WIRELESS CHARGING AND DOCKING STATION, SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD

A wireless power transfer and docking station and methods are provided for wirelessly charging or powering a portable device and automatically connecting to external peripheral devices. The station comprises at least one wireless-power transmitter for transmitting power and identification-related information, and at least one wireless-power receiver, connected to the portable device, for exchanging the power and the identification-related information to the portable device. The methods comprise pairing the at least one wireless-power transmitter with the at least one wireless-power receiver when the portable device is placed in a charging zone of the at least one wireless-power transmitter, exchanging the identification-related information for automatically and wirelessly connecting to the external peripheral devices, and attempting connecting to the external peripheral devices.