Patent ID: 11870295
Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 17:
18. An apparatus, comprising:
an ergonomic support structure configured to support a user's hand or wrist while operating a hand-operated input device configured to provide input to a computing device; and
a wireless power transmitting coil disposed in the ergonomic support structure, the wireless power transmitting coil being configured to generate a magnetic field for wireless charging,
wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is disposed in the ergonomic support structure at a location proximate to where a user's wrist is to be positioned when the user is operating the hand-operated input device such that the wireless power transmitting coil is disposed at an angle relative to a planar surface upon which the hand-operated input device is configured to operate, the angle aligning with a shape of the ergonomic support structure and enabling an increased magnetic coupling between the wireless power transmitting coil and a wireless power receiving coil of a wearable device worn by the user compared to the wireless power transmitting coil being disposed parallel with the planar surface,
wherein the wireless power transmitting coil is configured to wirelessly charge the wearable device worn by the user while the user is wearing the wearable device and operating the hand-operated input device, the wearable device being wirelessly charged via the magnetic coupling between the wireless power receiving coil and the wireless power transmitting coil, which is configured to provide a substantially constant current irrespective of a strength of the magnetic coupling, and
wherein the hand-operated input device further comprises a further wireless power receiving coil that is coupled to the wireless power transmitting coil and a further wireless power transmitting coil, the further wireless power receiving coil being configured to wirelessly receive power via the further wireless power transmitting coil, and to provide the wirelessly received power to the wireless power transmitting coil via wireless power repeating.