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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Flextronics Ap, Llc, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Armando J. Lucrecio, Fremont, CA (US);
Jiayin Ma, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Shaily Deva, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Flextronics AP, LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/35 (2006.01); H04B 10/50 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/35 (2013.01); H04B 10/503 (2013.01); Y02E 10/566 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for charging and communication with electronic devices, such as headphones, are provided. Specifically, systems and methods to provide charging of, and communication with, audio devices, such as by photovoltaic (PV) cells, infrared (IR) illumination, audio signals, and LEDs such as laser LEDs, are disclosed.