Communication Between Devices During Wireless Power Transfer

    公开(公告)号:US20230336211A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-19

    申请号:US18341538

    申请日:2023-06-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A wireless power system has a wireless power transmitting device and a wireless power receiving device. The devices in the wireless power system may communicate using in-band communication. The wireless power transmitting device may transmit data to the wireless power receiving device using frequency-shift keying (FSK) modulation. The wireless power receiving device may transmit data to the wireless power transmitting device using amplitude-shift keying (ASK) modulation. While transmitting data to the wireless power receiving device using FSK modulation, the wireless power transmitting device may monitor for ASK modulation from the wireless power receiving device. In response to detecting the ASK modulation from the wireless power receiving device, the wireless power transmitting device may abort the FSK data transmission and process the detected ASK modulation to receive data from the wireless power receiving device.

    Grip detection method and electronic device supporting same

    公开(公告)号:US11784395B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-10

    申请号:US17089952

    申请日:2020-11-05

    CPC classification number: H01Q1/245 H01Q1/243 H04B5/0037 H04B5/0081 H04W4/80

    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a front surface, a rear surface, and a side surface which at least partially surrounds a space between the front surface and the rear surface, a first antenna disposed in the space, a second antenna disposed substantially in parallel with the rear surface in the space and formed in a coil shape, a conductor spaced a predetermined distance apart from a partial region of the second antenna substantially in parallel therewith and at least partially overlapping the partial region, a sensor electrically connected to the conductor, a communication circuit electrically connected to the first antenna, and a processor electrically connected to the sensor and the communication circuit, and the processor is configured to acquire a capacitance value related to the conductor, and reduce an intensity of a signal outputted through the first antenna according to the acquired capacitance value.

    MULTI-ELEMENT DRIVER TOPOLOGY FOR ELEMENT SELECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20230318361A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-05

    申请号:US18331583

    申请日:2023-06-08

    CPC classification number: H02J50/12 H04B5/0081 H04B5/0037 H02M7/521

    Abstract: Apparatuses including multiple selectable circuit elements are described. In an example, an apparatus may include a power supply configured to output a voltage. The apparatus may further include a controller connected to the power supply and a transmission unit connected to the controller. The transmission unit may be configured to output power. The transmission unit may include comprising an inverter connected to the power supply. The inverter may include a high-side switching element. The transmission unit may further include a circuit element a circuit connected to the power supply. The circuit may be configured to select the circuit element. The circuit may include a switch connected between the inverter and the circuit element. The switch and the high-side switching element may be configured to be driven by the voltage outputted by power supply. The controller may be configured to control the power being outputted by the transmission unit.

    Systems, methods, and media for wireless power transfer

    公开(公告)号:US11764832B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-19

    申请号:US17550915

    申请日:2021-12-14

    CPC classification number: H04B5/0037 H02J50/10 H02J50/20

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for wireless power transfer are provided. In some embodiments, a system for wireless power transfer comprises: a processor communicatively coupled with a tuning element and a plurality of ports in an enclosure, the processor configured to cause the ports to generate electromagnetic radiation at a first frequency, set the tuning element to a first setting, acquire electromagnetic response from the ports, determine an S-matrix using the electromagnetic response, determine an eigenvalue of the S-matrix, repeat these steps (changing the first frequency and/or first setting) at least until the determined eigenvalue is approximately zero, determine a resolved electromagnetic radiation frequency and a resolved tuning element setting having the approximately zero eigenvalue, determine an eigenvector associated with the resolved electromagnetic radiation frequency and resolved tuning element setting, and cause the ports to generate the electromagnetic radiation at the resolved frequency with phase and amplitude determined from the eigenvector.

    Wireless charging method and wireless charging device with NFC detection operation for preventing damage to NFC card

    公开(公告)号:US11764619B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-19

    申请号:US17808535

    申请日:2022-06-23

    CPC classification number: H02J50/60 H02J50/10 H04B5/0037

    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for supplying power to a power receiving device, comprising performing a wireless charging function comprising a first detection operation for transmitting a detection signal to detect the power receiving device; and a wireless communication function comprising a second detection operation for detecting a wireless communication tag; wherein the first detection operation comprises periodically transmitting a first group of detection signals and a second group of detection signals each comprising a plurality of detection signals, there is no other detection signal transmitted between transmission of the first group of detection signals and transmission of the second group of detection signals, and the second detection operation is performed between transmission of the first group of detection signals and transmission of the second group of detection signals. The disclosure further provides a wireless charging device for performing the wireless charging method.

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