Proximity detection alarm for an inductively charged mobile computing device

A mobile computing device comprising:

• a touch-sensitive display screen to receive user input;
• a speaker;
• and
• a processor coupled to the touch-sensitive display screen and the speaker, the processor to:
• receive a user input, via the touch-sensitive display screen, to activate proximity detection for the mobile computing device, the proximity detection to detect when the mobile computing device is receiving an inductive signal from a charging device;
• determine, via the proximity detection, that the mobile computing device is no longer receiving the inductive signal from the charging device as a result of the mobile computing device being moved away from a surface of the charging device;
• and
• in response to determining that the mobile computing device is no longer receiving the inductive signal, causing the speaker to output an audible indicia.

A computer implemented method for operating a mobile computing device, the method comprising:

• receiving a user input, via a touch-sensitive display screen, to activate proximity detection for the mobile computing device, the proximity detection to detect when the mobile computing device is receiving an inductive signal from a charging device;
• determining, via the proximity detection, that an the mobile computing device is no longer receiving the inductive signal from the charging device as a result of the mobile computing device no longer being proximate to a surface of the charging device;
• and
• in response to determining that the mobile computing device is no longer receiving the inductive signal, causing a speaker of the mobile computing device to output an audible indicia.