Bidirectional charging system for a stylus of an information handling system
US11469603B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02J2207/50
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for charging a stylus of an information handling system includes: receiving, by a stylus docking slot of a keyboard of the information handling system, the stylus, the keyboard communicably coupled to the information handling system; causing, by a plurality of keyboard magnets of the keyboard, a partial alignment of the stylus in relation to the stylus docking slot, the plurality of keyboard magnets attracting a plurality of stylus magnets of the stylus; causing, by an alignment nub of the keyboard, an alignment of one or more spring contacts of the stylus in relation to one or more charging contacts of the keyboard, the alignment nub configured to removably couple to a beveled recess of the stylus; and providing, by the one or more charging contacts, power to an energy storage unit of the stylus via the one or more spring contacts.
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