TRANSFERRING POWER TO A MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20130057077A1
• Filed: 05/15/2012
• Published: 03/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electronic Edison Transmission Technologies, LLC (Leigh M. Rothschild)
• Original Assignee: Ariel Inventions, LLC
• Inventors: ROTHSCHILD, Leigh M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,448,603 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/104
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/05 using capacitive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/20 using microwaves or radio frequency waves
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/30 using light, e.g. lasers
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/342 The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/0034

Abstract

Embodiments of the disclosure may include a system for transferring power, the system having a donor mobile device. Such a donor mobile device may include processor(s) and a donor wireless power transfer mechanism coupled to the processor(s). In addition, the donor mobile device may include software application(s) that: (i) configure the donor wireless transfer mechanism on the donor mobile device to initiate power transfer; and (ii) transfer power using the donor wireless transfer mechanism. The system may also have a receptor mobile device including processor(s) and a receptor wireless power transfer mechanism coupled to the processor(s). Further, the receptor mobile device may include software application(s) that: (i) configure the receptor power transfer mechanism on the receptor mobile device to receive power; and (ii) receive and convert received power into electric current using the receptor power transfer mechanism.

Claims

1. A method for transferring power to a receptor mobile device from a donor mobile device, comprising;

configuring a donor wireless power transfer mechanism on the donor mobile device using a wireless transmit application;

configuring a receptor wireless power transfer mechanism on the receptor mobile device using a wireless receive application;

transferring power from donor mobile device to the receptor mobile device using the donor wireless power transfer mechanism and the receptor wireless power transfer mechanism; and

receiving and converting received power into electric current using the receptor wireless power transfer mechanism.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising configuring a donor power threshold using a wireless transmit application.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising determining whether the donor mobile device has been reduced to the donor power threshold.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising configuring a receptor power threshold using a wireless receive application.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether the receptor mobile device exceeds the receptor power threshold.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the donor wireless power transmission mechanism and the receptor wireless power transmission mechanism is selected from a group consisting of inductive coupling, capacitive coupling, microwave radiation, radio frequency radiation, laser radiation or a combination thereof.

7. A system for transferring power, comprising:

a donor mobile device having;

one or more processors;

a donor wireless power transfer mechanism coupled to the one or more processors; and

one or more applications that;

(i) configure the donor wireless transfer mechanism on the donor mobile device to initiate power transfer;

(ii) transfer power using the donor wireless transfer mechanism from the donor mobile device to a receptor mobile device.

8. The system of claim 7, further comprising the receptor mobile device having:

one or more processors;

a receptor wireless power transfer mechanism coupled to the one or more processors; and

one or more applications that;

(i) configure the receptor power transfer mechanism on the receptor mobile device to receive power;

(ii) receive and convert received power into electric current using the receptor power transfer mechanism.

9. The system of claim 7, further comprising a wireless transmit application that configures a donor power threshold.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the wireless transmit application determines whether the donor mobile device has been reduced to the donor power threshold.

11. The system of claim 8, further comprising a wireless receive application that configures a receptor power threshold.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the wireless receive application determines whether the receptor mobile device exceeds the receptor power threshold.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the donor wireless power transmission mechanism and the receptor wireless power transmission mechanism is selected from a group consisting of inductive coupling, capacitive coupling, microwave radiation, radio frequency radiation, laser radiation or a combination thereof.

14. A device for transferring power, comprising:

one or more processors;

a donor wireless power transfer mechanism coupled to the one or more processors; and

one or more applications that;

(i) configure the donor wireless transfer mechanism on the donor mobile device to initiate power transfer;

(ii) transfer power using the donor wireless transfer mechanism;

15. The device of claim 14, further comprising:

a receptor wireless power transfer mechanism coupled to the one or more processors; and

one or more applications that;

(i) configure the receptor power transfer mechanism on the receptor mobile device to receive power;

(ii) receive and convert received power into electric current using the receptor power transfer mechanism.

16. The device of claim 15, further comprising a wireless transmit application that configures a donor power threshold.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein the wireless transmit application determines whether the donor mobile device has been reduced to the donor power threshold.

18. The device of claim 15, further comprising a wireless receive application that configures a receptor power threshold.

19. The device of claim 18, wherein the wireless receive application determines whether the receptor mobile device exceeds the receptor power threshold.

20. The device of claim 15, wherein the donor wireless power transmission mechanism and the receptor wireless power transmission mechanism is selected from a group consisting of inductive coupling, capacitive coupling, microwave radiation, radio frequency radiation, laser radiation or a combination thereof.

21. A method for transferring power to a receptor mobile device from a donor mobile device, comprising;

configuring a donor wireless power transfer mechanism on the donor mobile device using a wireless transmit application;

determining a donor power threshold using a wireless transmit application; and

transferring power from donor mobile device to the receptor mobile device using the donor wireless power transfer mechanism and the receptor wireless power transfer mechanism.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising determining whether the donor mobile device has been reduced to the donor power threshold.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the donor wireless power transmission mechanism is selected from a group consisting of inductive coupling, capacitive coupling, microwave radiation, radio frequency radiation, laser radiation or a combination thereof.

24. A method for transferring power to a receptor mobile device from a donor mobile device, comprising;

configuring a receptor wireless power transfer mechanism on the receptor mobile device using a wireless receive application;

determining a receptor power threshold using a wireless receive application.

receiving power from the donor mobile device and converting received power into electric current using the receptor wireless power transfer mechanism

25. The method of claim 24, further comprising determining whether the receptor mobile device exceeds the receptor power threshold.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein the receptor wireless power transmission mechanism is selected from a group consisting of inductive coupling, capacitive coupling, microwave radiation, radio frequency radiation, laser radiation or a combination thereof.