WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER
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1. A wireless power station, comprising:
- a base comprising at least one source resonator;
an interactive display terminal;
at least one sensor; and
a controller connected to the at least one source resonator, the display terminal, and the sensor,wherein during operation of the system, the controller is configured to;
determine a location of a user of the wireless power station based on measurement information from the sensor;
activate the at least one source resonator to generate a magnetic field to wirelessly transmit electrical power to a receiver resonator positioned in footwear worn by the user;
display a request for user input on the interactive display terminal; and
discontinue wireless power transfer if a response to the request is not received from the user after a time interval.
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Abstract
A wireless energy transfer system includes wirelessly powered footwear. Device resonators in footwear may capture energy from source resonators. Captured energy may be used to generate thermal energy in the footwear. Wireless energy may be generated by wireless warming installations. Installations may be located in public locations and may activate when a user is near the installation. In some cases, the warming installations may include interactive displays and may require user input to activate energy transfer.
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1. A wireless power station, comprising:
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a base comprising at least one source resonator; an interactive display terminal; at least one sensor; and a controller connected to the at least one source resonator, the display terminal, and the sensor, wherein during operation of the system, the controller is configured to; determine a location of a user of the wireless power station based on measurement information from the sensor; activate the at least one source resonator to generate a magnetic field to wirelessly transmit electrical power to a receiver resonator positioned in footwear worn by the user; display a request for user input on the interactive display terminal; and discontinue wireless power transfer if a response to the request is not received from the user after a time interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A footwear insole, comprising:
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a core formed of a non-metallic material and comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the upper surface is positioned closer to a user'"'"'s foot than the lower surface when the insole is worn; a heating element attached to the upper surface; and a resonator comprising a resonator coil attached to the lower surface and positioned so that the resonator coil is laterally offset relative to the heating element, wherein the resonator coil is oriented so that during operation of the insole, the resonator coil has a dipole moment perpendicular to a portion of the lower surface to which the resonator coil is attached. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for wirelessly transferring power to an article of footwear, the method comprising:
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detecting a position of the footwear article relative to a wireless power source; activating a wireless power source based on the detected position to wirelessly transfer power to the footwear article; displaying a request for action to a wearer of the footwear article; and discontinuing wireless power transfer to the footwear article if a response to the request is not received after a time interval. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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