Appliance for wireless power and data transfer
AssigneeElectrolux Home Products, Inc.
InventorsPaul Stoufer, Thomas Josefsson
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided that includes a power transmitter, data receiver, and an antenna operatively coupled to the power transmitter and data receiver. The antenna being configured to switchably transmit energy from the power transmitter to power a sensor, and receive data to the data receiver from the sensor in which a frequency being used by the antenna is the same for both transmission of the energy and reception of the data.
Claims22
An apparatus comprising:
- a power transmitter;
- a data receiver;
- and
- an antenna operatively coupled to the power transmitter and data receiver, and configured to switchably transmit energy from the power transmitter to power a sensor, and receive data to the data receiver from the sensor, a frequency being used by the antenna that is the same for both transmission of the energy and reception of the data.
A method for controlling an apparatus comprising an antenna operatively coupled to a power transmitter and data receiver, the method comprising at the antenna:
- transmitting energy from the power transmitter to power a sensor;
- and
- receiving data to the data receiver from the sensor, transmitting energy and receiving data including switchably transmitting energy and receiving data, a frequency being used by the antenna that is the same for both transmission of the energy and reception of the data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.