公开(公告)号：US11962162B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US17147315

申请日：2021-01-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Bryan A. Cloyd ,  Linda D. Benavente-Notaro ,  Chengrui Zhang ,  Sara Rusignuolo

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  A45C11/18 ,  A45C13/30 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K7/00

CPC classification number: H02J50/10 ,  A45C11/182 ,  A45C13/30 ,  A45C2013/306 ,  A45F2200/0516 ,  A45F2200/0525

Abstract: An accessory device is disclosed. The accessory device may include multiple pockets, or sleeves, designed to carry items, such as an electronic device and a user's personal items (e.g., credits cards, cash, etc.). The accessory device also includes a magnet embedded in a back section, with the magnet designed to align an inductive charging mechanism that can charge the electronic device's battery when the electronic device is positioned within the accessory device. To improve charging efficiency, the back section also includes a structural layer designed to keep the back section flat when the electronic device is positioned within the accessory device. The structural layer can hide/obscure the magnet and other structures. Also, the accessory device includes a wireless communication circuit that can communicate with a corresponding wireless communication circuit in the electronic device, and provide information (e.g., openings and dimensional information of the accessory device) to the electronic device.