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NFC charging

US11588519B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 2021
Grant dateFeb 21, 2023
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B5/45
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for aligning a smartphone providing NFC wireless power for charging a battery of a device, the method comprising: emitting, with a first NFC antenna of the smartphone, an NFC field for wirelessly charging the battery of the device comprising a second NFC antenna; obtaining, with the smartphone, a measured value of a signal representative of the NFC field strength between the smartphone and the device; determining, by the smartphone, a range of values of a plurality of ranges of values the measured value belongs; and emitting, by the smartphone, at least one notification signal to a user with a frequency determined by the determined range of values.

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