Wireless charging of devices in accordance with schedule and/or priority
First Claim
1. A wireless radio frequency (RF) transmitting device for wirelessly charging a plurality of electronic devices, the RF transmitting device comprising:
- one or more directional antennas to direct an RF beam to an antenna of each of the plurality of electronic devices;
a module that provides power to the one or more directional antennas; and
a database that stores a power schedule information for charging the plurality of electronic devices authorized to receive the RF beam from the one or more directional antennas;
wherein the RF transmitting device charges batteries of the plurality of electronic devices using the one or more directional antennas to direct the RF beam to the antenna of each of the plurality of electronic devices, in accordance with the power schedule information stored in the database.
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Abstract
Some embodiments provide a system for charging devices. The system includes a master device and a slave device. Some embodiments provide a method for charging devices in a system that includes a slave device and a master device. The slave device includes (1) an antenna to receive a radio frequency (RF) beam and (2) a power generation module connected to the antenna that converts RF energy received by the slave antenna to power. The master device includes (1) a directional antenna to direct RF power to the antenna of the slave device and (2) a module that provides power to the directional antenna of the master device.
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1. A wireless radio frequency (RF) transmitting device for wirelessly charging a plurality of electronic devices, the RF transmitting device comprising:
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one or more directional antennas to direct an RF beam to an antenna of each of the plurality of electronic devices; a module that provides power to the one or more directional antennas; and a database that stores a power schedule information for charging the plurality of electronic devices authorized to receive the RF beam from the one or more directional antennas; wherein the RF transmitting device charges batteries of the plurality of electronic devices using the one or more directional antennas to direct the RF beam to the antenna of each of the plurality of electronic devices, in accordance with the power schedule information stored in the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless radio frequency (RF) transmitting device for wirelessly charging a plurality of electronic devices, the RF transmitting device comprising:
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one or more directional antennas to direct an RF beam to an antenna of each of the plurality of electronic devices; a module that provides power to the one or more directional antennas; and a database that stores a charging priority for charging the plurality of electronic devices authorized to receive the RF beam from the one or more directional antennas; wherein the RF transmitting device charges batteries of the plurality of electronic devices using the one or more directional antennas to direct the RF beam to the antenna of each of the plurality of electronic devices, in accordance with the charging priority stored in the database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for use by a wireless radio frequency (RF) transmitting device for wirelessly charging a plurality of electronic devices, the method comprising:
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providing power to one or more directional antennas of the RF transmitting device, the RF transmitting device having a database that stores a power schedule information for charging the plurality of electronic devices authorized to receive the RF beam from the one or more directional antennas; and directing an RF beam, using one or more directional antennas of the RF transmitting device, to an antenna of each of the plurality of electronic devices to charge batteries of the plurality of electronic devices, in accordance with the power schedule information stored in the database. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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