Contextual assistance for wireless charging

• US 9,979,221 B2
• Filed: 07/21/2015
• Issued: 05/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Chin, John P., Sysko, Graham David, Lyn-Shue, Denise Nicole, Jackvony, Bradford A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dunn, Drew A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zhou, Zixuan
• Application Number:
  US14/804,852
• Publication Number:
  US 20160380464A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,036 Days
• Field of Search: 320108, 307104
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/342 The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/0034

Abstract

A device may identify a wireless charging device within a threshold proximity to the device. The device may provide information associated with aligning the device and the wireless charging device. The device may determine that the wireless charging connection is enabled with the wireless charging device based on providing information associated with aligning the device and the wireless charging device. The device may determine a charging status associated with the wireless charging connection. The device may provide information identifying the charging status.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, to;

receive a trigger to identify a wireless charging device for performing wireless charging,

the trigger being generated when a battery level satisfies a low-battery threshold;

select the wireless charging device from a set of wireless charging devices,

the set of wireless charging devices being identified based on stored information regarding one or more locations of one or more wireless charging devices or a beacon identifying one or more locations of one or more wireless charging devices;

determine a location of the wireless charging device;

provide information identifying the location of the wireless charging device and/or information associated with performing an alignment with the wireless charging device,

the alignment being associated with facilitating wireless charging of the device via the wireless charging device, and

the information associated with performing the alignment including information that, when rendered for display via a user interface of the device, instructs a proper alignment of the device and the wireless charging device;

detect a wireless charging connection between the device and the wireless charging device; and

disable one or more vibration notifications based on detecting the wireless charging connection between the device and the wireless charging device.

2. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

provide, for display via a display device, information regarding a charging status of the wireless charging connection based on detecting the wireless charging connection between the device and the wireless charging device.

3. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when providing information identifying the location of the wireless charging device and/or information associated with performing the alignment with the wireless charging device, are to:

provide, for display via the user interface, an image illustrating the proper alignment with the wireless charging device.

4. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when providing information identifying the location of the wireless charging device and/or information associated with performing the alignment with the wireless charging device, are to:

provide, for display via the user interface, information associated with indicating an adjustment to a position of the device to facilitate the proper alignment.

5. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, are further to:

determine that the device has been moved by a quantity satisfying a threshold,

the threshold being associated with indicating a voluntary cessation of charging,

a notification regarding a cessation of charging being suppressed based on the quantity satisfying the threshold.

6. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

detect a change to a charging status associated with wireless charging via the wireless charging device; and

provide information identifying the change to the charging status.

7. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

detect a threshold change to a proximity between the device and the wireless charging device,

the threshold change occurring without receiving authorization information associated with the threshold change; and

provide information identifying the threshold change to the proximity between the device and the wireless charging device.

8. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

detect an electromagnetic signal produced by the wireless charging device,

the electromagnetic signal being associated with, when the device is aligned to the wireless charging device, charging the device.

9. A computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the one or more processors to;

receive a trigger to identify a wireless charging device for performing wireless charging,

the trigger being generated when a battery level satisfies a low-battery threshold;

detect a wireless charging connection between the device and the wireless charging device,

the wireless charging connection being associated with a charging status of the device;

identify a change to the charging status of the device;

provide, for display via a user interface of the device, information identifying the change to the charging status of the device; and

disable one or more vibration notifications based on detecting the wireless charging connection between the device and the wireless charging device.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

provide, for display via the user interface of the device, information associated with illustrating a proper alignment of the device and the wireless charging device.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

identify a type of the wireless charging device;

select, from a set of images illustrating a set of proper alignments for a set of wireless charging devices, a particular image illustrating the proper alignment of the device and the wireless charging device based on the type of the wireless charging device; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to provide information associated with illustrating the proper alignment, cause the one or more processors to;

provide the particular image for display.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive information indicating a directional adjustment to an alignment of the device with regards to the wireless charging device,

the directional adjustment being associated with achieving the proper alignment; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to provide information associated with illustrating the proper alignment, cause the one or more processors to;

provide information identifying the directional adjustment.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive information associated with entering a do not disturb mode; and

adjust a configuration of the device to enter the do not disturb mode,

the do not disturb mode including silencing one or more audible notifications, relating to the charging status, associated with the device.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

provide information to the wireless charging device associated with causing the wireless charging device to increase an attachment level with which the wireless charging device prevents an alteration to an alignment with the device.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

provide, for display via the user interface, information indicating whether the device is properly aligned with the wireless charging device.

16. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a device, a trigger to identify to a wireless charging device within a threshold proximity to the device,

the trigger being generated when a battery level satisfies a low-battery threshold;

providing, by the device, information associated with aligning the device and the wireless charging device,

the information associated with aligning the device including information that, when rendered for display via a user interface of the device, instructs a proper alignment of the device and the wireless charging device;

determining, by the device, that a wireless charging connection is enabled with the wireless charging device based on providing information associated with aligning the device and the wireless charging device,

the device being charged by the wireless charging device;

determining, by the device, a charging status associated with the wireless charging connection;

providing, by the device, information identifying the charging status; and

disable one or more vibration notifications based on detecting the wireless charging connection between the device and the wireless charging device.

17. The method of claim 16, where providing the information identifying the charging status comprises:

providing the information, via a network, for display via a display device.

18. The method of claim 16, where providing information associated with aligning the device and the wireless charging device comprises:

providing information identifying the proper alignment,

the proper alignment being associated with a more efficient wireless charging connection relative to an improper alignment.

19. The method of claim 16, where providing information associated with aligning the device and the wireless charging device comprises:

determining a current alignment of the device and the wireless charging device,

the current alignment not being the proper alignment;

determining an adjustment to the current alignment,

the adjustment being associated with achieving the proper alignment; and

provide information associated with identifying the adjustment.

20. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

detecting an electromagnetic signal produced by the wireless charging device,

the electromagnetic signal being associated with, when the device is aligned to the wireless charging device, charging the device.