Wireless power transfer for portable enclosures
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1. A portable charging apparatus, comprising:
- a storage area configured to receive an electronic device;
an antenna circuit configured to wirelessly receive power from a power source at a level sufficient to charge or power the electronic device, wherein the antenna circuit comprises a plurality of antennas, wherein a plane of at least one antenna is angled in at least two different directions relative to a plane of at least one other antenna;
a receive circuit electrically connected to the antenna circuit and configured to receive at least a portion of the received power; and
a connection port electrically connected to the receive circuit, the connection port positioned in the storage area for physically coupling to the electronic device and configured to charge or power the electronic device based at least on the portion of the received power.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments are directed to portable wireless charging. A portable charging system may comprise at least one antenna positioned within a portable enclosure. The at least one antenna may be configured to receive power from a power source and wirelessly transmit power to a receive antenna coupled to a chargeable device positioned within a near-field of the at least one antenna.
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1. A portable charging apparatus, comprising:
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a storage area configured to receive an electronic device; an antenna circuit configured to wirelessly receive power from a power source at a level sufficient to charge or power the electronic device, wherein the antenna circuit comprises a plurality of antennas, wherein a plane of at least one antenna is angled in at least two different directions relative to a plane of at least one other antenna; a receive circuit electrically connected to the antenna circuit and configured to receive at least a portion of the received power; and a connection port electrically connected to the receive circuit, the connection port positioned in the storage area for physically coupling to the electronic device and configured to charge or power the electronic device based at least on the portion of the received power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of wireless charging, the method comprising:
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receiving a physical coupling of an electronic device to a connection port positioned within a storage area of a portable charging device; wirelessly receiving power from a power source by an antenna circuit, wherein the antenna circuit comprises a plurality of antennas, wherein a plane of at least one antenna is angled in at least two different directions relative to a plane of at least one other antenna, the received power at a level sufficient to charge or power the electronic device; and charging or powering the electronic device via the connection port based on at least a portion of the received power. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A portable charging apparatus, comprising:
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means for storing an electronic device; means for wirelessly receiving power from a power source at a level sufficient to charge or power the electronic device, wherein the means for wirelessly receiving power comprises a plurality of means for wirelessly receiving power, wherein a plane of at least one of the plurality of means for wirelessly receiving power is angled in at least two different directions relative to a plane of at least one other of the plurality of means for wirelessly receiving power; and means for physically coupling to the electronic device, the coupling means positioned in the means for storing and comprising means for charging or powering the electronic device based at least on at least a portion of the received power received from the receiving means. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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