US 11,146,119 B2Granted

System for monetizing and incentivizing wireless power sharing

OwnerChristopher V. Beckmaninventor

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Abstract

New wireless power transmission, monetization, and incentivization techniques are disclosed. In some aspects of the invention, a system distributes wireless power from a power and information transmitting base station, through a network of intermediate wireless power enhancement and consumption devices, each of which may be independently owned and controlled. In some embodiments, the transmitted power is sourced from a variety of power providers. The system may assign invoices comprising monetary credits and debits, based on each device's use and/or enhancement of the wireless power provided through the network. In some embodiments, the system may determine monetary credits and debits based on the identity and/or owner of each device. In some embodiments, the system may determine monetary credits and debits based on one or more sources of wireless power. Other power storage and transmission techniques are also disclosed.

Claims17

Dependent claims

A system for incentivizing a wireless power transmission through one or more intermediate wireless power transmitting device(s), comprising:

a first wireless power transmitter, connected to one or more initial sources of power;
a control system, comprising specialized computer hardware and software configured to manage said one or more intermediate wireless power transmitting device(s);
wherein each of said plurality of intermediate wireless power transmitting device(s) comprises a different unique identifier and unique spatial location(s), and wherein each of said plurality of intermediate wireless power transmitting device(s) comprises one or more wireless power enhancing sub-device(s);
wherein said control system is configured to evaluate contribution(s) to said wireless power transmission by at least one of said one or more intermediate wireless power transmitting device(s);
and
wherein said control system is configured to determine one or more monetary credit(s) and/or monetary debit(s) based on both (A) said contribution(s) and (B) an incentive plan.

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Facts

Application: 16/929,076Filed 14 Jul 2020 · continuation in part
Priority: 15 Mar 2013
Published: US 2020/0343776 A129 Oct 2020
Granted: 12 Oct 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification17 codes

H02J 50/40
Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power: using two or more transmitting or receiving devices
G05B 19/042
Program control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers: using digital processors
G06Q 30/018
Commerce: certifying business or products
G06Q 40/02
Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes: banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance

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