Method of acquiring operation state information of wireless power system

• US 9,967,000 B2
• Filed: 04/07/2015
• Issued: 05/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Chu, Feng-Seng
• Primary Examiner(s): Donovan, Lincoln
• Assistant Examiner(s): Retebo, Metasebia
• Application Number:
  US14/680,077
• Publication Number:
  US 20150288423A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,127 Days
• Field of Search: 307104
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00006 characterised by information or instructions transport means between the monitoring, controlling or managing units and monitored, controlled or operated power network element or electrical equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00028 involving the use of Internet protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• 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: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0229 where the received signal is a wanted signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0261 managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level

Abstract

A method for a mobile device in a wireless power system includes transmitting a request to a server of the wireless power system for acquiring operation state information of a first wireless power spot in the wireless power system, wherein the request at least comprises a required power threshold; and receiving a response comprising the operation state information of the first wireless power spot, wherein the operation state information at least comprises a capacity and an availability of the first wireless power spot.

Claims

1. A method for a mobile device in a wireless power system, the method comprising:

transmitting a request to a server of the wireless power system for acquiring operation state information of a first wireless power spot in the wireless power system, wherein the request at least comprises a required power threshold; and

receiving a response comprising the operation state information of the first wireless power spot, wherein the operation state information at least comprises a capacity and an availability of the first wireless power spot;

wherein the capacity is a number of wireless power base stations satisfying the required power threshold of the request in the first wireless power spot, and the availability is a number of available wireless power base stations satisfying the required power threshold in the first wireless power spot.

2. A method for a server in a wireless power system, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of reports from a first plurality of wireless power spots in the wireless power system;

receiving a first request from a mobile device in the wireless power system for acquiring operation state information of a second wireless power spot in the wireless power system;

selecting the second wireless power spot from the first plurality of wireless power spots according to the first request; and

transmitting a response to the mobile device, to indicate the operation state information of the second wireless power spot;

wherein each of the plurality of reports comprises a first capacity and a first availability of each of the first plurality of wireless power spots;

wherein the first request at least comprises a required power threshold;

wherein the operation state information comprises a second capacity and a second availability of the second wireless power spot;

wherein the first capacity is a total supporting power provided by each of the first plurality of wireless power spots and the first availability is an available supporting power provided by each of the first plurality of wireless power spots.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second capacity is a number of the wireless power base stations satisfying the required power threshold in the second wireless power spot, and the second availability is a number of the available wireless power base stations satisfying the required power threshold in the second wireless power spot.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the server periodically receives the plurality of reports.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the server transmits a second request to the first plurality of wireless power spots after receiving the first request from the mobile device, to acquire the plurality of reports.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the server transmits the second request to the first plurality of wireless power spots via a gateway of the wireless power system.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the server receives the plurality of reports via a gateway of the wireless power system.