Method, apparatus, and computer program product for wireless charging detection
US9755437B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/80
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments provide wireless charging detection. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method comprises advertising by a wireless charging device, an availability for wireless charging over a wireless communication interface; scanning, by the wireless charging device, for wireless signals from one or more other wireless devices; providing, by the wireless charging device, information usable for characterizing charging capabilities of the wireless charging device; transmitting, by the wireless charging device, one or more wireless communication packets over the wireless communication interface, including the information usable for characterizing the charging capabilities of the wireless charging device, in response to receiving one or more wireless signals from the one or more other wireless devices; and providing, by the wireless charging device, power to the one or more other wireless devices over a wireless power interface.
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