Apple Patents MagSafe Technology That Can Recognize Devices By Transmitting Data،
Apple's MagSafe technology has been around for a while. It allows Apple devices and other certified accessories to connect via a powerful magnetic connection that keeps the wireless charging coils in the best possible alignment and ensures efficient wireless charging. However, a recently issued patent reveals that the company is working to improve the current MagSafe wireless charging technology.
Second-generation MagSafe might be able to tell devices apart
There are currently two types of MagSafe devices on the market. First there are chargers that help power Apple products that support the technology. Second, certified accessories, such as phone cases, allow users to charge their iPhone via a MagSafe charger. However, the company specifies in a patent that the technology has certain drawbacks.
Some accessories form a heat trap during wireless charging, which could harm an iPhone's performance by raising the temperature above the optimal level. This usually happens when users attempt to charge their iPhone via an uncertified wireless charger and may cause temporary performance issues.
A magnetic field sensor to recognize how the device is connected
Apple is proposing to install a magnetic field sensor in the MagSafe arrangement to make MagSafe technology smarter. Using the sensor, the phone should be able to recognize the magnetic field signature and compare it with the preset to determine whether users charge directly on a charger or via a phone case.
As a result, charging components could turn off at set temperatures to better regulate heat when charging through a case or on a charger. In another level of recognition, the company suggests integrating a wireless communication circuit into the bottom wall of the magnetic arrangement, which transmits certain information to the chargers for verification.
Patent reveals promising improvements to MagSafe technology
Leaving aside the technical language of the patent, it talks about improving MagSafe technology and the inclusion of a magnetic field sensor that recognizes different types of MagSafe devices and another communication circuit that helps the device to exchange information with the charger, which may be temperature or voltage readings. or other verification-related information.
However, it is important to mention that not all patents are applied to actual devices and so readers should take this information with a grain of salt.
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