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Non-invasive beam steering

  • US 9,871,564 B1
  • Filed: 12/08/2016
  • Issued: 01/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, at control hardware of an external network interface unit, data packets from an external network, the external network interface unit affixed to an external surface of a building;

    receiving, at the control hardware, location information over a wireless communication link from a wireless communication device inside the building, the location information indicating a relative location of the wireless communication device;

    executing, by the control hardware, beam forming with the wireless communication device based on the received location information to form a communication beam directed toward the wireless communication device;

    transmitting the communication beam over the wireless communication link from the external network interface unit to the wireless communication device, the communication beam containing the data packets; and

    receiving, at the control hardware, inductive power from an internal charging device inductively coupled to the control hardware, the internal charging device located inside the building and comprising a transmit induction coil configured to generate an electromagnetic field for transmitting the inductive power through the external surface to the control hardware.

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