Wireless power transmitting coil disposed at an input device

Abstract

Techniques for wireless charging in a system, method, and apparatus are described herein. For example, the apparatus includes a wireless power transmitting coil configured to propagate current to generate a magnetic field. The wireless power transmitting coil is disposed in a hand-operated input device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for wireless charging, comprising:
 a wireless power transmitting coil configured to propagate current to generate a magnetic field; and   wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is disposed in a hand-operated input device.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is disposed in a platform of the hand-operated input device. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is disposed at an angle to a planar surface upon which the hand-operated input device is configured to operate. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the angle is substantially perpendicular to the planar surface. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is a component of a power propagation device disposed in the hand-operated input device. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is a first wireless power transmitting coil, the power propagation device further comprising a wireless power receiving coil to receive a magnetic flux from a second wireless power transmitting coil disposed at a planar surface upon which the hand-operated input device is configured to operate. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , further comprising a phase shifting component coupling the first wireless power receiving coil to the first wireless power transmitting coil, and wherein the phase shifting component is configured to generate an impedance inversion. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the magnetic field comprises a flux configured to generate a charging current in a wireless power receiving coil. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the user operated input device is configured generate the charging current when the user operated input device is in use. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the hand-operated input device comprises:
 a keyboard;   a computer mouse; or   any combination thereof.   
     
     
         11 . A method for forming a wireless charging apparatus, the method comprising:
 providing a wireless power transmitting coil configured to propagate current to generate a magnetic field; and   disposing the wireless power transmitting coil in an ergonomic component.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is disposed in a platform of the ergonomic component. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the ergonomic component is configured to be placed on a planar surface, and wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is disposed at an angle to the planar surface. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the angle is substantially perpendicular to the planar surface. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is a component of a power propagation device disposed in the ergonomic component. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is a first wireless power transmitting coil, the method further comprising providing a wireless power receiving coil of the power propagation device to receive a magnetic flux from a second wireless power transmitting coil disposed at a planar surface upon which the ergonomic component is configured to be disposed. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising forming a second wireless power transmitting coil within the ergonomic component. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the magnetic field comprises a flux that is configured to generate a charging current. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the ergonomic component is configured to generate the charging current when the ergonomic component is in use. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the ergonomic component comprises:
 a support associated with a keyboard;   a support associated with a computer mouse; or   any combination thereof.   
     
     
         21 . A system for wireless charging, comprising:
 a wireless power transmitting coil configured to propagate current to generate a magnetic field; and   wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is disposed in a hand-operated input device; and configured to charge a chargeable device when the hand-operated input device is in use.   
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is disposed at an angle to a planar surface upon which the hand-operated input device is configured to operate. 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 22 , wherein the angle is substantially perpendicular to the planar surface. 
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is a component of a power propagation device disposed in the hand-operated input device, wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is a first wireless power transmitting coil. 
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 24 , the power propagation device further comprising a wireless power receiving coil to receive a magnetic flux from a second wireless power transmitting coil disposed at a planar surface upon which the hand-operated input device is configured to operate.