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Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019

Filed:

Apr. 25, 2018
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Alexander W. Williams, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Nicholas G. Merz, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/42 (2006.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.01); H02J 50/90 (2016.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); H04B 10/114 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4293 (2013.01); G02B 6/3886 (2013.01); G02B 6/4277 (2013.01); H02J 7/025 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H02J 50/80 (2016.02); H02J 50/90 (2016.02); H04B 5/0037 (2013.01); H04B 10/114 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments describe an apparatus for magnetic charging and optical data transferring. The apparatus includes an inductive transmitting coil disposed within a housing, an optically transparent window disposed at a surface of the housing and above the inductive transmitting coil, and a first optical data transfer module disposed within the housing below the optically transparent window. The first optical data transfer module may be to perform at least one of emitting optical signals through the optically transparent window or detecting optical signals passing through the optically transparent window.


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