Receiver devices configured to determine location within a transmission field
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, by a receiver device, from a transmitter device, an exploratory power wave and a communications signal requesting a feedback communications signal based upon the exploratory power wave, the feedback communications signal indicating waveform characteristics of the exploratory power wave, wherein the communications signal is transmitted along a first axis from the transmitter device to the receiver device;
deriving, by the receiver device, a location of the receiver device based at least in part upon the waveform characteristics of the exploratory power wave;
transmitting, by the receiver device, the feedback communications signal containing data indicating the location of the receiver device relative to the transmitter device within a transmission field, wherein the data contained in the feedback communications signal causes the transmitter device to transmit a second communications signal to the receiver device along a second axis that is distinct from the first axis;
receiving, by the receiver device, a second exploratory power wave and the second communications signal requesting a second feedback communications signal based upon the second exploratory power wave; and
transmitting, by the receiver device, the second feedback communications signal containing data indicating a comparatively more granular location of the receiver device relative to the transmitter device within the transmission field.
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein may generate and transmit power waves that, as result of their physical waveform characteristics (e.g., frequency, amplitude, phase, gain, direction), converge at a predetermined location in a transmission field to generate a pocket of energy. Receivers associated with an electronic device being powered by the wireless charging system, may extract energy from these pockets of energy and then convert that energy into usable electric power for the electronic device associated with a receiver. The pockets of energy may manifest as a three-dimensional field (e.g., transmission field) where energy may be harvested by a receiver positioned within or nearby the pocket of energy.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, by a receiver device, from a transmitter device, an exploratory power wave and a communications signal requesting a feedback communications signal based upon the exploratory power wave, the feedback communications signal indicating waveform characteristics of the exploratory power wave, wherein the communications signal is transmitted along a first axis from the transmitter device to the receiver device; deriving, by the receiver device, a location of the receiver device based at least in part upon the waveform characteristics of the exploratory power wave; transmitting, by the receiver device, the feedback communications signal containing data indicating the location of the receiver device relative to the transmitter device within a transmission field, wherein the data contained in the feedback communications signal causes the transmitter device to transmit a second communications signal to the receiver device along a second axis that is distinct from the first axis; receiving, by the receiver device, a second exploratory power wave and the second communications signal requesting a second feedback communications signal based upon the second exploratory power wave; and transmitting, by the receiver device, the second feedback communications signal containing data indicating a comparatively more granular location of the receiver device relative to the transmitter device within the transmission field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A receiver device comprising:
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an antenna array comprising one or more antennas, a respective antenna of the one or more antennas configured to receive one or more power waves and capture energy from the one or more power waves; a communications component configured to receive one or more communications signals from a transmitter device; and a receiver processor executing instructions to; upon receiving from a transmitter device an exploratory power wave and a communications signal requesting a feedback communications signal based upon the exploratory power wave, the feedback communications signal indicating waveform characteristics of the exploratory power wave, wherein the communications signal is transmitted along a first axis from the transmitter device to the receiver device; deriving, by the receiver device, a location of the receiver device based at least in part upon the waveform characteristics of the exploratory power wave; transmit the feedback communications signal containing data indicating the location of the receiver device relative to the transmitter device within a transmission field, wherein the data contained in the feedback communications signal causes the transmitter device to transmit a second communications signal along a second axis that is distinct from the first axis from the transmitter device to the receiver device; receive a second exploratory power wave and the second communications signal requesting a second feedback communications signal based upon the second exploratory power wave; and transmit the second feedback communications signal containing data indicating a comparatively more granular location of the receiver device relative to the transmitter device within the transmission field. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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