Wireless Charging System
First Claim
1. A master unit for wirelessly charging at least one slave device, said master unit comprising:
- a plurality of radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) modules, each of said plurality of RFIC modules including an antenna array;
said master unit configured to select one of;
a single beam mode by using all or substantially all antenna arrays in said plurality of RFIC modules;
a multi-beam mode by using each respective antenna array in each of said plurality of RFIC modules to form separate beams from each of said plurality of RFIC modules;
a customized beam pattern mode by using a customized combination of antennas in selected ones of said plurality of RFIC modules.
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Abstract
A master unit for wirelessly charging a slave device includes a plurality of radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) modules, each of the plurality of RFIC modules having an antenna array. The master unit is configured to select one of a single beam mode by using all or substantially all antenna arrays in the plurality of RFIC modules, a multi-beam mode by using each respective antenna array in each of the RFIC modules to form a separate beam from each RFIC module, and a customized beam pattern mode by using a customized combination of antennas in selected ones of the plurality of RFIC modules. The master unit is configured to dynamically select from one of the single beam mode, the multi-beam mode, and the customized beam pattern mode based on a location of the slave device relative to the master unit.
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20 Claims
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1. A master unit for wirelessly charging at least one slave device, said master unit comprising:
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a plurality of radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) modules, each of said plurality of RFIC modules including an antenna array; said master unit configured to select one of; a single beam mode by using all or substantially all antenna arrays in said plurality of RFIC modules; a multi-beam mode by using each respective antenna array in each of said plurality of RFIC modules to form separate beams from each of said plurality of RFIC modules; a customized beam pattern mode by using a customized combination of antennas in selected ones of said plurality of RFIC modules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A master unit for wirelessly charging at least one slave device, said master unit comprising:
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a plurality of radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) modules, each of said plurality of RFIC modules including an antenna array; said master unit configured to select one of; a multi-beam mode by using each respective antenna array in each of said plurality of RFIC modules to form separate beams from each of said plurality of RFIC modules; a customized beam pattern mode by using a customized combination of antennas in selected ones of said plurality of RFIC modules.
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13. A system comprising:
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a plurality of radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) modules, each of said plurality of RFIC modules including an antenna array; a master unit configured to select one of; a single beam mode by using all or substantially all antenna arrays in said plurality of RFIC modules to charge a far-field salve device; a multi-beam mode by using each respective antenna array in each of said plurality of RFIC modules to form a separate beam from each of said plurality of RFIC modules to charge multiple near-field slave devices; a customized beam pattern mode by using a customized combination of antennas in selected ones of said plurality of RFIC modules to charge a selected near-field slave device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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