Sony files patent for wireless charging between two phones


Wireless charging

What would you say if I told you that you could recharge your smartphone battery by tethering to your friend’s Wi-Fi hotspot? Sounds unreal? Welcome to the future! Well, at least according to Sony’s vision of the future.

Wi-Fi hotspot tethering has become a standard feature on most smartphones and wireless chargers are quickly gaining popularity in the global smartphone market. A patent filed by Sony might be the key to merging these two technologies and make “recharging hotspots” a reality.

The patent document provides the greasy details about what is essentially a charging mechanism which operates using smartphone Wi-Fi antennas, so to say.

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The technology would permit a smartphone to search the vicinity for recharging hotspots in a manner similar to searching for Bluetooth devices. If a compatible match is found then wireless transfer of electricity would begin the recharge process.

Wireless smartphone charging

Interestingly, the first patent on these lines was filed by Sony back in 2014. The latest entry may be a continuation of the research.

As with any patent, the time-to-market cannot be judged accurately. The resulting technology might be completely different from what the researchers have in mind. Only the future can tell what this patent will morph into.

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6 Comments

  1. Assefa Hanson
    March 17, 2017

    Potential innovation none insight for apple

    • eliHd
      March 18, 2017

      Am not a big fan of apple however they have money. In fact they have more than a billion $ in reserve. Company like Sony will innovate but company like apple and google will buy it off and your money will go to their bank account at the end. Your money will not go to sony. Don’t worry!

      • Assefa Hanson
        March 19, 2017

        I have no issue with who gets the cash whats important is that it gets created

  2. Assefa Hanson
    March 17, 2017

    Potential innovation none insight for apple

    • eliHd
      March 18, 2017

      Am not a big fan of apple however they have money. In fact they have more than a billion $ in reserve. Company like Sony will innovate but company like apple and google will buy it off and your money will go to their bank account at the end. Your money will not go to sony. Don’t worry!

    • Assefa Hanson
      March 19, 2017

      I have no issue with who gets the cash whats important is that it gets created