AUTOMATED CHARGING
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Abstract
Techniques for facilitating wireless charging are discussed herein. For example, a power-consuming device may receive a light beam from a charging device. In response, the power-consuming device may determine a power level of a battery associated with the power-consuming device. The power-consuming device may wirelessly signal the power level to the charging device. In some instances, the power-consuming device may determine the power level of the battery without drawing power from the battery. Further, in some instances the power-consuming device may receive another light beam to charge the battery.
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33 Claims
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13. A method executable by a power-consuming device, the method comprising:
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receiving a light beam from a charging device; in response to receiving the light beam, determining a power level; and contactlessly and wirelessly signaling the power level to the charging device, the signaling enabling the charging device to determine a status of the power level of the power-consuming device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. (canceled)
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21. A power-consuming device comprising:
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a power generation unit communicatively coupled to a power monitoring unit and configured to receive a light beam from a charging device; and the power monitoring unit configured to; based at least in part on the receiving the light beam, determine a power level of a battery associated with the power-consuming device; and contactlessly and wirelessly signal the power level to the charging device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system comprising:
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a photovoltaic panel configured to receive a light beam from a charging device; one or more processors communicatively coupled to the photovoltaic panel; and memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and storing executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; based at least in part on receiving the light beam, determining a power level of a battery associated with the system; and wirelessly signaling the power level to the charging device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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