Physical and virtual identification in a wireless power network
First Claim
1. A wireless charging system comprising:
- a detector configured to identify device information related to a device to be powered at a location;
a location processor coupled with the detector and configured to deliver location-specific information to the device to be powered, wherein the location-specific information is related to the location of the device to be powered and is based on the identified device information; and
a power supply in communication with the location processor configured to wirelessly provide power to the device to be powered based on the detected device information;
wherein the location processor is configured to deliver the location-specific information to the device to be powered via a first channel, and further wherein the power supply is configured to wirelessly provide power to the device to be powered via a second channel.
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Abstract
A wireless charging system is disclosed. The wireless charging system includes a detector configured to identify device information related to a device to be powered at a location, a location processor coupled with the detector and configured to deliver location-specific information related to the location to the device to be powered based on the detected device information, a power supply in communication with the location processor configured to wirelessly provide power to the device based on the detected device information, such that the location processor is configured to deliver the location specific information to the device via a first channel, and wherein the power supply is configured to wirelessly provide power to the device via a second channel.
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24 Claims
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1. A wireless charging system comprising:
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a detector configured to identify device information related to a device to be powered at a location; a location processor coupled with the detector and configured to deliver location-specific information to the device to be powered, wherein the location-specific information is related to the location of the device to be powered and is based on the identified device information; and a power supply in communication with the location processor configured to wirelessly provide power to the device to be powered based on the detected device information; wherein the location processor is configured to deliver the location-specific information to the device to be powered via a first channel, and further wherein the power supply is configured to wirelessly provide power to the device to be powered via a second channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein data representing instructions executable by a programmed processor configured to control a wireless charging station, the storage medium comprising instructions operative for:
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receiving, at the wireless charging station, device information from a device; identifying the device based on both the received device information and a virtual account associated with the device; and communicating, from the wireless charging station, location-specific information to the device via a wireless connection established by the wireless charging station wherein the location-specific information is related to a location of the device at the wireless charging station. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing a wireless charge comprising:
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storing user account information in a virtual account, wherein the user account information includes a device identification; receiving a request for a wireless charge from a device at a wireless charging station deployed at a location; communicating the device information to the wireless charging station; verifying the received device information against the stored device information in the virtual account; communicating, from the wireless charging station, location-specific information to the device based on the received device information, wherein the location-specific information is related to the location; providing wireless power to the device; and updating the virtual account to reflect the communicated location-specific information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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