Capacitive wireless charging systems

    公开(公告)号:US10739871B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-11

    申请号:US15909769

    申请日:2018-03-01

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: A wireless power transmission system may include a wireless power transmitting device such as a tablet computer and a wireless power receiving device such as a computer stylus. A wireless power transmitting capacitor electrode may be formed in the tablet computer. A wireless power receiving capacitor electrode may be formed in the computer stylus. The transmitting capacitor electrode may be driven by a drive signal having a frequency of 900 MHz or greater to produce wireless power. The wireless power may be transmitted from the transmitting capacitor electrode to the receiving capacitor electrode on the stylus via near field capacitive coupling. The transmitting and receiving capacitor electrodes may each include conductive traces on dielectric substrates. The conductive traces may follow meandering paths to maximize the possible capacitive coupling efficiency between the capacitor electrodes and thus the end-to-end charging efficiency of the wireless power transmission system.

    Remote Control Configuration using a Remote Control Profile

    公开(公告)号:US20160267785A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-15

    申请号:US15163441

    申请日:2016-05-24

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: G08C17/02

    摘要: Utilizing remote control profile information for configuration of a remote control device. A media processing device may store a remote control profile, locally or on a server accessible via a wide area network, which may include information for configuring a remote control device to utilize one or more wireless remote control commands for controlling the media processing device. The media processing device may also detect one or more wireless remote control commands for controlling one or more other electronic devices and update the remote control profile to include information for configuring a remote control device to utilize those commands. It may be determined to configure a remote control device according to the remote control profile based at least in part on proximity of the remote control device to the media processing device. The remote control device may then be configured according to the remote control profile.

    ADAPTIVE LOW-BATTERY WARNINGS FOR BATTERY-POWERED ELECTRONIC DEVICES
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    发明申请
    ADAPTIVE LOW-BATTERY WARNINGS FOR BATTERY-POWERED ELECTRONIC DEVICES 审中-公开
    用于电池供电的电子设备的自适应低电量警告

    公开(公告)号:US20150042480A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-12

    申请号:US14464685

    申请日:2014-08-20

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: G01R19/165

    摘要: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates the use of an electronic device. The electronic device may be a keyboard, a mouse, a trackpad, a remote control, a mobile phone, a wireless phone, a toy, a portable media player, a game controller, and/or a camera. During operation, the system monitors a state-of-charge of a battery used to power the electronic device. Next, the system calculates a charge threshold associated with a low-battery warning for the battery based on the monitored state-of-charge. If the state-of-charge of the battery reaches the charge threshold, the system generates the low-battery warning.

    摘要翻译: 所公开的实施例提供了便于使用电子设备的系统。 电子设备可以是键盘,鼠标,轨迹板,遥控器,移动电话,无线电话,玩具,便携式媒体播放器,游戏控制器和/或照相机。 在操作期间,系统监视用于为电子设备供电的电池的充电状态。 接下来,系统基于监视的充电状态计算与电池的低电量警告相关联的充电阈值。 如果电池的充电状态达到充电阈值,系统会产生低电量警告。

    Capacitive wireless charging systems

    公开(公告)号:US11061490B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-13

    申请号:US16913948

    申请日:2020-06-26

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F3/0354 H02J50/05 H04B5/00

    摘要: A wireless power transmission system may include a wireless power transmitting device such as a tablet computer and a wireless power receiving device such as a computer stylus. A wireless power transmitting capacitor electrode may be formed in the tablet computer. A wireless power receiving capacitor electrode may be formed in the computer stylus. The transmitting capacitor electrode may be driven by a drive signal having a frequency of 900 MHz or greater to produce wireless power. The wireless power may be transmitted from the transmitting capacitor electrode to the receiving capacitor electrode on the stylus via near field capacitive coupling. The transmitting and receiving capacitor electrodes may each include conductive traces on dielectric substrates. The conductive traces may follow meandering paths to maximize the possible capacitive coupling efficiency between the capacitor electrodes and thus the end-to-end charging efficiency of the wireless power transmission system.

    MIXED INPUT LIGHTING USING MULTIPLE LIGHT SOURCES

    公开(公告)号:US20200050283A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-13

    申请号:US16657719

    申请日:2019-10-18

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F3/02 G06F15/02 G01J1/42

    摘要: Disclosed are structures, devices, methods and systems for providing dynamically variable internal illumination to individual input devices of an electronic device, such as keys of a keyboard. In some embodiments, input devices contain multiple LEDs whose light intensity may be varied to alter a tone or a color of light used for the internal illumination a key. The LEDs may be micro LEDs and may be internal components of the input device as a unit. In some embodiments, the LEDs are white light LEDs having different phosphor thicknesses. In some embodiments the LEDs may be RGB LEDs, with individual control of color contributions to modify the internal illumination. Systems incorporating such input devices may need only a reduced set of LED control units. Systems can include a processing unit and a light sensor or camera to detect ambient lighting and adjust internal illumination of an input device accordingly.