device when placed on the charging surface, and processing means operative to release the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface in response to determining that a user intends to remove the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface. Advantageously, the wirelessly chargeable device may to be placed on a charging surface which is substantially vertical when in operation, effectively eliminating the need for manually securing the wirelessly chargeable device in order to prevent the wirelessly chargeable device from falling.
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44 Claims
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1. A wirelessly chargeable device, comprising:
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a holder for generating an attractive force between the wirelessly chargeable device and a charging surface of a wireless-charging device, so as to prevent displacement of the wirelessly chargeable device when placed on the charging surface; and a processing unit being operative to;
(i) determine whether a user intends to remove the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface based on an input received from the user, and(ii) as a result of determining that the user intends to remove the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface, release the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless-charging device, comprising:
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a charging surface for receiving a wirelessly chargeable device; a holder for generating an attractive force between the wirelessly chargeable device and the charging surface, so as to prevent displacement of the wirelessly chargeable device when placed on the charging surface; and a processing unit being operative to;
(i) determine whether a user intends to remove the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface based on an input received from the user; and(ii) as a result of determining that the user intends to remove the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface, release the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of charging a wirelessly chargeable device held by an attractive force generated between the wirelessly chargeable device and a charging surface of a wireless-charging device, so as to prevent displacement of the wirelessly chargeable device when placed on the charging surface, the method comprising:
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determining whether a user intends to remove the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface based on an input received from the user; and as a result of determining that the user intends to remove the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface, releasing the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A wirelessly chargeable device, comprising:
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a holder for generating an attractive force between the wirelessly chargeable device and a charging surface of a wireless-charging device, so as to prevent displacement of the wirelessly chargeable device when placed on the charging surface; a processing unit being operative to;
(i) determine whether a user intends to remove the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface based on an input received from the user, and(ii) as a result of determining that the user intends to remove the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface, release the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface; and a camera facing in a direction opposite to the charging surface when the wirelessly chargeable device is placed on the charging surface, the processing unit being further operative to determine that the user intends to remove the wirelessly chargeable device by performing a process comprising; retrieving one or more images captured by the camera; and detecting, through image processing the one or more captured images, a release gesture performed by the user.
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43. A wirelessly chargeable device, comprising:
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a holder for generating an attractive force between the wirelessly chargeable device and a charging surface of a wireless-charging device, so as to prevent displacement of the wirelessly chargeable device when placed on the charging surface; a processing unit being operative to;
(i) determine whether a user intends to remove the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface based on an input received from the user, and(ii) as a result of determining that the user intends to remove the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface, release the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface; and one or more protrusible members which are provided on a face of the wirelessly chargeable device facing the charging surface when placed on the charging surface, the processing unit being further operative to release the wirelessly chargeable device by controlling the one or more protrusible members to protrude.
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44. A wirelessly chargeable device, comprising:
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a holder for generating an attractive force between the wirelessly chargeable device and a charging surface of a wireless-charging device, so as to prevent displacement of the wirelessly chargeable device when placed on the charging surface; and a processing unit being operative to;
(i) determine whether a user intends to remove the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface based on an input received from the user,(ii) as a result of determining that the user intends to remove the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface, release the wirelessly chargeable device from the charging surface, and (iii) authenticate the user in response to detecting that the user intends to remove the wirelessly chargeable device, wherein the wirelessly chargeable device is only released if the user is successfully authenticated.
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Specification