Battery-charging device and method of manufacturing same
AssigneeGoogle Technology Holdings LLC
InventorSailaja Malladi
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Abstract
A battery-charging device includes: a housing that is configurable from a first shape into at least a second shape; and a direct current-to-direct current battery charger disposed within the housing. The direct current-to-direct current battery charger is configured to convert direct current power, received from a source external to the battery charger, into a direct current source for supplying energy to a rechargeable battery that is electrically connected to the battery charger. The battery-charging device may further include a communication element configured to communicate, with a portable electronic device that includes the rechargeable battery, using a short-range communication technology.
Claims18
A battery-charging device comprising:
- a housing that is configurable to fold at least from a first shape into a second shape and from a first shape into a third shape, wherein:
- the first shape is substantially flat and unfolded,
- the second shape is folded and is configured to support, on a side of the second shape, a portable electronic device in an inclined position, and
- the third shape is folded with each end of the housing folded inside the housing;
- a battery charger disposed within the housing, wherein the battery charger is configured to convert direct current power, received from a source external to the battery charger, into a direct current source for supplying energy to a rechargeable battery that is electrically connected to the battery charger;
- and
- a communication element configured to communicate, with the portable electronic device that includes the rechargeable battery, using a short-range communication technology.
A method for manufacturing a battery-charging device, the method comprising:
- disposing a direct current-to-direct current battery charger within a first segment of a housing that is configurable into multiple segments, which form a second shape from a first shape and a third shape from the first shape, wherein:
- the first shape is substantially flat and unfolded,
- the second shape is folded and is configured to support, on a side of the second shape, a portable electronic device in an inclined position, and
- the third shape is folded with each end of the housing folded inside the housing;
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- disposing a short-range communication element within a second segment of the housing.
A battery-charging device comprising:
- a housing having a plurality of segments that are configurable to fold at least from a first shape into a second shape and from a first shape into a third shape, wherein:
- the first shape is substantially flat and unfolded,
- the second shape is folded and is configured to support, on a side of the second shape, a portable electronic device in an inclined position, and
- the third shape is folded with each end of the housing folded inside the housing;
- a direct current-to-direct current battery charger disposed within a first segment of the housing;
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- a short-range communication element disposed within a second segment of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.