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US 2015/0318897 A1Published application
Beam power with receiver priority selection
AssigneeSearete LLC
InventorsRoderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Thomas J. Nugent, Jr., Thomas Allan Weaver, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y.H. Wood
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Abstract
A beam power source transmits a signal indicating power availability, receives a request for power in response, and beams power in response to the request.
Claims20
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A power source configured to beam power to a receiving unit, comprising:
- a power beaming unit configured to beam power to a receiving unit;
- a location unit configured to locate a receiving unit in need of power by:
- receiving a first request for power from a first receiving unit including a first power specification request;
- and
- receiving a second request for power from a second receiving unit including a second power specification request;
- and
- a decision unit configured to determine a receiving unit to supply with power by:
- determining a relative priority for the first and second requests according to a predetermined selection method;
- and
- instructing the power beaming unit to beam power to the receiving unit having a higher determined priority.
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A system for supplying beamed power to a plurality of receiving units, comprising:
- a first power beaming unit configured to beam power;
- a second power beaming unit configured to beam power;
- a location unit configured to locate a receiving unit in need of power by:
- receiving a first request for power from a first receiving unit including a first power specification request;
- and
- receiving a second request for power from a second receiving unit including a second power specification request;
- and
- a decision unit configured to determine a receiving unit to supply with power by:
- determining a relative priority for the first and second requests according to a predetermined selection method;
- using the determined relative priority to select a power beaming unit to beam power to the receiving unit having a higher determined relative priority;
- and
- instructing the selected power beaming unit to beam power to the receiving unit having the higher determined relative priority.
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A system for receiving beamed power from a power source, comprising:
- a power receiving unit configured:
- to receive a broadcast signal from a power beaming system indicating a willingness to supply power;
- to respond to the broadcast signal with a request for power, the request for power including a power specification request;
- and
- to receive a power beam from the power beaming system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.