Methods, systems, and products for charging of devices

• US 9,912,189 B2
• Filed: 06/07/2016
• Issued: 03/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Causey, Mark, Luu, Adrianne Binh, Williams, J. Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, NHA T
• Application Number:
  US15/175,195
• Publication Number:
  US 20160285302A1
• Time in Patent Office: 637 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0071 with a programmable schedule

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products charge a battery in a mobile device. A calendric pattern describes habitual usage of the mobile device. The battery may thus be charged based on the calendric pattern.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

establishing, by a battery charger, a wireless communication with a mobile device;

wirelessly receiving, by the battery charger, data representing a three-dimensional plot of historical consumption of a battery power associated with a battery powering the mobile device;

determining, by the battery charger, a charging strategy for the battery based on the data representing the three-dimensional plot of the historical consumption;

receiving, by the battery charger, electrical power; and

inductively coupling, by the battery charger, the electrical power to charge the battery powering the mobile device according to the charging strategy based on the data representing the three-dimensional plot of the historical consumption.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising predicting a future consumption of the battery power from the battery.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising inductively coupling a primary coil to a secondary coil.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising inductively coupling a primary coil in the battery charger to a secondary coil.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising inductively coupling a primary coil in the battery charger to a secondary coil in the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising inductively coupling a primary coil to a secondary coil in the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the battery is fully charged.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

a hardware processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing code, the code when executed causing the hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

establishing a wireless communication between a battery charger and a mobile device;

wirelessly receiving data representing a three-dimensional plot sent from the wireless device, the three-dimensional plot describing historical consumption of battery power from a battery powering the mobile device;

determining a charging strategy for the battery based on the data representing the three-dimensional plot describing the historical consumption;

receiving electrical power; and

inductively coupling the electrical power to charge the battery powering the mobile device according to the charging strategy based on the data representing the three-dimensional plot describing the historical consumption.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise predicting future consumption of the battery power from the battery.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise inductively coupling a primary coil to a secondary coil.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise inductively coupling a primary coil in the battery charger to a secondary coil.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise inductively coupling a primary coil in the battery charger to a secondary coil in the mobile device.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise inductively coupling a primary coil to a secondary coil in the mobile device.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise determining the battery is fully charged.

15. A memory device storing code which when executed causes a hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

establishing a wireless communication between a battery charger and a mobile device;

wirelessly receiving data representing a three-dimensional plot of historical consumption of battery power from a battery powering the mobile device;

wirelessly receiving a calendar event associated with an electronic calendar stored in the mobile device;

determining a charging strategy for the battery powering the mobile device based on the data representing the three-dimensional plot of the historical consumption;

receiving electrical power;

inductively coupling a primary coil in the battery charger to a secondary coil in the mobile device;

starting inductive charging of the battery according to the charging strategy using the electrical power; and

stopping the inductive charging of the battery prior to a time associated with the calendar event.

16. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise predicting future consumption of the battery power from the battery.

17. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise determining a start time associated with the starting of the inductive charging of the battery.

18. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise determining a stop time associated with the inductive charging of the battery.

19. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise basing the charging strategy on the time associated with the calendar event.

20. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise basing the charging strategy on the calendar event.