A lately exposed patent application depicts that Apple is enduring to investigate solar power as a probable secondary power basis for its mobile devices. The application that portrays a supplementary solar cell that borders with a device's battery was published past this week.

The discovery comprises of a "battery charging manager" that could manage power through a "plurality of power base counting a solar power source."

As per the filing, the copyright is for "a solar power packet for utilizing with an electronic device, the pack up encompassing: no less than one solar cell operable to obtain solar power from solar energy; and a power steed operable to offer the resultant solar power to the transferable electronic device, wherein the resultant solar power is offered in a plug-and-play style when the transferable electronic device is attached to the package, and wherein the power control is effective to regulate the quantity of power offered to the handy electronic device pedestal on characteristics of the portable electronic device."