Tracking receiver devices with wireless power systems, apparatuses, and methods

A power transmitting system, comprising:

• a host device, comprising:
• a transmit antenna for generating a near field radiation within a coupling-mode region for coupling to a receive antenna on a receiver device;
• a communication interface for conveying receiver information from the receiver device to the host device when the receiver device is in the coupling-mode region;
• and
• a controller operably coupled to the transmit antenna and the communication interface, the controller for monitoring and processing the receiver information to generate notification information;
• and
• a remote notifier that is remote from the host device and comprising:
• a remote communication interface for receiving the notification information from the host device;
• and
• a remote user-perceivable notifier operably coupled to the remote communication interface and for presenting the notification information to a user.

A method, comprising:

• generating an electromagnetic field at a resonant frequency of a transmit antenna of a host device to create a coupling-mode region within a near-field of the transmit antenna;
• detecting a presence of a receiver device with a receive antenna in the coupling-mode region;
• receiving a request for power from the receiver device over a communication channel;
• receiving unique identifier information from the receiver device over the communication channel;
• and
• indicating notification information about the receiver device on a user-perceivable notifier responsive to the unique identifier information.

A power transmitting system, comprising:

• means for generating an electromagnetic field at a resonant frequency of a transmit antenna of a host device to create a coupling-mode region within a near-field of the transmit antenna;
• means for detecting a presence of a receiver device with a receive antenna in the coupling-mode region;
• means for receiving a request for power from the receiver device over a communication channel;
• means for receiving unique identifier information from the receiver device over the communication channel;
• and
• means for indicating notification information about the receiver device to a user responsive to the unique identifier information.