# US 12,001,609 B2 · Device control for wireless charging > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,001,609 B2 - Document ID: US12001609B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/067,583 - Filed: 2022-12-16 - Published: 2023-04-20 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2015-12-16 - Assignees: Tahoe Research, Ltd. - Applicants: Tahoe Research, Ltd. - Inventors: Anna-Marie Mansour; Kahyun Kim; Andrea Tortoriello - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12001609B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/016: {Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user} - H02J 50/10: using inductive coupling - H04B 5/79: for data transfer in combination with power transfer - H02J 7/42: with electronic devices having internal batteries, e.g. mobile phones - H02J 7/62: against overcurrent - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract Embodiments of a system and method for controlling a device charging on a wireless charger are generally described herein. A method may include disabling, in response to determining that the device is currently charging on the wireless charger, haptic feedback at the device, determining whether the device is in a night mode or a day mode, in response to determining that the device is in the night mode and currently charging on the wireless charger, disabling notifications of the device, and enabling, in response to determining that the device is in the day mode, the haptic feedback and the notifications when the device has been removed from the wireless charger. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device comprising: a haptic feedback circuit configured to receive a haptic feedback signal to generate a haptic feedback; a display configured to receive a display signal to display a notification user interface; a speaker configured to receive a speaker signal to play an audible alert; and a processing circuit configured to: determine a charging status condition, the charging status condition indicating whether the device is on a wireless charger; determine a time-of-day condition, the time-of-day condition indicating that a current time of day is within a time period; establish a first context condition preference, the first context condition preference including one or more context conditions from a set of available context conditions, wherein the set of available context conditions includes at least the charging status condition and the time-of-day condition; establish a first notification delivery preference based on a user input, the first notification delivery preference including one or more notification delivery methods from a set of available notification delivery methods, wherein the set of available notification delivery methods comprises displaying the notification user interface on the display, playing the audible alert on the speaker, and generating the haptic feedback on the haptic feedback circuit; determine a first device notification behavior based on the first context condition preference and the first notification delivery preference; and selectively transmit, based on the first device notification behavior, one or more signals indicating a first notification, wherein the one or more signals are selected from a group of signals comprising: the haptic feedback signal, the display signal, and the speaker signal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein controlling delivery of the first notification comprises controlling the haptic feedback when the charging status condition indicates that the device is on the wireless charger. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein controlling delivery of the first notification comprises controlling the notification user interface when the time-of-day condition indicates that the current time is within the time period. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein controlling delivery of the first notification comprises controlling the haptic feedback when the charging status condition indicates that the device is on the wireless charger and the time-of-day condition indicates that the current time is within the time period. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein controlling delivery of the first notification comprises controlling the haptic feedback when the charging status condition indicates that the device is on the wireless charger or the time-of-day condition indicates that the current time is within the time period. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein controlling delivery of the first notification comprises controlling the haptic feedback and controlling the notification user interface when the charging status condition indicates that the device is on the wireless charger. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to: establish a second context condition preference, the second context condition preference including one or more context conditions from the set of available context conditions; establish a second notification delivery preference, the second notification delivery preference including one or more notification delivery methods from the set of available notification delivery methods; determine a second device notification behavior based on the second context condition preference and the second notification delivery preference; and control delivery of a second notification based on the second device notification behavior. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The device of claim 7, wherein the first device notification behavior is different than the second device notification behavior. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein controlling delivery of the first notification includes at least one of holding the first notification for delivery at a later time or killing the first notification. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the first notification is in response to the device receiving an email, a mobile call, or a text message or is initiated by system events. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10, wherein the system events comprise a calendar event. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The device of claim 11, wherein the calendar event has an associated notification level. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the first context condition preference is based on the time-of-day condition and the time period is based on a calendar event. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the first device notification behavior is further based on allowing notifications from a specified number. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The device of claim 14, wherein controlling delivery of the first notification comprises disabling the notification user interface when the time-of-day condition indicates that the current time is within the time period except for when the first notification is from the specified number. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising: a global positioning system (GPS) sensor; wherein: the processing circuit is further configured to determine a device location using the GPS sensor; and the set of available context conditions further includes the device location. