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Patent No.:

US 11121575 B1

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Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 29, 2017

Methods and apparatus to provide power to devices

Applicant:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Shivani A. Sud, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Robin Knauerhase, Portland, OR (US);

Dzung D. Tran, Beaverton, OR (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:

Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

Primary Examiner:

Nathaniel R Pelton

Assistant Examiner:

Mohammed J Sharief

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/02 (2016.01); H02J 50/40 (2016.01); H02J 50/30 (2016.01); H02J 50/12 (2016.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); H02J 5/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/025 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0237 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0267 (2013.01); H02J 5/005 (2013.01); H02J 50/12 (2016.02); H02J 50/30 (2016.02); H02J 50/40 (2016.02); H04B 5/0037 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to provide power to devices are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a display and an instruction presenter. The presenter is to generate a notification on the display. The notification indicates that delivery of power to the user device will be enabled in exchange for paying attention to the display during a media presentation. The apparatus also includes a detector to determine that a person associated with the user device is paying attention to the display. The charging station is to transmit power to the user device in response to the detector determining that the person is paying attention to the display.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Sud, Shivani. (2021). Methods and apparatus to provide power to devices (U.S. Patent No. 11121575). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11121575

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