Wirelessly powered electronic display apparatuses
First Claim
1. A system for presenting communications to users in a wireless power delivery environment, the system comprising:
- one or more wireless power transmitting systems, each including;
control circuitry; and
multiple adaptively-phased antennas configured to transmit coherent power signals and data signals into the wireless power delivery environment; and
multiple electronic display apparatuses, each including;
a display for presenting display data to users in a wireless power delivery environment;
one or more antennas configured to wirelessly receive the coherent power signals and the data signals; and
control circuitry configured to;
process the coherent power signals to harvest energy therefrom;
store the energy for powering the electronic display apparatus;
identify a particular user having a wireless device other than the electronic display apparatus within a threshold range of the electronic display apparatus;
generate or receive customized communication directed to the particular user;
process the data signals to determine the display data; and
direct the display to present;
the display data to the users, and the customized communication to the particular user,wherein the control circuitry of each wireless power transmitting system is configured to direct the multiple adaptively-phased antennas to transmit the coherent power signals to the multiple adaptively-phased antennas.
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Abstract
A wirelessly powered electronic display apparatus and techniques for dynamically controlling the apparatus are described herein. More specifically, the electronic display apparatus is configured identify proximate users and automatically present communications to the proximate users in a wireless power delivery environment. In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises a housing, an electronic display disposed on the housing, one or more antennas situated within the housing and electronic circuitry situated within the housing. The electronic display is configured to present display data to proximate users in the wireless power delivery environment. The one or more antennas are configured to wirelessly receive power and data signals. The electronic circuitry is configured to harvest energy from the power signals, process the data signals to determine the display data for presentation to the proximate users, and direct the electronic display to present the display data to the proximate users.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for presenting communications to users in a wireless power delivery environment, the system comprising:
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one or more wireless power transmitting systems, each including; control circuitry; and multiple adaptively-phased antennas configured to transmit coherent power signals and data signals into the wireless power delivery environment; and multiple electronic display apparatuses, each including; a display for presenting display data to users in a wireless power delivery environment; one or more antennas configured to wirelessly receive the coherent power signals and the data signals; and control circuitry configured to; process the coherent power signals to harvest energy therefrom; store the energy for powering the electronic display apparatus; identify a particular user having a wireless device other than the electronic display apparatus within a threshold range of the electronic display apparatus; generate or receive customized communication directed to the particular user; process the data signals to determine the display data; and direct the display to present;
the display data to the users, and the customized communication to the particular user,wherein the control circuitry of each wireless power transmitting system is configured to direct the multiple adaptively-phased antennas to transmit the coherent power signals to the multiple adaptively-phased antennas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of operating a system for presenting data to users in a wireless power delivery environment including one or more wireless power transmission systems, the method comprising:
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receiving, via one or more antennas of an electronic display apparatus, coherent power signals and data signals transmitted by multiple adaptively-phased antennas of the one or more wireless power transmission systems; harvesting, by the electronic display apparatus, energy from the coherent power signals; identifying, by the electronic display apparatus, a particular user having a wireless device other than the electronic display apparatus within a threshold range of the electronic display apparatus; generating or receiving, by the electronic display apparatus, customized communication directed to the particular user; processing, by the electronic display apparatus, the data signals to determine display data; and presenting, via a display of the electronic display apparatus;
the display data to the users, and the customized communication to the particular user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for presenting communications to users in a wireless power delivery environment including one or more wireless power transmitting systems, the system comprising:
multiple electronic display apparatuses, each including; a display for presenting display data to users in a wireless power delivery environment; one or more antennas configured to wirelessly receive;
coherent power signals and data signals, transmitted into the wireless power delivery environment by the one or more wireless power transmitting systems; andcontrol circuitry configured to; harvest energy from the coherent power signals received from the one or more wireless power transmitting systems; identify a particular user having a wireless device other than one of electronic display apparatuses within a threshold range of at least one of the electronic display apparatuses; generate or receive customized communication directed to the particular user; process the data signals to determine the display data; and direct the electronic display apparatus to present;
the display data to the users, and the customized communication to the particular user.
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