Magnetic charging and optical data transfer system
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsAlexander W. Williams, Nicholas G. Merz
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Embodiments describe an apparatus for magnetic charging and optical data transferring. The apparatus includes an inductive transmitting coil disposed within a housing, an optically transparent window disposed at a surface of the housing and above the inductive transmitting coil, and a first optical data transfer module disposed within the housing below the optically transparent window. The first optical data transfer module may be to perform at least one of emitting optical signals through the optically transparent window or detecting optical signals passing through the optically transparent window.
Claims14
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing including a first exterior surface opposite a second exterior surface;
- an inductive coil disposed within the housing and positioned proximate the first exterior surface, wherein the coil has an inner diameter;
- an optically transparent window forming a portion of the first exterior surface of the housing and positioned within the inner diameter of the coil;
- and
- an optical data transfer module disposed within the housing and optically coupled to the optically transparent window, the optical data transfer module configured to perform bidirectional data transfer through the optically transparent window.
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing including an exterior mating surface configured to interface with a separate electronic device;
- an inductive coil disposed within the housing and positioned proximate the exterior mating surface, wherein the coil has an inner diameter;
- an optically transparent window forming a portion of the exterior mating surface and positioned within the inner diameter of the coil;
- and
- an optical data transfer module disposed within the housing and optically coupled to the optically transparent window such that bidirectional optical data signals can be sent from and received by the optical data transfer module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.