Multi axis vibration unit in device for vectored motion

• US 9,577,461 B2
• Filed: 04/16/2014
• Issued: 02/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Dow, Eli M., Gilchrist, James Paul, Schmidt, Steven Kent, Stocker, Charles James
• Primary Examiner(s): TAT, BINH C
• Application Number:
  US14/253,955
• Publication Number:
  US 20150303732A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,042 Days
• Field of Search: 320107-115
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/00 Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/20 using microwaves or radio frequency waves
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/30 using light, e.g. lasers
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007 Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage

Abstract

Charging a first device by a second device. The first device determines a first position of the first device relative to the second device. Based on the charging position, automatically moving, by the first device, into a second position on the second device. The first device comprises a first motor and a second motor. The first motor is capable of moving the first device along a first axis. The second motor is capable of moving the first device along a second axis.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

charging a first device by a second device;

determining, by said first device, a first position of said first device relative to said second device;

based on said charging position, automatically moving, by said first device, into a second position on said second device, said first device comprising a first motor and a second motor, said first motor capable of moving said first device along a first axis, said second motor capable of moving said first device along a second axis;

measuring a first charge rate based on said first position of said first device; and

wherein said automatically moving based on said first position, further comprises;

measuring a second charge rate based on said second position of said first device;

comparing said first charge rate with said second charge rate; and

based on said comparison, automatically moving said first device into a third position on said second device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said second position and said third position are random movements.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein automatically moving based on said comparison is further based on when said first charge rate has a lower value or equal value than said second charge rate.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein automatically moving based on said comparison is further based on when said first charge rate has a higher value or equal value than said second charge rate;

and

wherein said third position is the same as said first position.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining a distance from said first position to a beacon on said second device; and

wherein said automatically moving is further based on said distance.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

determining a rotational position from said first position to a second beacon on said second device;

wherein said automatically moving is further based on said rotational position.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein said second position is a position with an efficient charge rate on said second device.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein said second position is a position with an efficient charge rate on said second device.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising placing said first device on said second device.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said first motor operates independently of said second motor.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein said second device comprises a flat surface for said first device to move upon.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein said automatically moving of said first device comprises rotating, by said first motor and said second motor, said first device.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein automatically moving of said first device comprises being alternatively vibrated in a plurality of directions.

14. A computer system comprising:

a first device;

a second device;

a memory;

a processor in communication with said memory, said processor comprising an instruction fetching unit for fetching instructions from memory and one or more execution units for executing fetched instructions;

wherein said computer system is capable of performing a method comprising;

charging a first device by a second device;

determining a first position of said first device relative to said second device;

based on said charging position, automatically moving into a second position on said second device, said first device comprising a first motor and a second motor, said first motor capable of moving said first device along a first axis, said second motor capable of moving said first device along a second axis;

measuring a first charge rate based on said first position of said first device; and

wherein said automatically moving based on said first position, further comprises;

measuring a second charge rate based on said second position of said first device;

comparing said first charge rate with said second charge rate; and

based on said comparison, automatically moving said first device into a third position on said second device.

15. The computer system according to claim 14, wherein automatically moving based on said comparison is further based on when said first charge rate has a lower value or equal value than said second charge rate.

16. The computer system according to claim 14, wherein automatically moving based on said comparison is further based on when said first charge rate has a higher value or equal value than said second charge rate;

and

wherein said third position is the same as said first position.

17. The computer system according to claim 14, further comprising:

determining a distance from said first position to a beacon on said second device;

determining a rotational position from said first position to a second beacon on said second device; and

wherein said automatically moving is further based on said distance and said rotational position.

18. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising:

a Non-transitory storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising;

charging a first device by a second device;

determining a first position of said first device relative to said second device;

based on said charging position, automatically moving into a second position on said second device, said first device comprising a first motor and a second motor, said first motor capable of moving said first device along a first axis, said second motor capable of moving said first device along a second axis;

measuring a first charge rate based on said first position of said first device; and

wherein said automatically moving based on said first position, further comprises;

measuring a second charge rate based on said second position of said first device;

comparing said first charge rate with said second charge rate; and

based on said comparison, automatically moving said first device into a third position on said second device.