The first patent is a multi-port power adapter, which can supply power to multiple electronic devices. The adapter has two modes: wired charging and wireless charging. The second patent is a remote charging device, which is divided into a remote transmitter and a receiver, so that the iPhone and iPad can be charged away from the charging base.
We know that wireless charging is currently facing many technical problems. One is limited charging power, and the other is limited wireless distance. When you have multiple devices that need to be charged, adding wireless charging at the same time will reduce the efficiency. Similarly, the farther away from the wireless charging transmitter, the lower the charging efficiency will become.
Apple put forward a bold idea. The new patent shows a "wireless charging intelligent scheduling system", which is basically in the form of "putting down the charge" and "picking up the end" in the traditional charging scene. The intelligent scheduling system can arrange the charging status of different devices according to different settings.
Users can set the charging priority of different Apple devices in a specific order, such as giving priority to the most urgently needed iPhone, then Apple Watch, and then iPad through system settings.
Users can also set more complicated charging preferences, such as starting charging when the power of iPad is lower than 25%; You can also arrange charging according to your calendar and reminders. For example, the calendar shows that you are going on a business trip next Monday morning, and the system will give priority to fully charging the iPhone on Sunday night.
Apple's remote charging technology was exposed several years ago, and it has been constantly trying and practicing. AirPower released on 20 18 can be regarded as a basic experimental field. In the future, we hope to see Apple realize long-distance wireless charging on AirPower 2.
As for the magical "wireless charging intelligent scheduling system" in the new patent, it is also very valuable to implement, but it requires very close interconnection between devices, better AI and accurate procedures to control, and it is not difficult to implement, but at least Apple has proposed a very creative solution, which we may see in the wireless charging black technology in the future.