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 said RF beam 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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37 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 said RF beam 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, 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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