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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Eli M. Dow, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Thomas D. Fitzsimmons, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
James P. Gilchrist, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Galina Gorelik, Hyde Park, NY (US);
Frank R. LeFevre, Jr., Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Steven K. Schmidt, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Charles J. Stocker, IV, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes integrating a charging pad into a powered device having a power supply, where the powered device is at least one of a monitor and a keyboard. The method includes configuring the charging pad to receive a first chargeable device in a charging position relative to the charging pad. The method further includes configuring the charging pad to deliver an electrical charge from the power supply to the first chargeable device when the chargeable device is in the charging position.