Charging devices for portable electronic devices
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorKai Inha
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Abstract
The present invention provides a charging device (100) for a portable electronic device (200), the charging device (100) arranged to provide power to the portable electronic device (200) upon physical coupling with the portable electronic device (200), the charging device (100) comprising one or more charging couplings to provide physical coupling (110, 210, 120, 220) of the charging device (100) to a portable electronic device (200), wherein the charging device (100) is arranged to transmit power and data via one or more of the couplings.
Claims53
A charging device comprising:
- one or more couplings configured to permit wired connection of the charging device to a portable electronic device, wherein the charging device is configured to:
- select between (a) enabling power transfer over the one or more couplings to charge the portable electronic device, and (b) enabling data transmission over the one or more couplings;
- and
- based on data transferred over the one or more couplings, cause a wireless data connection to be established with the portable electronic device.
A portable electronic device comprising:
- one or more couplings configured to permit wired connection of the portable electronic device to a charging device, wherein the portable electronic device is configured to:
- select between (a) enabling power transfer over the one or more couplings to charge the portable electronic device, and (b) enabling data transmission over the one or more couplings;
- and
- based on data transferred over the one or more couplings, cause a wireless data connection to be established with the portable electronic device.
A charging device comprising:
- one or more couplings configured to permit wired connection of the charging device to a portable electronic device, wherein the charging device is configured to:
- select between (a) enabling power transfer over the one or more couplings to charge the portable electronic device, and (b) enabling data transmission over the one or more couplings;
- and
- based on data transferred over the one or more couplings, cause a wireless data connection to be established by the portable electronic device.
A portable electronic device comprising:
- one or more couplings configured to permit wired connection of the portable electronic device to a charging device, wherein the portable electronic device is configured to:
- select between (a) enabling power transfer over the one or more couplings to charge the portable electronic device, and (b) enabling data transmission over the one or more couplings;
- and
- based on data transferred over the one or more couplings, cause a wireless data connection to be established by the portable electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.