WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTING COIL DISPOSED AT AN INPUT DEVICE

• US 20160352133A1
• Filed: 05/26/2015
• Published: 12/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Saunamaki, Esa
• Application Number:
  US14/721,774
• Publication Number:
  US 20160352133A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0384 Wireless input, i.e. hardware and software details of wireless interface arrangements for pointing devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0231 Cordless keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0383 Signal control means within the pointing device
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage

Abstract

Techniques for wireless charging in a system, method, and apparatus are described herein. For example, the apparatus includes a wireless power transmitting coil configured to propagate current to generate a magnetic field. The wireless power transmitting coil is disposed in a hand-operated input device.

Claims

1. An apparatus for wireless charging, comprising:

a wireless power transmitting coil configured to propagate current to generate a magnetic field; and

wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is disposed in a hand-operated input device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is disposed in a platform of the hand-operated input device.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is disposed at an angle to a planar surface upon which the hand-operated input device is configured to operate.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the angle is substantially perpendicular to the planar surface.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is a component of a power propagation device disposed in the hand-operated input device.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is a first wireless power transmitting coil, the power propagation device further comprising a wireless power receiving coil to receive a magnetic flux from a second wireless power transmitting coil disposed at a planar surface upon which the hand-operated input device is configured to operate.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a phase shifting component coupling the first wireless power receiving coil to the first wireless power transmitting coil, and wherein the phase shifting component is configured to generate an impedance inversion.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the magnetic field comprises a flux configured to generate a charging current in a wireless power receiving coil.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the user operated input device is configured generate the charging current when the user operated input device is in use.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the hand-operated input device comprises:

a keyboard;

a computer mouse;

or

any combination thereof.

11. A method for forming a wireless charging apparatus, the method comprising:

providing a wireless power transmitting coil configured to propagate current to generate a magnetic field; and

disposing the wireless power transmitting coil in an ergonomic component.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is disposed in a platform of the ergonomic component.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the ergonomic component is configured to be placed on a planar surface, and wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is disposed at an angle to the planar surface.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the angle is substantially perpendicular to the planar surface.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is a component of a power propagation device disposed in the ergonomic component.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is a first wireless power transmitting coil, the method further comprising providing a wireless power receiving coil of the power propagation device to receive a magnetic flux from a second wireless power transmitting coil disposed at a planar surface upon which the ergonomic component is configured to be disposed.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising forming a second wireless power transmitting coil within the ergonomic component.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the magnetic field comprises a flux that is configured to generate a charging current.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the ergonomic component is configured to generate the charging current when the ergonomic component is in use.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the ergonomic component comprises:

a support associated with a keyboard;

a support associated with a computer mouse;

or

any combination thereof.

21. A system for wireless charging, comprising:

a wireless power transmitting coil configured to propagate current to generate a magnetic field; and

wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is disposed in a hand-operated input device; and

configured to charge a chargeable device when the hand-operated input device is in use.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is disposed at an angle to a planar surface upon which the hand-operated input device is configured to operate.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the angle is substantially perpendicular to the planar surface.

24. The system of claim 21, wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is a component of a power propagation device disposed in the hand-operated input device, wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is a first wireless power transmitting coil.

25. The system of claim 24, the power propagation device further comprising a wireless power receiving coil to receive a magnetic flux from a second wireless power transmitting coil disposed at a planar surface upon which the hand-operated input device is configured to operate.