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US 2024/0097461 A1Published application
Circuits and methods for wearable device charging and wired control
AssigneeSnap Inc.
InventorsYu Jiang Tham, Nicolas Larson, Peter Brook, Russell Douglas Patton, Miran Alhaideri, Zhihao Hong
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Abstract
Methods and devices for wired charging and communication with a wearable device are described. In one embodiment, a symmetrical contact interface comprises a first contact pad and a second contact pad, and particular wired circuitry is coupled to the first and second contact pads to enable charging as well as receive and transmit communications via the contact pads as part of various device states.
Claims20
A first device comprising:
- a charge interface comprising a first charge pad and a second charge pad;
- and
- circuitry coupled to the first charge pad and the second charge pad, wherein the circuitry is configured to:
- transmit data via the first charge pad or the second charge pad to a second device;
- cause a transition signal to be sent via the first charge pad or the second charge pad to the second device;
- and
- perform a charging process wherein the first device receives an electrical charge to charge a battery via the first charge pad or the second charge pad.
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A first device, the first device comprising:
- a first connecting pin and a second connecting pin;
- and
- circuitry configured to:
- transmit data via the first connecting pin or the second connecting pin to a second device;
- cause a transition signal to be sent via the first connecting pin or the second connecting pin to the second device;
- and
- perform a charging process wherein the first device receives an electrical charge to charge a battery via the first connecting pin or the second connecting pin.
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A method performed on a first device, the method comprising:
- transmitting data via a first charge pad or a second charge pad to a second device;
- cause a transition signal to be sent via the first charge pad or the second charge pad to the second device;
- and
- perform a charging process wherein the first device receives an electrical charge to charge a battery via the first charge pad and the second charge pad.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.