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US 2012/0238291 A1Published application
Devices and systems for inductive transfer of electrical energy
AssigneeLocation Based Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJoseph F. Scalisi, David M. Morse, David Butler
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Abstract
Devices and systems are described for inductively charging a portable electronic device, such as a tracking device, and for communicatively coupling the portable electronic device to a computer monitoring station or other computing device.
Claims20
A charging device comprising:
- a receiving component configured to receive electrical energy from an electrical energy source;
- and
- an electrical energy transfer component configured to inductively provide storable electrical energy to a portable electronic device and to transfer data between the portable electronic device and a computer monitoring station.
A tracking device comprising:
- an inductive component configured to inductively receive electrical energy from a charging device;
- an energy storage component configured to store the electrical energy received from the charging device;
- and
- a processor configured for two way communications between the tracking device and a communications satellite and configured to transfer data between the tracking device and a computer monitoring station via the charging device.
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A system comprising:
- a tracking device comprising:
- an inductive component configured to inductively receive electrical energy,
- an energy storage component configured to store the electrical energy, and
- a processor configured for two way communications between the tracking device and a communications satellite and configured to transfer data between the tracking device and a computer monitoring station;
- and
- a charging device comprising:
- a receiving component configured to receive an electrical energy from a electrical energy source, and
- an electrical energy transfer component configured to inductively provide storable electrical energy to the inductive component of the tracking device and to communicatively couple the tracking device to the computer monitoring station when the tracking device is in close proximity to the charging device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.