METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REMOTE WIRELESS POWERING AND CONTROL OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20130084800A1
• Filed: 09/30/2011
• Published: 04/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kari, Juhani Valdemar, Vaajala, Kristian Mikael, TROBERG, Mikael Johannes
• Granted Patent: US 9,496,925 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/0031 for data transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/26 using coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

Example method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable remote wireless powering and control of an electronic device. Example embodiments of the invention include a method comprising the steps of detecting received power in a wireless power receiver of a device; determining to turn on the device in response to detecting the power; and sending information through a control interface to cause an information processing operation to be performed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

detecting received power in a wireless power receiver of a device;

determining to turn on the device in response to detecting the power; and

sending information through a control interface to cause an information processing operation to be performed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the received power is received from a wireless charging device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the received power is received from a near field communication device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the instructions are received as a modulated component of the received power.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the instructions are received in a near field communication message received by the wireless power receiver.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the instructions are stored in the device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the instructions are stored in the device and receiving wireless power causes the instructions to be sent through the control interface to cause an information processing operation to be performed.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving additional information via a wireless communications connection; and

using the additional information to cause the information processing operation to be performed.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving additional information from at least one of a Bluetooth™

connection or a wireless local area network connection; and

using the additional information to cause an information processing operation to be performed.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the information processing operation is at least one of software updating, Bluetooth™

pairing, personalization, operator specific settings, user specific settings, language settings, or voice control settings.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory including computer program code;

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to;

detect received power in a wireless power receiver;

determine to turn on the apparatus in response to detecting the power;

send information through a control interface to cause an information processing operation to be performed.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the received power is received from a wireless charging device.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the received power is received from a near field communication device.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the information is received as a modulated component of the received power.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the information is received in a near field communication message received by the wireless power receiver.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the information is stored in the apparatus.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the information is stored in the apparatus and receiving wireless power causes the information to be sent through the control interface to cause the information processing operation to be performed.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to;

receive additional information via a wireless communications connection; and

using the additional information to cause the information processing operation to be performed.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to;

receive additional information from at least one of a Bluetooth™

connection or a wireless local area network connection; and

using the additional information to cause the information processing operation to be performed.

20. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the information processing operation is at least one of software updating, Bluetooth™

pairing, personalization, operator specific settings, user specific settings, language settings, or voice control settings.

21. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:

code for detecting received power in a wireless power receiver of a device;

code for determining to turn on the device in response to detecting the power; and

code for sending information through a control interface to cause an information processing operation to be performed.

22. A method, comprising:

receiving information from a wireless power receiver through a control interface; and

causing an information processing operation to be performed based on the received information.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the wireless power receiver receives power from a wireless charging device.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the wireless power receiver receives power from a near field communication device.

25. The method of claim 22, wherein the received information is derived from a modulated component of power received by the wireless power receiver.

26. The method of claim 22, wherein the received information is derived from a near field communication message received by the wireless power receiver.

27. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

receiving additional information from a wireless communications connection through a control interface; and

causing an information processing operation to be performed using the received additional information.

28. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

receiving additional information from at least one of a Bluetooth™

connection or a wireless local area network connection, through a control interface; and

causing an information processing operation to be performed using the received additional information.

29. The method of claim 22, wherein the information processing operation is at least one of software updating, Bluetooth™

pairing, personalization, operator specific settings, user specific settings, language settings, or voice control settings.

30. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory including computer program code;

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to;

receive information from a wireless power receiver through a control interface; and

cause an information processing operation to be performed based on the received information.

31. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the wireless power receiver receives power from a wireless charging device.

32. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the wireless power receiver receives power from a near field communication device.

33. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the received information is derived from a modulated component of power received by the wireless power receiver.

34. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the received information is derived from a near field communication message received by the wireless power receiver.

35. The apparatus of claim 30, comprising:

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to;

receive additional information from a wireless communications connection; and

cause an information processing operation to be performed using the received additional information.

36. The apparatus of claim 30, further comprising:

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to;

receive additional information from at least one of a Bluetooth™

connection or a wireless local area network connection; and

cause an information processing operation to be performed using the received additional information.

37. The apparatus of claim 35, wherein the information processing operation is at least one of software updating, Bluetooth™

pairing, personalization, operator specific settings, user specific settings, language settings, or voice control settings.

38. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:

code for receiving information from a wireless power receiver through a control interface; and

code for causing an information processing operation to be performed based on the received information.