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US 2015/0091508 A1Published application
Bi-directional communication with a device under charge
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsMarc Élis Meunier, Vahid Moosavi, Scott Douglas Rose, Lyall Kenneth Winger, Ahmed Abdelsamie, Gerald Robert Dwyer
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Abstract
A charger that is part of a system including an electronic appliance wirelessly charges a first device. During the wireless charging, the charger sends, to the first device, a first message. In response to the first message, the electronic appliance receives a second message requesting a specified action by the electronic appliance.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- wirelessly charging a first device by a charger that is part of a system including an electronic appliance;
- during the wireless charging, sending, by the charger to the first device, a first message;
- and
- in response to the first message, receiving, by the electronic appliance from the first device, a second message requesting a specified action by the electronic appliance.
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A first device comprising:
- a wireless charging interface to wirelessly receive power from a wireless charger of a system that further includes an electronic appliance;
- and
- processing logic configured to:
- during wireless charging of the first device by the wireless charger, receive, from the wireless charger, a first message;
- and
- in response to the first message, send, to the electronic appliance, a second message requesting a specified action by the electronic appliance.
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A wireless charger comprising:
- a wireless charging interface to wirelessly power an electronic device;
- and
- a messaging accessory configured to:
- during wireless charging by the wireless charger of the electronic device, send, through the wireless charging interface to the electronic device, a first message including a capability of the wireless charger;
- and
- receive, through the wireless charging interface, a second message responsive to the first message, the second message specifying a requested action of a system separate from the electronic device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.