METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS POWER AND DATA TRANSMISSION

• US 20160156387A1
• Filed: 12/02/2014
• Published: 06/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ota, Takaaki
• Application Number:
  US14/557,589
• Publication Number:
  US 20160156387A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/24 Inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

Various aspects of a method and device for wireless power and data transmission are disclosed herein. The method is executed within a first electronic device. The first electronic device receives a power and data from a second electronic device, via a first communication channel. The first electronic device transmits the received power and data to a third electronic device, via a wireless second communication channel.

Claims

1. A method for wireless power and data transmission, said method comprising:

in a first electronic device;

receiving power and data from a second electronic device via a first communication channel; and

transmitting said received said power and said data to a third electronic device via a wireless second communication channel.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmission of said received power to said third electronic device via said wireless second communication channel is based on one of:

an electromagnetic induction, a magnetic resonance, and/or a magnetodynamic coupling.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising charging a first battery apparatus installed within said first electronic device based on said power received from a second battery apparatus installed within said second electronic device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising authenticating said third electronic device prior to said transmission of said received said power and said data via said wireless second communication channel.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said second electronic device corresponds to a host device and said first electronic device corresponds to a client device.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising replicating one or more client communication protocols such that said third electronic device corresponds to another client device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising repeating said received said power and said data for said third electronic device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein a connection interface of said third electronic device switches from a first interface to a second interface when a third communication channel is deployed between said third electronic device and a fourth electronic device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said third communication channel is an on-the-go (OTG) universal serial bus (USB) cable.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said first communication channel comprises one of:

a Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable, an Ethernet cable, and/or a cable with lightning connector.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said wireless second communication channel is one of:

a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) network, a Bluetooth network, a radio frequency (RF) network, and/or a near field communication (NFC) network.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmission of said power via said wireless second communication channel is based on one or more wireless standards that include Qi™

.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said first electronic device is one of:

an adaptor, a charger, a cradle and/or a connector.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein said second electronic device is one of:

a personal computer (PC), a laptop, a smartphone, a tablet, a phablet and/or a personal digital assistant (PDA).

15. The method of claim 1, wherein said third electronic device is one of:

a laptop, a smartphone, a tablet, a phablet and/or a personal digital assistant (PDA).

16. A system for wireless power and data transmission, said system comprising:

one or more processors in a first electronic device, said one or more processors being operable to;

receive power and data from a second electronic device via a first communication channel; and

transmit said received said power and said data to a third electronic device via a wireless second communication channel.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said one or more processors are operable to charge a first battery apparatus based on said received power, wherein said power is received from a second battery apparatus installed within said second electronic device.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein said one or more processors are operable to perform authentication of said third electronic device prior to said transmission of said received said power and said data via said wireless second communication channel.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein said second electronic device corresponds to a host device and said first electronic device corresponds to a client device.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein said one or more processors are operable to replicate one or more client communication protocols such that said third electronic device corresponds to another client device.

21. The system of claim 16, wherein said one or more processors are operable to repeat said power and said data for said third electronic device.

22. The system of claim 16, wherein said third electronic device switches from a client interface to a host interface when a third communication channel is deployed between said third electronic device and a fourth electronic device.

23. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for wireless power and data transmission, the at least one code section being executable by a computer for causing the computer to perform steps comprising:

receiving power and data from a second electronic device via a first communication channel; and

transmitting said received said power and said data to a third electronic device via a wireless second communication channel.