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US 11,641,137 B2Granted
Movable mobile furniture panel for wirelessly charging an external electronic device positioned in an energy transfer zone
AssigneeWbtec, LLC
InventorsWieslaw Bober, Kamil Sienkiel, Dominik Stanislaw Sienkiel
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Abstract
A panel device is provided. The panel device includes an energy transfer zone; at least one coil configured to generate an electromagnetic field for wirelessly charging an external electronic device that is positioned in the energy transfer zone; and an internal drive unit configured to rotate or move the panel device in relation to an exterior object in proximity to the panel device.
Claims19
A panel device comprising:
- a surface including an energy transfer zone;
- at least one coil configured to generate an electromagnetic field for wirelessly charging an external electronic device that is positioned in the energy transfer zone;
- and
- an internal drive unit configured to rotate or move the panel device in relation to an exterior object in proximity to the panel device,
- wherein the internal drive unit is configured to move the surface of the panel device in an X axis, a Y axis, or a Z axis, and to rotate the panel device in a rotation angel α about the X axis, a rotation angle β about the Y axis, or a rotation angle γ about the Z axis.
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A panel device comprising:
- a surface including an energy transfer zone;
- at least one coil configured to generate an electromagnetic field for wirelessly charging an external electronic device that is positioned in the energy transfer zone;
- an internal drive unit configured to rotate or move the panel device in relation to an exterior object in proximity to the panel device;
- and
- a position sensor matrix configured to recognize a position of the external electronic device on the surface of the panel device based on modulation of current drawn by the external electronic device,
- wherein the panel device is configured to visually display or audibly indicate at least one direction for identifying an optimal charging position for charging the external electronic device based on the recognized position.
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A panel device comprising:
- a surface including an energy transfer zone;
- at least one coil configured to generate an electromagnetic field for wirelessly charging an external electronic device that is positioned in the energy transfer zone;
- an internal drive unit configured to rotate or move the panel device in relation to an exterior object in proximity to the panel device;
- and
- a position sensor matrix configured to recognize a position of the external electronic device on the surface of the panel device based on modulation of current drawn by the external electronic device,
- wherein the panel device is configured to visually display or audibly indicate at least one direction for identifying an optimal charging position for charging the external electronic device based on the recognized position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.