Wireless Power Utilization in a Local Computing Environment

An electronic device configured to supply wireless power to an external device via a wireless link, comprising:

• a coil;
• transmit circuitry coupled to the coil;
• load sensing circuitry coupled to the coil, wherein the load sensing circuitry is configured to detect a change in loading of the coil indicative of a presence of the external device adjacent to the coil;
• and
• a controller coupled to the load sensing circuitry, wherein the controller is configured to enable the transmit circuitry to transmit the wireless power to the external device using the coil via the wireless link in response to detecting the change in loading of the coil using the load sensing circuitry.

An electronic device configured to supply wireless power to a wireless power receiving device, comprising:

• a wireless power transmitting coil;
• transmit circuitry coupled to the wireless power transmitting coil, wherein the transmit circuitry is configured to transmit the wireless power to the wireless power receiving device using the wireless power transmitting coil via a wireless link;
• a current sensor coupled to the wireless power transmitting coil, wherein the current sensor is configured to detect a change in current in the transmit circuitry associated with a presence of the wireless power receiving device adjacent to the wireless power transmitting coil;
• and
• a controller coupled to the current sensor, wherein the controller is configured to receive wireless power information from the wireless power receiving device and is configured to adjust a frequency of the wireless power transmitted by the transmit circuitry based on the received wireless power information.