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a battery; wherein the set of available context conditions further includes a charge level of the battery. ### Claim 18 A device comprising: a haptic feedback circuit configured to receive a haptic feedback signal to generate a haptic feedback; a display configured to receive a display signal to display a notification user interface; a speaker configured to receive a speaker signal to play an audible alert; and a processing circuit configured to: determine a charging status condition, the charging status condition indicating whether the device is currently charging; determine a time-of-day condition, the time-of-day condition indicating that a current time of day is within a time period; establish a first context condition preference, the first context condition preference including one or more context conditions from a set of available context conditions, wherein the set of available context conditions includes at least the charging status condition and the time-of-day condition; establish a first notification delivery preference based on a user input, the first notification delivery preference including one or more notification delivery methods from a set of available notification delivery methods, wherein the set of available notification delivery methods comprises displaying the notification user interface on the display, playing the audible alert on the speaker, and generating the haptic feedback on the haptic feedback circuit; determine a first device notification behavior based on the first context condition preference and the first notification delivery preference; and selectively transmit, based on the first device notification behavior, one or more signals indicating a first notification, wherein the one or more signals are selected from a group of signals comprising: the haptic feedback signal, the display signal, and the speaker signal. ### Claim 19 At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor of a mobile device to at least: determine a charging status condition, the charging status condition indicating whether the mobile device is on a wireless charger; determine a time-of-day condition, the time-of-day condition indicating that a current time of day is within a time period; establish a first context condition preference, the first context condition preference including one or more context conditions from a set of available context conditions, wherein the set of available context conditions includes at least the charging status condition and the time-of-day condition; establish a first notification delivery preference based on a user input, the first notification delivery preference including one or more notification delivery methods from a set of available notification delivery methods, wherein the set of available notification delivery methods comprises displaying a notification user interface on a display of the mobile device, playing an audible alert on a speaker of the mobile device, and generating a haptic feedback on a haptic feedback circuit of the mobile device, the haptic feedback circuit being configured to receive a haptic feedback signal to generate the haptic feedback, the display being configured to receive a display signal to display the notification user interface, and the speaker being configured to receive a speaker signal to play the audible alert; determine a first device notification behavior based on the first context condition preference and the first notification delivery preference; and selectively transmit, based on the first device notification behavior, one or more signals indicating a first notification, wherein the one or more signals are selected from a group of signals comprising: the haptic feedback signal, the display signal, and the speaker signal. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein controlling delivery of the first notification comprises controlling the haptic feedback when the charging status condition indicates that the mobile device is on the wireless charger. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein controlling delivery of the first notification comprises controlling the haptic feedback when the charging status condition indicates that the mobile device is on the wireless charger or the time-of-day condition indicates that the current time is within the time period. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein controlling delivery of the first notification comprises controlling the haptic feedback and controlling the notification user interface when the charging status condition indicates that the mobile device is on the wireless charger. ### Claim 23 (depends on 19) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor of the mobile device to: establish a second context condition preference, the second context condition preference including one or more context conditions from the set of available context conditions; establish a second notification delivery preference, the second notification delivery preference including one or more notification delivery methods from the set of available notification delivery methods; determine a second device notification behavior based on the second context condition preference and the second notification delivery preference; and control delivery of a second notification based on the second device notification behavior. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the first device notification behavior is different than the second device notification behavior. ### Claim 25 (depends on 19) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the first notification is in response to the mobile device receiving an email, a mobile call, or a text message or is initiated by system events. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the system events comprise a calendar event. ### Claim 27 (depends on 19) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the first device notification behavior is further based on allowing notifications from a specified number. ### Claim 28 (depends on 19) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein: the instructions further cause the at least one processor of the mobile device to determine a device location using a global positioning system (GPS) sensor of the mobile device; and the set of available context conditions further includes the device location. ### Claim 29 (depends on 19) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the set of available context conditions further includes a charge level of a battery of the mobile device. ### Claim 30 A method, comprising: determining a charging status condition of a mobile device, the charging status condition indicating whether the mobile device is on a wireless charger; determining a time-of-day condition, the time-of-day condition indicating that a current time of day is within a time period; establishing a first context condition preference, the first context condition preference including one or more context conditions from a set of available context conditions, wherein the set of available context conditions includes at least the charging status condition and the time-of-day condition; establishing a first notification delivery preference based on a user input, the first notification delivery preference including one or more notification delivery methods from a set of available notification delivery methods, wherein the set of available notification delivery methods comprises displaying a notification user interface on a display of the mobile device, playing an audible alert on a speaker of the mobile device, and generating a haptic feedback on a haptic feedback circuit of the mobile device, the haptic feedback circuit being configured to receive a haptic feedback signal to generate the haptic feedback, the display being configured to receive a display signal to display the notification user interface, and the speaker being configured to receive a speaker signal to play the audible alert; determining a first device notification behavior based on the first context condition preference and the first notification delivery preference; and selectively transmitting, based on the first device notification behavior, one or more signals indicating a first notification, wherein the one or more signals are selected from a group of signals comprising: the haptic feedback signal, the display signal, and the speaker signal.