Apparatus, systems and methods for wireless charging for PC platforms and peripherals
First Claim
1. A wireless charging system including:
- a power source;
a voltage regulator coupled to the power source;
a microcontroller coupled to the voltage regulator and to the power source;
a transmit analog circuit coupled to the microcontroller;
a power transmit coil coupled to the transmit analog circuit and controllable by the microcontroller to wirelessly transmit power to an electronic device in close proximity to the system, the coil to wireless transmit power using resonant inductive coupling; and
a non-volatile computer readable medium encoded with computer executable instructions, which when accessed, cause the wireless charging system to perform operations comprising;
causing a user interface to be displayed to a user;
processing an input from the user, the input having been received through the user interface and including wireless charging policies selectable by the user on the user interface prior to a wireless power transmission from the system to the electronic device; and
controlling the wireless power transmission based on the input.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a wireless charging device for charging electronic devices placed within proximity of the transmitter of the wireless charging device. The wireless charging device includes an inductive coupler, a reflected power detector, a power source and a power control system. The inductive coupler is configured to charge at least one electronic device present in the charging area. The inductive coupler takes power form the power source. The inductive coupler is also capable of communicating with electronic devices being charged to exchange a set of information. In addition to notebook PCs, this solution can be extended to desktop and tablet PCs, slates and office furniture as pervasive means of wireless charging multiple devices.
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19 Claims
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1. A wireless charging system including:
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a power source; a voltage regulator coupled to the power source; a microcontroller coupled to the voltage regulator and to the power source; a transmit analog circuit coupled to the microcontroller; a power transmit coil coupled to the transmit analog circuit and controllable by the microcontroller to wirelessly transmit power to an electronic device in close proximity to the system, the coil to wireless transmit power using resonant inductive coupling; and a non-volatile computer readable medium encoded with computer executable instructions, which when accessed, cause the wireless charging system to perform operations comprising; causing a user interface to be displayed to a user; processing an input from the user, the input having been received through the user interface and including wireless charging policies selectable by the user on the user interface prior to a wireless power transmission from the system to the electronic device; and controlling the wireless power transmission based on the input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating a wireless charging system including:
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using a power source; using a voltage regulator coupled to the power source; using a microcontroller coupled to the voltage regulator and to the power source; using a transmit analog circuit coupled to the microcontroller; using a power transmit coil coupled to the transmit analog circuit and controllable by the microcontroller to wirelessly transmit power to an electronic device in close proximity to the system, the coil to wireless transmit power using resonant inductive coupling; and causing a user interface to be displayed to a user; processing an input from the user, the input having been received through the user interface and including wireless charging policies selectable by the user on the user interface prior to a wireless power transmission from the system to the electronic device; and controlling the wireless power transmission based on the input. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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