1. A portable computing device, comprising:
a component that receives an electro-magnetic flux generated from an external source; and
a charging component that generates a charging current from the flux, and charges a rechargeable power supply; and
a controller that determines a first charging time for the portable computing device and allocates a second charging time to the portable computing device.
2. The portable computing device of claim 1 further comprising a bar code scanner.
3. The portable computing device of claim 1 further comprising an artificial intelligence (AI) component that infers andor determines when the power supply should be recharged.
4. The portable computing device of claim 3 further comprising a notification component that notifies a user of the device that the device should be exposed to the external flux source.
5. The portable computing device of claim 1, the rechargeable power source being at least one of a fuel cell, a capacitor, a super capacitor, and a rechargeable battery cell.
6. The portable computing device of claim 1, further comprising: a notification component that alerts a user of power status of the rechargeable power supply.
7. A method of charging a portable unit comprising:
allocating a charge time to charge a rechargeable power supply of the portable unit;
providing at least one primary induction assembly with a primary winding configured to create a magnetic flux;
providing a second pick up induction assembly coupled to a the rechargeable power supply of a the portable unit; unit, the magnetic flux extendable in to the second pick up induction assembly; and
opportunistically recharging the power supply based at least in part on the charge time via a current created in the second induction assembly from the magnetic flux.
8. The method of claim 7, further comprising: opportunistically recharging the power supply without deactivating the portable unit.
9. The method of claim 7, further comprising: recharging the power supply, when the magnetic flux extends in to the second pick up assembly.
10. The method of claim 7, further comprising: controlling at least one of the primary induction and the secondary induction assembly.
11. The method bf claim 10, further comprising: triggering an event to energize the primary winding.
12. The method of claim 11, the triggering further comprising:
varying a light feature.
13. The method of claim 11, the triggering further comprising:
moving a user’s body part in a predetermined manner.
14. The method of claim 7, further comprising: charging the rechargeable power supply via a scavenging method employing at least one of a user’s body heat, user’s foot pressure, and solar energy.
15. The method of claim 7, further comprising: aligning the second induction assembly in close spatial proximity to the first induction assembly.
16. The method of claim 7 further comprising:
carrying the first induction assembly by a member of a group; and
approaching the member when an opportunistic recharge is required for portable units of other members.
17. A charging system for a portable unit comprising:
a controller that determines a charging time for a rechargeable power source of the portable unit and allocates a partial charge time to the rechargeable power source;
a primary induction assembly with a primary coil coupled to a primary power source; and
a secondary induction assembly with a secondary coil coupled to a rechargeable power source of the portable unit; the magnetic flux of the first primary induction assembly extendable to the secondary induction assembly so as to provide the rechargeable power source a charging current that is inductively created via the magnetic flux during an opportunistic charging of the portable unit.
18. The charging system of claim 17, a the controller in wireless communication with the portable unit further monitors a state of charge of the rechargeable power source.
19. The charging system of claim 18, the controller comprising a sensor.
20. The charging system of claim 19, the sensor is at least one of a motion and a light sensor.
21. The charger system of claim 17, the rechargeable power source is at least one of a fuel cell, a capacitor, a super capacitor, and a rechargeable battery cell.
22. The charger system of claim 17, at least one of the portable unit and the charger system is wearable around a user’s body.
23. The charger system of claim 18, further comprising: a notifying system that alerts a user of a power status of the rechargeable power supply.
24. The charger system of claim 18, the primary induction assembly is part of a flat pad.
25. The charger system of claim 22, further comprising: a thermo-coupler connected to a user’s body for additionally recharging at least one of the primary power source and the rechargeable power source.
26. A charger system comprising:
means for allocating disparate charge times to at least two portable units;
means for creating a magnetic flux; and
means for receiving a magnetic flux, the receiving means operatively connected to a rechargeable power source of each of the at least two portable unit units so as to create an electric current during an opportunistic charge of the at least two portable unit units.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A composite washing system comprising:
a drum dryer which dries laundry to be dried, and includes a drying drum adapted to receive the laundry, a hot air supply path adapted to guide a flow of hot air, a hot air supplier arranged in the hot air supply path to generate the hot air, and an air condenser adapted to condense the hot air;
a cabinet dryer which is coupled to one side of the drum dryer, and is defined with a laundry receiving compartment, the cabinet dryer including a hot air inlet duct adapted to receive the hot air flowing through the hot air supply path; and
a hot air supplying device which is arranged in the cabinet dryer to receive the hot air from the hot air inlet duct and to supply the received hot air to an inside of the laundry.
