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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2017
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Sumukh Shevde, Carlsbad, CA (US);
William Henry Von Novak, III, San Diego, CA (US);
Joseph Maalouf, San Diego, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for providing wired and wireless charging to a device are provided. An example of an apparatus for receiving power from a wired power supply and a wireless power supply according to the disclosure includes a wireless power receiver configured to receive power from the wireless power supply, a direct current input circuit configured to receive power from the wired power supply, a control circuit operably coupled to the wireless power receiver and the direct current input circuit and configured to determine a power transfer capability for each of the wired power supply and the wireless power supply, and select the wireless power receiver from the wireless power supply or with the direct current input circuit from the wired power supply to receive power based on the power transfer capabilities.