Physical and virtual identification in a wireless power network

In a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein data representing instructions executable by a programmed processor configured to control a wireless charging station, the storage medium comprising instructions operative for:

• receiving, at the wireless charging station, device information from a device;
• identifying the device based on both the received device information and a virtual account associated with the device;
• and
• communicating, from the wireless charging station, location-specific information to the device via a wireless connection established by the wireless charging station wherein the location-specific information is related to a location of the device at the wireless charging station.

A method for providing a wireless charge comprising:

• storing user account information in a virtual account, wherein the user account information includes a device identification;
• receiving a request for a wireless charge from a device at a wireless charging station deployed at a location;
• communicating the device information to the wireless charging station;
• verifying the received device information against the stored device information in the virtual account;
• communicating, from the wireless charging station, location-specific information to the device based on the received device information, wherein the location-specific information is related to the location;
• providing wireless power to the device;
• and
• updating the virtual account to reflect the communicated location-specific information.