US 12,278,674 B2
Methods and apparatuses for managing wireless energy sharing
Brendan Edward Clark, Rocky River, OH (US); and Ronald Charles Krosky, Cockeysville, MD (US)
Filed by Brendan Edward Clark, Rocky River, OH (US); and Ronald Charles Krosky, Cockeysville, MD (US)
Filed on Jun. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/352,321.
Application 17/352,321 is a continuation of application No. 16/266,038, filed on Feb. 2, 2019, granted, now 11,043,852.
Application 16/266,038 is a continuation of application No. 15/632,365, filed on Jun. 25, 2017, granted, now 10,205,350, issued on Feb. 12, 2019.
Application 15/632,365 is a continuation of application No. 12/752,081, filed on Mar. 31, 2010, granted, now 9,692,485, issued on Jun. 27, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/165,486, filed on Mar. 31, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2021/0344231 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. H04B 5/00 (2024.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.01); H04B 5/24 (2024.01); H04B 5/79 (2024.01)
CPC H04B 5/00 (2013.01) [G05B 15/02 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H02J 50/80 (2016.02); H04B 5/24 (2024.01); H04B 5/79 (2024.01); H02J 2207/10 (2020.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cellular telephone, comprising:
a microphone configured to receive input audio and convert the input audio to an input signal;
a speaker configured to broadcast output audio from the cellular telephone;
a cellular telephone transceiver operatively coupled to the microphone and the speaker, wherein the cellular telephone transceiver is configured to transmit the input signal, and wherein the cellular telephone transceiver is configured to receive an output signal representing the output audio;
a battery storing electrical energy configured to power operation of the cellular telephone with the electrical energy;
a plurality of coils configured to wirelessly transmit energy to another device by inductive coupling;
a touch screen display of the cellular telephone configured to receive:
a first input to authenticate a user of the cellular telephone, and a second input that pertains to the wireless transmission of energy to another device; and
a processor configured to execute instructions effectuating:
a check component configured to:
authenticate, by the first input received by the touch screen, the user, and after authenticating the user, interpret the second input to provide an instruction to begin wirelessly transmitting energy; and
a regulator component configured to:
based on the instruction to begin wirelessly transmitting energy, energize, using the battery, the plurality of coils, wherein energizing the plurality of coils wirelessly transmits energy to another device by inductive coupling based on the first input and the second input, and
de-energize the plurality of coils based on expiration of a time.