Method and apparatus to facilitate providing power to remote peripheral devices for use with a movable barrier operator system
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1. A method comprising:
- within a movable barrier operator system;
wirelessly transmitting operating power at a first level of power transmission to at least one remote peripheral device for use with the movable barrier operator system to thereby provide at least a portion of the remote peripheral device'"'"'s instantaneous power consumption requirements;
at a movable barrier operator, at least one of providing to and receiving information from the at least one remote peripheral device separate and apart from wirelessly transmitting the operating power; and
wirelessly transmitting operating power at a second level of power transmission that is different than the first level of power transmission to the at least one remote peripheral device based at least in part on at least one of;
information received from at least one remote peripheral device;
oran operating state of a movable barrier as is controlled by the movable barrier operator.
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Abstract
Operating power (207 and/or 209) is wirelessly transmitted (101) within a movable barrier operator system (200) to at least one remote peripheral device (204) to thereby provide at least a portion of the remote peripheral device'"'"'s instantaneous power consumption requirements. By these teachings, this remote peripheral device and the movable barrier operator for the movable barrier operator system are able to transmit information there between separate and apart from such wireless transmission of operating power. Such an exchange might comprise, for example, one or more separate wireless transmissions that are distinct and separate from the wireless power transmissions.
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1. A method comprising:
within a movable barrier operator system; wirelessly transmitting operating power at a first level of power transmission to at least one remote peripheral device for use with the movable barrier operator system to thereby provide at least a portion of the remote peripheral device'"'"'s instantaneous power consumption requirements; at a movable barrier operator, at least one of providing to and receiving information from the at least one remote peripheral device separate and apart from wirelessly transmitting the operating power; and wirelessly transmitting operating power at a second level of power transmission that is different than the first level of power transmission to the at least one remote peripheral device based at least in part on at least one of; information received from at least one remote peripheral device;
oran operating state of a movable barrier as is controlled by the movable barrier operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An apparatus comprising:
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a power input to facilitate operable coupling to a source of power; a power output operably coupled to the power input and being configured and arranged to wirelessly transmit operating power at a first level of power transmission to at least one remote peripheral device for use with a movable barrier operator system, separate and apart from any wireless transmission of information between a movable barrier operator and the remote peripheral device, to thereby provide at least a portion of the remote peripheral device'"'"'s instantaneous power consumption requirements, the power output further configured and arranged to wirelessly transmit operating power at a second level of power transmission that is different than the first level of power transmission to at least one remote peripheral device based at least in part on at least one of; information received from at least one remote peripheral device;
oran operating state of a movable barrier as is controlled by the movable barrier operator. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. An apparatus comprising:
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a movable barrier operator comprising a power input configured to receive power from a power source; a power output device in electrical communication with the power input; at least one transmission antenna in electrical communication with the power output device, wherein the power output device and the at least one transmission antenna are configured to wirelessly transmit operating power at a first level of power transmission to at least one remote peripheral device, separate and apart from any wireless transmission of information between the movable barrier operator and the remote peripheral device, to provide at least a portion of the remote peripheral device'"'"'s instantaneous power consumption requirements; wherein the power output device and the at least one transmission antenna are further configured to wirelessly transmit operating power at a second level of power transmission that is different than the first level of power transmission to the at least one remote peripheral device based at least in part on at least one of; information received from at least one remote peripheral device;
oran operating state of a movable barrier as is controlled by the movable barrier operator.
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