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AssigneeDolby Intellectual Property Licensing, LLC
InventorsJayanti Ganesh, Subbarao Takikonda, Viswanathan Kanakasabai
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An apparatus may be configured to operate in a power transmitter mode and a power receiver mode. The apparatus may include at least one power transfer coil. The at least one power transfer coil may be configured to receive a current to produce magnetic flux, for example when the apparatus is operating in the power transmitter mode. The power transfer coil may be configured to produce a current based on received magnetic flux, for example when the apparatus in operating in the power receiver mode. The apparatus may include a plurality of electromagnets arranged in an array around the at least one power transfer coil. The apparatus may include a control unit configured to determine when to supply a current to the plurality of electromagnets, for example based on whether the apparatus is operating in at least one of the power transmitter mode or the power receiver mode.
An apparatus configured to operate in a power transmitter mode and a power receiver mode, the apparatus comprising:
A method for power transfer using a power transfer coil, a plurality of electromagnets arranged in an array around the power transfer coil, and a control unit configured to operate in a power transmitter mode and a power receiver mode, the method comprising:
An apparatus configured to operate in a power transmitter mode, the apparatus comprising:
An apparatus configured to operate in a power receiver mode, the apparatus comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.