Methods and apparatuses using processors and memory powered by wireless energy

• US 10,205,350 B2
• Filed: 06/25/2017
• Issued: 02/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brendan Edward Clark, Ronald Charles Krosky
• Original Assignee: Brendan Edward Clark, Ronald Charles Krosky
• Inventors: Clark, Brendan Edward, Krosky, Ronald Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Amrany, Adi
• Application Number:
  US15/632,365
• Publication Number:
  US 20170294942A1
• Time in Patent Office: 597 Days
• Field of Search: 307104
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/10 Control circuit supply, e.g. means for supplying power to the control circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/00 Near-field transmission systems, e.g. inductive or capacitive transmission systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/24 Inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with wireless energy are described. In one embodiment, a method can comprise collecting an energy that is transmitted wirelessly to produce a collected energy. The method can also comprise supplying the collected energy to a device.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

powering operation of a memory component of a device using a first wirelessly collected energy;

powering operation of a processor component of the device by a second wirelessly collected energy; and

communicating data wirelessly between the memory component and the processor component,

wherein the memory component and the processor component are in a housing of the device, and

wherein the device does not include a wired processor.

2. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

powering operation of an input component using a third wirelessly collected energy,

wherein the input component is mechanically coupled with the housing, and

wherein the input component is one of a keyboard, pointer, or touch screen.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving an input from the input component.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

wirelessly transmitting input information associated with the input to one of the processor component or the memory component.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

initiating emission from a wireless energy transmitter within the housing of the device for powering one or more of the processor component and the memory component.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein initiation of the emission occurs, at least in part, based on a determination if a logical rule is met,

wherein the logical rule determines that sufficient energy is available to complete operation of the memory component and operation of the processor component.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the logical rule determining that sufficient energy is available includes:

determining an amount of energy required to complete a next process; and

comparing the amount of energy required to complete the next process to available power.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

producing a transformed data through processing the data with the processor component.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

transmitting the transformed data wirelessly to the memory component for storage using a processor data transmitter within the processor component.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first wirelessly collected energy and the second wirelessly collected energy are collected from the same wireless energy emission.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the first wirelessly collected energy and the second wirelessly collected energy are collected at separate times.

12. A system, comprising:

a handheld electronic device including a housing;

a memory housed by the housing, wherein the memory is configured to receive wireless energy that powers the memory, wherein the memory is configured to send and receive wireless data; and

a processor housed by the housing, wherein the processor is configured to receive wireless energy that powers the processor, wherein the processor is configured to send and receive wireless data,

wherein the memory and the processor interact by sending and receiving wireless data, and

wherein the handheld electronic device does not include a wired processor.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising a wireless energy transmitter housed by the housing, wherein the wireless energy transmitter is configured to emit energy wirelessly to at least one of the memory or the processor.

14. The system of claim 13 further comprising a power source coupled with the wireless energy transmitter, wherein emitted wireless energy is supplied from the power source.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the power source is a battery.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the power source is a power cord configured to connect to an electrical outlet.

17. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

an input component housed by the housing of the handheld electronic device, wherein the input component is configured to receive wireless energy that powers the processor, wherein the input component is configured to send and receive wireless data, and wherein the input component is one of a keyboard, pointer, or touch screen.

18. A system comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising;

powering operation of a memory component of a device using a first wirelessly collected energy;

powering operation of a processor component of the device by a second wirelessly collected energy; and

communicating data wirelessly between the memory component and the processor component,

wherein the memory component and the processor component are in a housing of the device, and

wherein the device does not include a wired processor.

19. The system of claim 18, the method comprising:

powering operation of an input component using a third wirelessly collected energy,

wherein the input component is mechanically coupled with the housing, and

wherein the input component is a touch screen.

20. The system of claim 19, the method comprising:

receiving an input from the input component.