Method and system for wireless charging suspension and resumption

A method for wireless charging, the method comprising:

• establishing a near field communication (NFC) link between a poller and a listener;
• receiving tag information of the listener via the NFC link;
• performing wireless charging by transfer of power from the poller to the listener based on the tag information;
• sending a suspend request to the listener during the wireless charging to cause the wireless charging to be suspended;
• sending a resume request to the listener to resume the wireless charging after being suspended;
• receiving an acknowledgment to the resume request via the NFC link;
• and
• resuming the wireless charging without having to establish the NFC link and determine the tag information based on the resume request being acknowledged.

A wireless charging poller for wireless charging arranged to establish a near field communication (NFC) link between the poller and a listener;

• receive tag information of the listener via the NFC link;
• perform wireless charging by transfer of power from the poller to the listener based on the tag information;
• send a suspend request to the listener during the wireless charging to cause the wireless charging to be suspended;
• send a resume request to the listener to resume the wireless charging;
• receive an acknowledgment to the resume request via the NFC link;
• and resume the wireless charging without having to establish the NFC link and determine the tag information based on the resume request being acknowledged.