US 11,940,838 B2
Systems and methods for wireless charger docking
Carl Edward Picciotto, Clyde Hill, WA (US); Daniel Thomas Nevistic, Bellevue, WA (US); Oscar Hochun To, Seattle, WA (US); Ibrahim Iskender Kushan, Seattle, WA (US); and Henri Antero Autio, Redmond, WA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Appl. No. 17/765,419
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
PCT Filed Sep. 29, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/053332
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 30, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/067308, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2023919 (NL), filed on Sep. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0334614 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); H02J 50/00 (2016.01); H04M 1/21 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1632 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0231 (2013.01); G06F 3/03541 (2013.01); G06F 3/03545 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); H02J 50/00 (2016.02); H04M 1/21 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0384 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of docking an accessory device to an electronic device, the method comprising the accessory device:
Receiving a first transmission energy for wireless charging from the electronic device; and
in response to receiving the first transmission energy for wireless charging:
setting a timer having a timer duration;
after setting the timer, entering a docked mode; and
exiting the docked mode upon expiration of the timer,
wherein the docked mode disables one or more output functions of the accessory device.