2. The composite washing system according to claim 1, wherein the hot air supply path includes:
a first air supply duct which guides the hot air into the drying drum;
a second air supply duct which is connected to the first air supply duct and the hot air inlet duct to guide the hot air generated from the hot air supplier into at least one of the first air supply duct and the hot air inlet duct; and
a third air supply duct which guides air discharged from the drying drum to the air condenser.
3. The composite washing system according to claim 2, further comprising:
a filter which is arranged in the third air supply duct to filter the air discharged from the drying drum, and thus, to remove foreign matter contained in the discharged air.
4. The composite washing system according to claim 1, wherein the hot air supplying device includes:
a drying heater which heats air flowing through the hot air supply path; and
a blowing fan which forcibly blows air through the hot air supply path.
5. The composite washing system according to claim 1, wherein the air condenser includes:
a condenser which condenses air discharged from the drying drum; and
a condensing fan which radiates heat from the air being condensed.
6. The composite washing system according to claim 1, wherein the hot air supplying device includes:
a first hanger which has a hollow structure, and includes a plurality of first hot air outlets formed through a peripheral wall of the first hanger; and
a hot air guide pipe which has opposite ends respectively connected to the first hanger and the hot air inlet duct, to receive the hot air from the hot air inlet duct and to guide the received hot air into the first hanger.
7. The composite washing system according to claim 6, wherein the first hanger is downwardly inclined from a central axis of the hot air guide pipe toward the opposite ends of the first hanger.
8. The composite washing system according to claim 6, wherein the hot air guide pipe is integrated with the first hanger.
9. A composite washing system comprising:
a drum dryer which dries laundry to be dried, and includes a drying drum adapted to receive the laundry, a hot air supply path adapted to guide a flow of hot air, a hot air supplier arranged in the hot air supply path to generate the hot air, and an air condenser adapted to condense the hot air;
a cabinet dryer which is coupled to one side of the drum dryer, and is defined with a laundry receiving compartment, the cabinet dryer including a hot air inlet duct adapted to receive the hot air flowing through the hot air supply path; and
a hot air supplying device which is arranged in the cabinet dryer to supply hot air to an inside of the laundry, and includes a first hanger having a hollow structure to enable hot air through the first hanger, a hot air guide pipe having opposite ends respectively connected to the first hanger and the hot air inlet duct, to receive the hot air from the hot air inlet duct and to guide the received hot air into the first hanger, and a plurality of first hot air outlets formed through a peripheral wall of the first hanger and a peripheral wall of the hot air guide pipe to discharge the hot air guided through the first hanger and the hot air guide pipe.
10. The composite washing system according to claim 9, wherein the hot air supply path includes:
a first air supply duct which guides the hot air into the drying drum;
a second air supply duct which is connected to the first air supply duct and the hot air inlet duct to guide the hot air generated from the hot air supplier into at least one of the first air supply duct and the hot air inlet duct; and
a third air supply duct which guides air discharged from the drying drum to the air condenser.
11. The composite washing system according to claim 10, further comprising:
a valve which is arranged in a portion of the second air supply duct connected to the first air supply duct and the hot air inlet duct, and selectively guides the hot air flowing through the second air supply duct into at least one of the first air supply duct and the hot air inlet duct.
12. The composite washing system according to claim 10, further comprising:
a filter which is arranged in the third air supply duct to filter the air discharged from the drying drum, and thus, to remove foreign matter contained in the discharged air.
13. The composite washing system according to claim 9, wherein the hot air supplying device includes:
a drying heater which heats air flowing through the hot air supply path; and
a blowing fan which forcibly blows air through the hot air supply path.
14. The composite washing system according to claim 9, wherein the air condenser includes:
a condenser which condenses air discharged from the drying drum; and
a condensing fan which radiates heat from the air being condensed.
15. The composite washing system according to claim 9, wherein the first hanger is downwardly inclined from a central axis of the hot air guide pipe toward the opposite ends of the first hanger.
16. The composite washing system according to claim 9, wherein the hot air guide pipe is integrated with the first hanger.
17. The composite washing system according to claim 9, wherein the hot air supplying device further includes:
a second hanger which extends from the first hanger in a state of being connected to the first hanger, and is adapted to support laundry having a long length, such as trousers, in a hanged state.
18. The composite washing system according to claim 17, wherein the second hanger has a hollow structure such that the second hanger communicates with the first hanger.
19. The composite washing system according to claim 17, wherein the second hanger includes a plurality of second hot air outlets formed through a peripheral wall of the second hanger.
20. The composite washing system according to claim 17, wherein the second hanger is integrated with the first hanger.