Wireless power transfer

• US 9,490,650 B2
• Filed: 08/02/2012
• Issued: 11/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SanDisk Technologies LLC (Western Digital Corporation)
• Original Assignee: SanDisk Technologies LLC (Western Digital Corporation)
• Inventors: Stevens, Gregory Louis, Xing, Rongzhi
• Primary Examiner(s): Fureman, Jared
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bukhari, Aqeel
• Application Number:
  US13/565,472
• Publication Number:
  US 20140035380A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,559 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/40 using two or more transmitting or receiving devices H02J50/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed that enable power regulation during wireless power transfer, such as during magnetic resonance (MR) charging of one or more devices from a power transfer device, while enabling the one or more devices to access a network drive via a routing mechanism while the network drive is operatively coupled to an apparatus that includes the power transfer device and the routing mechanism.

Claims

1. A wireless apparatus comprising:

a housing;

a memory;

a routing mechanism, wherein the routing mechanism is configured to enable wireless access to the memory by a plurality of wireless devices, wherein the routing mechanism is further configured to support wireless connectivity using network address translation while the routing mechanism is wirelessly connected to the plurality of wireless devices; and

a battery, wherein the memory, the routing mechanism, and the battery are integrated within the housing;

wherein the routing mechanism is further configured to;

receive data for storage in the memory from a first one of the plurality of wireless devices via the wireless connectivity, wherein the data includes a music file, an image file, an audio file, a video file, or a combination thereof; and

share the data stored in the memory with a second one of the plurality of wireless devices by sending the data from the memory to the second one of the plurality of wireless devices via the wireless connectivity.

2. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, wherein the battery is rechargeable.

3. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless device corresponds to a mobile telephone, a notebook computer, a tablet, a laptop computer, a gaming console, an electronic book reader, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a combination thereof.

4. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory corresponds to a network drive that includes a solid state storage device, and wherein the network drive includes an embedded flash memory device.

5. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, wherein the routing mechanism is further configured to prevent access to the data by a third one of the plurality of wireless devices.

6. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a universal serial bus (USB) interface, wherein the USB interface enables connection of the housing to an electronic device.

7. The wireless apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an interface that is compliant with a standard associated with a secure digital (SD) flash memory card, and wherein the interface includes a receptacle configured to receive the SD flash memory card.

8. A method comprising:

in a wireless apparatus with a housing that includes a memory, a routing mechanism, and a battery, performing;

providing access to the memory, by the routing mechanism, to a plurality of wireless devices via wireless communication between the plurality of wireless devices and the routing mechanism; and

providing, by the routing mechanism, wireless connectivity accessible to the plurality of wireless devices, wherein the wireless connectivity is provided using network address translation while the routing mechanism is wirelessly connected to the plurality of wireless devices;

receiving data for storage in the memory from a first one of the plurality of wireless devices via the wireless connectivity, wherein the data includes a music file, an image file, an audio file, a video file, or a combination thereof; and

sharing the data stored in the memory with a second one of the plurality of wireless devices by sending the data from the memory to the second one of the plurality of wireless devices via the wireless connectivity.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising preventing access to the data by a third one of the plurality of wireless devices.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the wireless apparatus is coupled to an Internet-connected device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the Internet-connected device includes a computer.

12. A wireless apparatus comprising:

a housing;

a memory;

a routing mechanism, wherein the routing mechanism is configured to enable wireless access to the memory by a plurality of wireless devices, wherein the routing mechanism is further configured to support wireless connectivity using network address translation while the routing mechanism is wirelessly connected to the plurality of wireless devices; and

a universal serial bus (USB) interface configured to supply power to the memory, wherein the memory and the routing mechanism are integrated within the housing;

wherein the routing mechanism is further configured to;

receive data for storage in the memory from a first one of the plurality of wireless devices via the wireless connectivity, wherein the data includes a music file, an image file, an audio file, a video file, or a combination thereof; and

share the data stored in the memory with a second one of the plurality of wireless devices by sending the data from the memory to the second one of the plurality of wireless devices via the wireless connectivity.

13. The wireless apparatus of claim 12, wherein the wireless device comprises a mobile telephone, a notebook computer, a tablet, a laptop computer, a gaming console, an electronic book reader, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a combination thereof.

14. The wireless apparatus of claim 12, wherein the USB interface enables connection of the housing to an alternating current charging unit, to an electronic device, or a combination thereof.

15. The wireless apparatus of claim 12, wherein the USB interface extends at least partially through the housing, and wherein the memory comprises a solid state storage device.

16. The wireless apparatus of claim 12, further comprising an interface that is compliant with a standard associated with a secure digital (SD) flash memory card, and wherein the interface includes a receptacle configured to receive the SD flash memory card.

17. A method comprising:

in a wireless apparatus with a housing that includes a memory and a routing mechanism, wherein the wireless apparatus further includes a universal serial bus (USB) interface configured to supply power to the wireless apparatus, performing;

providing access to the memory, by the routing mechanism, to a plurality of wireless devices via wireless communication between the wireless device and the routing mechanism; and

providing, by the routing mechanism, wireless connectivity accessible to the plurality of wireless devices, wherein the wireless connectivity is provided using network address translation while the routing mechanism is wirelessly connected to the plurality of wireless devices;

receiving data for storage in the memory from a first one of the plurality of wireless devices via the wireless connectivity, wherein the data includes a music file, an image file, an audio file, a video file, or a combination thereof; and

sharing the data stored in the memory with a second one of the plurality of wireless devices by sending the data from the memory to the second one of the plurality of wireless devices via the wireless connectivity.