http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/ Engadget Comments for Microsoft dreams of smart charging pad with information display (update: prototype pics and video) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 6:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 23rd 2010 4:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 23rd 2010 4:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 6:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 7:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/
so when you turn the display side down, it cuts power to it. No need for a lighted display facing down. And since the coffee table doesn't need charging, same for the charger side when it's face down.]]>Feb 22nd 2010 7:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/
Wow, I feel so smart. I should file a patent for this idea before Microsoft thinks of it. ]]>Feb 22nd 2010 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Yes!]]>Feb 22nd 2010 7:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 7:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/
whatthefuck do you think the point of it is? It just explained the point of it's on existence...?(by the way your name was very apt for this reply)]]>Feb 22nd 2010 7:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 8:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/
No seriously: Why would I want to read any information at all (exept from charging progres or battery status) from a charging device?? And to make it worse: you can't read information when charging and vice versa so what's the point??]]>Feb 22nd 2010 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/
Its actually I very good idea, don't know why Richard was being a little sarcastic, maybe cause its not an apple patent.]]>Feb 22nd 2010 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.flickr.com/photos/huiwen_ji/3381507939/]]>Feb 22nd 2010 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/
Hmkay...

I get it that the general idea is to only power one feature at a time, but this here sounds a little far fetched as for a proof of concept...]]>Feb 22nd 2010 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/
LOL! I saw that too, this definitely needs more attention. Traitor needs to be burned at the stake!! Investigations must be launched!!]]>Feb 22nd 2010 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/or at least give you cancer...]]>Feb 22nd 2010 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/
Having trouble understanding it's true potential. ]]>Feb 22nd 2010 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/
Anyway, I don't see the point...
A utility display that needs to be turned Down for it to charge?
Why at least not just shut it off when the device is providing power to a 'customer'?

This reminds me of the Windows Series 7 demo: Tap the Search key end Then tap the Search field to get a keyboard onscreen.. AHHHHHH!!!!!!! When do they LEARN!]]>Feb 22nd 2010 5:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.flickr.com/photos/bfishadow/3254699486/]]>Feb 22nd 2010 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/
Given the recent news on the extent Apple contractors would resort to violence to protect secrecy (e.g. foxconn), it makes me wonder: do leaks like these harm or help the company? Should MS protect their prototypes better?]]>Feb 22nd 2010 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 22nd 2010 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.flickr.com/photos/bfishadow/3253880789/in/photostream/
]]>Feb 22nd 2010 8:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW9i7qLp2dk

Comment in Chinese, uploaded one year ago]]>Feb 22nd 2010 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Much better use of the word "pad" than those other guys.
]]>Feb 22nd 2010 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/"Adding a accelerometer to sense non used side of device and save power !!" - for what ? this charging pad is so small to fit in more than a device, what is the point of non used place ?]]>Feb 24th 2010 12:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/microsoft-granted-patent-for-smart-charging-pad-with-information/Feb 24th 2010 6:40AM