Modifying surfaces of devices to integrate them into wireless charging systems

• US 20040131928A1
• Filed: 09/17/2003
• Published: 07/08/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mobilewise
• Original Assignee: Mobilewise
• Inventors: Kikinis, Dan, Dayan, Tal, Ramakrishnan, Pandurangan
• Application Number:
  US10/667,016
• Publication Number:
  US 20040131928A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/123
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/183 Internal mounting support structures, e.g. for printed circuit boards, internal connecting means for buses G06F13/409
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/46 Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0262 for a battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A mobile electronic apparatus, including a replacement unit to be fitted with the apparatus, the replacement unit including integrated external electrically conductive contacts to receive power from a separate pad of multiple contacts.

Claims

1. ) A mobile electronic apparatus comprising:

a replacement unit to be fitted with the apparatus, the replacement unit including integrated external electrical contacts to receive power from a separate pad of contacts.

2. ) The mobile apparatus of claim 1, wherein the replacement unit is a battery pack.

3. ) The mobile apparatus of claim 1, wherein the replacement unit is a face plate.

4. ) The mobile apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mobile apparatus is a mobile phone.

5. ) The mobile apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mobile apparatus is a mobile computer, including a notebook computer.

6. ) The mobile apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mobile apparatus is a personal digital assistant.

7. ) The mobile apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mobile apparatus is a digital camera.

8. ) The mobile apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mobile apparatus is a video camera.

9. ) The mobile apparatus of claim 1, wherein the extermobile apparatus is a mobile phone.

10. ) A mobile electronic apparatus comprising:

one or more external electrically conductive contact to receive power from a separate pad of multiple contacts, the contact being spring loaded to provide the contact with a range of motion.

11. ) The mobile apparatus of claim 10, wherein the contact is moveable in a vertical direction relative to the apparatus.

12. ) The mobile apparatus of claim 10, wherein the contact is moveable in a horizontal direction relative to the apparatus.

13. ) The mobile apparatus of claim 10, wherein the contact is moveable in a perpendicular direction relative to the apparatus.