US 11,936,225 B2
Coordinating complementary notifications across related computing devices connected to a wireless charging apparatus
Brandon R. Garbus, Santa Clara, CA (US); Christopher C. Jensen, Santa Cruz, CA (US); and Alexei E. Kosut, Campbell, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/658,440.
Application 17/658,440 is a continuation of application No. 17/019,155, filed on Sep. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,322,961.
Application 17/019,155 is a continuation of application No. 16/353,941, filed on Mar. 14, 2019, granted, now 10,778,023, issued on Sep. 15, 2020.
Application 16/353,941 is a continuation of application No. 15/721,478, filed on Sep. 29, 2017, granted, now 10,270,270, issued on Apr. 23, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/556,362, filed on Sep. 9, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/514,875, filed on Jun. 4, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0239130 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01)
CPC H02J 7/0048 (2020.01) [H02J 7/00034 (2020.01); H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H02J 2310/22 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising, by a first device:
establishing a communication channel with a wireless charging apparatus;
receiving, from the wireless charging apparatus, an indication that a second device is placed onto the wireless charging apparatus;
receiving, from the wireless charging apparatus:
identifying information associated with the second device, and
state information associated with a state of the second device;
determining, based on the identifying information, that the second device is known to the first device; and
causing, based on determining that the second device is known to the first device, a notification based on the state of the second device to be displayed on at least one display device that is physically uncoupled from the first device.