Near-held wireless power transmission techniques

A method of wirelessly transferring power, the method comprising:

• at a wireless-power receiver comprising a near-field antenna configured to receive and/or transmit near-field radio frequency (RF) energy, a far-field antenna configured to receive and/or transmit far-field RF energy, and a communications component configured to receive and/or transmit a communication signal including a charging request:
• receiving a first charging request from another wireless-power receiver;
• accepting or declining the first charging request;
• upon accepting the first charging request, transmitting near-field RF energy or far-field RF energy to the other wireless-power receiver;
• transmitting a second charging request to the other wireless-power receiver or a wireless-power transmitter;
• and
• responsive to the second charging request, receiving near-field RF energy and/or far-field RF energy from the other wireless-power receiver and/or the wireless-power transmitter.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors that are in communication with a wireless-power receiver, cause the wireless-power receiver to:

• receive, via a communications component, a first charging request from another wireless-power receiver;
• accept or decline the first charging request;
• upon accepting the first charging request, transmit near-field RF energy, via a near-field antenna, or far-field RF energy, via a far-field antenna, to the other wireless-power receiver;
• transmit, via the communications component, a second charging request to the other wireless-power receiver or a wireless-power transmitter;
• and
• responsive to the second charging request, receive near-field RF energy, via the near-field antenna, and/or far-field RF energy, via the far-field antenna, from the other wireless-power receiver and/or the wireless-power transmitter.