TRANSFERRING POWER TO A MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20160359367A1
• Filed: 08/19/2016
• Published: 12/08/2016
• 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 9,871,415 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 having a battery, 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;

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

providing, by the donor wireless transfer mechanism, an electric current to a primary coil, the primary coil further providing electric current to a secondary coil in the receptor wireless transfer mechanism through a magnetic field; and

storing an electric charge in a capacitor included in the receptor wireless power transfer mechanism thereby increasing battery life when the capacitor is discharged.

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. 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;

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;

wherein the donor wireless power transfer mechanism includes a primary conductor and the receptor wireless power transfer mechanism includes a secondary conductor such that the primary conductor and secondary conductor acts as capacitor plates and air between the primary conductor and the secondary conductor acts as a dielectric such that when electric current is provided to the primary conductor, the primary conductor and the secondary conductor act as a capacitor such that on discharge, generates electric current in the receptor wireless power transfer mechanism.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising determining whether the donor mobile device has been reduced to the donor power threshold.

8. The method of claim 6, 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.

9. A method for transferring power to a receptor mobile device from a donor mobile device having a battery, 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;

wherein the wireless power transfer mechanism includes a power adapter having a capacitor to store an electric charge, such that battery life increases when the capacitor is discharged.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising determining whether the receptor mobile device exceeds the receptor power threshold.

12. The method of claim 9 further comprising determining whether the receptor mobile device exceeds the receptor power threshold.

15. The system of claim 12, further configured to determine whether the donor mobile device has been reduced to the donor power threshold.

11. A method for transferring power to a receptor mobile device from a donor mobile device having a battery, 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;

wherein the wireless power transfer mechanism includes a power adapter having a capacitor to store an electric charge, such that battery life increases when the capacitor is discharged.

14. The system of claim 11, further comprising a donor power threshold that uses a wireless transmit application.

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

17. The system of claim 11, further configured to determine whether the receptor mobile device exceeds the receptor power threshold.

13. A system for transferring power to a receptor mobile device from a donor mobile device having a battery, comprising:

a donor wireless power transfer mechanism on the donor mobile device that uses a wireless transmit application;

a receptor wireless power transfer mechanism on the receptor mobile device that uses a wireless receive application;

wherein the donor mobile device transfers power to the receptor mobile device using the donor wireless power transfer mechanism and the receptor wireless power transfer mechanism;

wherein the receptor wireless power transfer mechanism receives and converts received power into electric current;

wherein the donor wireless transfer mechanism provides an electric current to a primary coil and the primary coil further provides electric current to a secondary coil in the receptor wireless transfer mechanism through a magnetic field; and

wherein a capacitor included in the receptor wireless power transfer mechanism stores an electric charge thereby increasing battery life when the capacitor is discharged.