METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESSLY TRANSFERRING POWER AND COMMUNICATING WITH ONE OR MORE SLAVE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A system for charging devices, the system comprising:
- a slave device comprising;
an antenna to receive a radio frequency (RF) beam; and
a power generation module connected to the antenna that converts RF energy received by the slave antenna to power; and
a master device comprising;
a directional antenna to direct RF power to the antenna of the slave device; and
a module that provides power to the directional antenna of the master device.
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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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46 Claims
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1. A system for charging devices, the system comprising:
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a slave device comprising; an antenna to receive a radio frequency (RF) beam; and a power generation module connected to the antenna that converts RF energy received by the slave antenna to power; and a master device comprising; a directional antenna to direct RF power to the antenna of the slave device; and a module that provides power to the directional antenna of the master device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for charging devices, the system comprising:
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a master device comprising; a first plurality of coils to transmit energy by induction, the first plurality of coils arranged in a first pattern; a module that provides alternating power to the first plurality of coils; and a processing module; and a slave device comprising; a second plurality of coils to receive energy by induction from one or more coils of the master device, the second plurality of coils arranged in a second pattern; and a power generation module connected to the second plurality of coils that converts the received induction energy to power, wherein the master processing unit (i) receives information from the slave regarding the slave coil pattern and (ii) based on the received information, activates a set of coils in the first plurality of coils to optimize an amount of induction energy received by the second plurality of coils. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A system for charging devices, the system comprising:
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a master device comprising; a first plurality of coils to transmit energy by induction; and a module that provides alternating power to the first plurality of coils; and a slave device comprising; a second plurality of coils to receive energy by induction from one or more coils of the master device, the second plurality of coils having a set of operating parameters; a power generation module connected to the second plurality of coils that converts the received induction energy to power; and a processing module; wherein the slave processing unit (i) receives a set of master device'"'"'s parameters and (ii) based on the received master device'"'"'s parameters, reconfigures one or more of the operating parameters of the second plurality of coils to maximize the received induction power. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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