Recently to Apple it was registered to him a new patent, which will probably never be applied in real life, which allows wireless charging of electronic devices. Charging by induction is not a new technology, but those from Apple have patented a method by which an electronic device can be charged by induction with the help of a special dock. Of course, the company's engineers are constantly developing technologies of this kind and we rarely see one implemented in an iDevice, but maybe 2012 will bring us something interesting through the iPhone 5.
Apple has received a Granted Patent relating to circuits, methods, and apparatus for adapters, such as inserts and cable adapters, and docking stations that include one or more of the following: reradiating antennas to enhance wireless signal integrity, inductive charging circuits, and wireless or optical data links. To date, Apple has yet to debut an inductive charging dock for iOS devices. ...a docking station that includes a reradiating antenna and an inductive charging circuit for inductively charging a handheld device. As shown, the dock housing is configured to receive a handheld device. While the dock housing is shown to receive the handheld device in an upright position, other dock housing configurations for receiving the handheld device along its other sides are also possible.
If Apple decides to implement an inductive charging method in the iPhone 5, then theoretically using a special dock we will be able to charge the terminal only by placing it in a certain area of that dock. At the moment, technologies of this kind are not really that popular, but if Apple decides to launch an iDevice compatible with them, then induction charging could become a standard in smartphones to be launched in the future.
