Apple has been granted a patent for an “Accessory Case for Multiple Charger Types.”
About the patent
In the patent Apple notes that the number of types of portable electronic devices that are commercially available has increased tremendously the past few years and the rate of introduction of new devices shows no signs of abating. Of course, each of these portable devices can have an internal battery that allows users the freedom to carry the portable devices and use them wherever they go. Each of these portable devices can have their own unique way of being charged.
As a result, a user wanting to be able to charge both the first portable electronic device and the second portable electronic device might need to own and carry both a first type of wireless charger and a second type of wireless charger. Apple says it would be great if the second portable electronic device was able to be charged using either the first wireless charger or the second wireless charger.
This can be particularly true when the second portable electronic device is an accessory device that’s used in conjunction with the first portable electronic device. Apple says that what’s needed are accessory cases that can be charged using two or more types of wireless chargers.
Summary of the patent
Here’s Apple’s abstract of the patent: “Accessory cases that can be charged using one or more types of wireless chargers. An example can provide an accessory case having a first alignment feature for aligning to a first type of wireless charger. The first alignment feature can include one or more magnetic elements in the accessory case.
“The one or more magnetic elements can be located in both the base and the lid of the accessory case. Another example can further include a second alignment feature for aligning to a second type of wireless charger. The second alignment feature can include one or more magnetic elements in the accessory case.”
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