DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER
First Claim
1. A device comprises:
- an integrated power receive circuit operable to generate a DC voltage from a received magnetic field in accordance with a control signal;
a battery charger operable to convert the DC voltage into a battery charge voltage;
a battery coupled to the battery charger in a first mode and to supply power in a second mode;
a processing module operable to;
generate the control signal based on desired electromagnetic properties of at least one of the received magnetic field and the integrated power receive circuit;
process outbound data to produce processed outbound data; and
process inbound data to produce processed inbound data;
one or more input/output modules operable to, at least one of;
route the processed outbound data from the processing module to a peripheral output component; and
route the inbound data from a peripheral input component to the processing module; and
one or more circuit modules operable to, at least one of;
generate the outbound data; and
perform a function on the processed inbound data.
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Abstract
A device includes an integrated power receive circuit, a battery charger, a battery, a processing module, one or more input/output modules, and one or more circuit modules. The integrated power receive circuit is operable to generate a DC voltage from a received magnetic field in accordance with a control signal. The battery charger is operable to convert the DC voltage into a battery charge voltage. The battery is coupled to the battery charger in a first mode and is coupled to supply power in a second mode. The processing module is operable to: generate the control signal based on desired electromagnetic properties of at least one of the received magnetic field and the integrated power receive circuit; process outbound data to produce processed outbound data; and process inbound data to produce processed inbound data.
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21 Claims
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1. A device comprises:
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an integrated power receive circuit operable to generate a DC voltage from a received magnetic field in accordance with a control signal; a battery charger operable to convert the DC voltage into a battery charge voltage; a battery coupled to the battery charger in a first mode and to supply power in a second mode; a processing module operable to; generate the control signal based on desired electromagnetic properties of at least one of the received magnetic field and the integrated power receive circuit; process outbound data to produce processed outbound data; and process inbound data to produce processed inbound data; one or more input/output modules operable to, at least one of; route the processed outbound data from the processing module to a peripheral output component; and route the inbound data from a peripheral input component to the processing module; and one or more circuit modules operable to, at least one of; generate the outbound data; and perform a function on the processed inbound data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An integrated circuit (IC) for using a device, the IC comprises:
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a processing module operable to; generate a control signal based on desired electromagnetic properties of at least one of a received magnetic field and an integrated power receive circuit; send the control signal to the integrated power receive circuit; generate a battery charger control signal based on charging requirements of a battery; send the battery charger control signal to battery charger components; processing outbound data to produce processed outbound data; and processing inbound data to produce processed inbound data; and one or more input/output modules operable to, at least one of; route the processed outbound data from the processing module to a peripheral output component; and route the inbound data from a peripheral input component to the processing module. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device comprises:
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a coil operable to convert a magnetic field into an AC voltage, wherein a wireless power transmit unit generated the magnetic field; a capacitor coupled to the coil; a rectifying circuit operable to convert the AC voltage into a DC rail voltage; a DC to DC converter operable to convert the DC rail voltage into a DC voltage in accordance with a DC to DC converter control signal; a battery selectively coupled to be charged by the DC voltage or the supply a battery voltage; and a processing module operable to; generate a control signal based on desired electromagnetic properties; send the control signal to at least one of the coil and the capacitor, wherein the at least one of the coil and the capacitor are tuned in accordance with the control signal; generate a battery charge control signal to enable the selective coupling of the battery to the DC voltage; generate the DC to DC converter control signal to achieve a desired voltage for the DC voltage; processing outbound data to produce processed outbound data; and processing inbound data to produce processed inbound data; and one or more input/output modules operable to, at least one of; route the processed outbound data from the processing module to a peripheral output component; and route the inbound data from a peripheral input component to the processing module. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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