Wireless charging dock

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11805352-B2
Application number	US-202117334641-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 28, 2021
Priority date	May 28, 2021
Publication date	Oct 31, 2023
Grant date	Oct 31, 2023

Abstract

A headset charging dock includes a headset mechanical support configured to hang a first headset by a headband of the first headset; and a wireless charging interface for the first headset, the wireless charging interface integrated in the headset mechanical support.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A headset charging dock comprising:
a headset mechanical support configured to hang a first headset by a headband of the first headset;
a wireless charging interface for the first headset, the wireless charging interface integrated in the headset mechanical support; and
at least one support magnet coupled to a side of the wireless charging interface, the at least one support magnet to magnetically align the first headset on the headset mechanical support by magnetically interacting with at least one headset magnet in the first headset.

2. The headset charging dock of claim 1 , further comprising:
a base; and
a support arm mechanically supporting the headset mechanical support on the base.

3. The headset charging dock of claim 1 , wherein the support is telescoping.

4. The headset charging dock of claim 1 , wherein the headset charging dock is configured as at least one selected from a group consisting of an under-desk mounting, a wall-mounting, a divider wall-mounting.

5. The headset charging dock of claim 1 , wherein the mechanical support is configured to hang at least a second headset, in addition to the first headset.

6. The headset charging dock of claim 1 , wherein the wireless charging interface comprises a charging transmit antenna assembly.

7. The headset charging dock of claim 6 , wherein the charging transmit antenna assembly comprises a thermal interface to the headset mechanical support.

8. The headset charging dock of claim 1 , wherein the wireless charging interface supports at least one selected from the group consisting of the Qi, NFC, and Air Fuel charging standard.

9. The headset charging dock of claim 1 , further comprising at least one selected from a group consisting of an LED light, a UV light, a wireless charging interface for an additional device, a Bluetooth radio, a Wifi radio, a DECT radio, and a microphone.

10. The headset charging dock of claim 1 , wherein the headset charging dock is integrated with one selected from a group consisting of a phone and a monitor.

11. The headset charging dock of claim 1 , wherein the at least one support magnet includes a first support magnet and a second support magnet that are aligned on an axis with identical polarity.

12. A charging setup of a headset, the charging setup comprising:
a wireless charging interface disposed on a headband of the headset and configured to enable a wireless charging of the headset by a headset charging dock when the headset is mechanically supported by the headset charging dock at the wireless charging interface; and
at least one headset magnet coupled to a side of the wireless charging interface, the at least one headset magnet to magnetically align the headset on the headset charging dock by magnetically interacting with at least one support magnet in the headset charging dock.

13. The charging setup of claim 12 ,
wherein the wireless charging interface is disposed on the headband at a balancing point of the headset.

14. The charging setup of claim 12 , wherein the wireless charging interface comprises a charging receive antenna assembly.

15. The charging setup of claim 14 , wherein the charging receive antenna assembly comprises a thermal interface to the headband.

16. The charging setup of claim 14 , wherein the headset charging dock includes a charging transmit antenna assembly, and wherein a width of the charging receive antenna assembly matches a width of the charging transmit antenna assembly.

17. The charging setup of claim 12 , further comprising:
a notch in the headband, configured to mechanically align the headset on the headset charging dock for the wireless charging by the wireless charging interface.

18. A system comprising:
a headset charging dock for charging a headset, the headset charging dock comprising:
a headset mechanical support configured to hang the headset by a headband of the headset;
a wireless charging interface of the charging dock, the wireless charging interface integrated in the headset mechanical support; and

at least one support magnet coupled to a side of the wireless charging interface of the charging dock;
the headset, comprising:
a wireless charging interface of the headset disposed on the headband of the headset and configured to enable a wireless charging of the headset by the headset charging dock when the headset is mechanically supported by the headset charging dock at the wireless charging interface of the headset; and
at least one headset magnet coupled to a side of the wireless charging interface of the headset, the at least one headset magnet to magnetically align the headset on the charging dock by magnetically interacting with the at least one support magnet.

19. The system of claim 18 , configured to:
perform a handoff of an audio connection from the headset to another device when the headset is docked to the headset charging dock; and
perform a handoff of the audio connection from the other device to the headset when the headset is undocked from the headset charging dock.

Assignees

• Plantronics

Inventors

• Kelley John A
• Meyberg Guzman Jacob T
• Paterson Nicholas W
• Laniado Lacarra David
• Clark Iii Rogers Van Buren
• Duran Roman M
• Caddes Darrin
• Wang Bowman
• Ledingham John B
• Kim Dave Hansung

Classifications

• H02J2105/44

  Portable electronic devices · CPC title

• H02J7/731 Primary

  specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries (H02J7/751 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02J7/82

  Control of state of charge [SOC] · CPC title

• H02J7/751

  concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries · CPC title

• H04R1/1025 Primary

  Accumulators specially adapted for earpieces; Arrangements specially adapted for charging thereof · CPC title