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Device makers are [url="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/apple-patent-app-sheds-light-on-wireless-charging-dreams-nfmr-l/"]bent[/url] on bringing us inductive charging, and Redmond has joined the fray with a recently allotted patent that describes all kinds of tech that could make it work better. For the charging itself, a trick is proposed that's similar to one we've [url="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/16/nc-state-university-wireless-power-transfer/"]seen before[/url] -- careful matching of the resonant frequency of charger and device. That would amplify efficiency and allow more than one device to be charged at a time. To make it easier to use, a [url="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/pressure-sensitive-touchscreens-show-up-on-the-not-too-distant-h/"]pressure sensor[/url] could detect if a device was on the pad, with different parts of the pad allocated for [url="http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/21/microsoft-patent-wireless-charging-display/#"]smartphones[/url] or tablets, for instance. The patent also proposes a display placed opposite the charger to give it another use when it's not juicing, which would be determined by a [url="http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/16/black-and-decker-screwdriver-senses-motion/"]gyro[/url] to sense which side was facing up. Of course, a lot of patents are [url="http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/08/samsung-patents-perfume-packing-cellphone/"]whimsical things[/url], which [url="http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/16/samsung-files-patent-for-joystick-phone/"]never[/url] amount to anything -- but judging by the detail in this one, [url="http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/21/microsoft-patent-wireless-charging-display/#"]Microsoft[/url] may have something more [url="http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/05/microsofts-kinect-patent-application-goes-public-reveals-gobs/"]concrete[/url] in mind.

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[quote name='k2s' timestamp='1345581731' post='1302351600']
sCo_^Y

antey plate meeda cell phone pedithey charge authunda :o
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chudale inta varaku..already undi kada.....

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[quote name='ChittiNaidu' timestamp='1345581786' post='1302351614']


chudale inta varaku..already undi kada.....
[/quote]kani...avi original charger tho avvalsina time twaraga charge avvavu anukunta......

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[quote name='k2s' timestamp='1345582210' post='1302351694']
kani...avi original charger tho avvalsina time twaraga charge avvavu anukunta......
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avvavu...anduke a imporvement kosame...e patent...

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[quote name='k2s' timestamp='1345581731' post='1302351600']
sCo_^Y

antey plate meeda cell phone pedithey charge authunda :o
[/quote]

plate ante thine plate kadu kadaa...[img]http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fA4Im3j1fG4/T908GkxYcWI/AAAAAAAAGtg/QNx9hBg4P-w/s150/Brahmi-17.gif[/img]

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