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US 8,803,053 B2Granted
Beam power with multipoint reception
AssigneeThe Invention Science Fund I, LLC
InventorsRoderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Thomas J. Nugent, Jr., Thomas A. 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.
Claims90
A system for supplying beamed power to a plurality of receiving units, comprising:
- a location unit configured to locate a target receiving unit in need of power by
- broadcasting a beam indicative of the system's ability to supply power;
- and
- receiving a request for power from the receiving unit in response to the broadcast beam;
- and
- a power beaming unit configured to beam power to a plurality of receiving units in response to the request for power.
3 more elements
A method of supplying beamed power to a plurality of receiving units, comprising:
- broadcasting a signal indicating an ability to supply power;
- receiving a request for power from at least two members of the plurality of receiving units in response to the broadcast signal;
- and
- beaming power to the at least two receiving units in response to the request.
1 more element
A system for supplying beamed power to a plurality of receiving units, comprising:
- a location unit configured to locate a target receiving unit in need of power by scanning a beam indicative of the system's ability to supply power;
- and receiving a request for power from the receiving unit in the form of a retroreflection of the scanned beam;
- and
- a power beaming unit configured to beam power to a plurality of receiving units in response to the request for power.
1 more element
A method of supplying beamed power to a plurality of receiving units, comprising:
- scanning a signal indicating an ability to supply power;
- receiving a request for power from at least two members of the plurality of receiving units in the form of a reflection of the scanned signal;
- and
- beaming power to the at least two receiving units in response to the request.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.