US 11,722,009 B2
Wireless power systems with charging status information
Hossein Sepahvand, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/494,428.
Application 17/494,428 is a continuation of application No. 16/675,082, filed on Nov. 5, 2019, granted, now 11,146,109.
Application 16/675,082 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/562,278, filed on Sep. 5, 2019, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/884,391, filed on Aug. 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0029459 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/46 (2006.01); H02J 50/12 (2016.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 50/12 (2016.02) [H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H02J 7/342 (2020.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.02); H02J 7/0048 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless power receiving device configured to receive wireless power from a wireless power transmitting device while resting on a charging surface of the wireless power transmitting device, comprising:
wireless power receiving circuitry configured to receive wireless power signals from the wireless power transmitting device;
a display;
a sensor configured to detect user input; and
control circuitry configured to, in response to the user input:
display first charging status information on the display; and
wirelessly communicate with an additional wireless power receiving device on the charging surface to cause the additional wireless power receiving device to display second charging status information on an additional display of the additional wireless power receiving device.