Patent ID: 9094495
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: H02J,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: identifying, by a charging member in a group of charging members with docking connections, one of a docking connection between the charging member and a charging cradle and a docking connection between the charging member and a battery; responsive to the identifying, transmitting, by the charging member to other charging members in the group, information for ranking the charging member in a list including entries for one or more charging members in the group of charging members; receiving, by the charging member, at least one set of information transmitted from at least one second charging member in the group of charging members, wherein the at least one set of information includes information for ranking the at least one second charging member in the list; generating, by the charging member, the list using the information transmitted by the charging member and the at least one set of information received by the charging member; using, by the charging member, at least one of a predefined selection filter and a predefined ranking filter to filter entries in the list, sort entries in the list, and rank the entries, wherein each entry in the list is associated with a charging member with a docking connection and in the group of charging members; and determining, by the charging member, based on at least one predefined indication filter that an entry in the list that is associated with the charging member is ranked at a predefined position in the list and providing an indication subsequent to the determining.