Magnetic induction network device
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsKathryn Bush, Andrea Knight
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Abstract
A network device has a housing, a magnetic induction charger, a wireless data link and a processor. The housing has one or more sides. The induction charger is housed by the housing and is arranged to wirelessly charge a rechargeable battery of a portable electronic device. The electronic device is adjacent to or in contact with the housing. The wireless data link communicates with the portable electronic device. The processor communicates with the magnetic induction charger and the wireless data link. In addition, the processor recognizes the portable electronic device and associates a profile with the portable electronic device. The processor delivers content to an associated media device based on the profile.
Claims19
A network device comprising:
- a housing having one or more sides;
- a magnetic induction charger supported by the housing and arranged to wirelessly charge a rechargeable battery of a portable electronic device adjacent to or in contact with the housing;
- a wireless data link communicating with the portable electronic device;
- and
- a processor in communication with the magnetic induction charger and the wireless data link, the processor configured to:
- recognize multiple portable electronic devices for charging by the magnetic induction charger or for communication with the wireless data link;
- associate a profile with each portable electronic device;
- deliver content to an associated media device based on at least one profile;
- and
- when a number of recognized portable electronic devices satisfies a threshold, execute a party mode that delivers content to the media device based on a time of day and a media history associated with each portable electronic device or a random selection of media associated with each portable electronic device.
A communication method comprising:
- detecting, by data processing hardware, multiple portable electronic devices, at least one portable electronic device having a rechargeable battery;
- wirelessly charging, by an induction charger in communication with the data processing hardware, the battery of the at least one portable electronic device;
- establishing, by a wireless data link wireless in communication with the data processing hardware, data communications with the detected portable electronic devices;
- associating, by the data processing hardware, a profile with each portable electronic device;
- delivering, by the data processing hardware, content to an associated media device based on the profile associated with one or more corresponding portable electronic devices;
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- when a number of detected portable electronic devices satisfies a threshold, executing, by the data processing hardware, a party mode that delivers content to the media device based on a time of day and a media history associated with each portable electronic device or a random selection of media associated with each portable electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.