Wireless optical charging and power supply

A method, comprising:

• detecting, by a system including a processor, an electronic device in response to the electronic device being in proximity to a charger substrate component of a charger component;
• identifying, by the system, a type or a brand of the electronic device based at least in part on a tag or a code associated with the electronic device that is detected from the electronic device as a result of the detecting;
• controlling, by the system, a set of light sources of the charger substrate component to facilitate illuminating a subset of light sources of the set of light sources associated with a charging coverage area of the charger substrate component that corresponds to a location of the electronic device in relation to the charger substrate component, based at least in part on the location of the electronic device in relation to the charger substrate component and the type or the brand of the electronic device, to facilitate charging or powering the electronic device;
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• expanding, by the system, an illumination coverage area of the subset of light sources, via use of a set of lenticular lenses, to facilitate reducing a number of light sources in the subset of light sources used to cover the charging coverage area as compared to a second number of light sources that would otherwise be employed by the system to cover the charging coverage area without the set of lenticular lenses, wherein the second number is larger than the number.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system including a processor to perform operations, comprising:

• sensing an electronic device in response to the electronic device being in proximity to a charger substrate component of a charger component;
• determining a type or a brand of the electronic device based at least in part on a tag or a code associated with the electronic device that is sensed from the electronic device during the sensing;
• controlling a set of light sources to facilitate illuminating a subset of light sources of the set of light sources associated with a charging coverage area of the charger substrate component that is associated with a location of the electronic device in relation to the charger substrate component, based at least in part on the location of the electronic device in relation to the charger substrate component and the type or the brand of the electronic device, to facilitate charging or powering the electronic device;
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• enlarging, via use of a set of lenticular lenses, an illumination coverage area of the subset of light sources to facilitate decreasing a number of light sources in the subset of light sources used to cover the charging coverage area as compared to a different number of light sources that would otherwise be employed by the charger component to cover the charging coverage area without use of the set of lenticular lenses with the subset of light sources, wherein the different number is larger than the number.

A system, comprising:

• means for detecting an electronic device in response to the electronic device being in proximity to a charger substrate component of a charger component;
• means for determining a type or a brand of the electronic device based at least in part on a tag or a code associated with the electronic device that is detected from the electronic device by the means for detecting;
• means for controlling a set of light sources to facilitate illuminating a subset of light sources of the set of light sources associated with a charging coverage area of the charger substrate component that corresponds to a location of the electronic device in relation to the charger substrate component, based at least in part on the location of the electronic device in relation to the charger substrate component and the type or the brand of the electronic device, to facilitate charging or powering the electronic device;
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• means for expanding an illumination coverage area of the subset of light sources, via use of a set of lenticular lenses, to facilitate reducing a number of light sources in the subset of light sources used to cover the charging coverage area as compared to a second number of light sources that would have been employed by the charger component to cover the charging coverage area without use of the set of lenticular lenses, wherein the second number is larger than the number.