US 9,537,354 B2 · System and method for smart registration of wireless power receivers in a wireless power network

Abstract

A system and method for smart registration of wireless power receivers within a wireless power network is disclosed. Each wireless power device may include a universally unique identifier (UUID). Each wireless power device bought by a customer may be registered, at the time of purchase or later. The registry may be stored in an energy domain service, where energy domain service may be one or more cloud-based servers. The method for smart registration may include the steps of detecting a customer device; establishing a connection with a wireless power receiver to read its UUID; sending wireless power transmitter manager's UUID and wireless power receiver's UUID to energy domain service; inspecting wireless power transmitter manager registry; verifying wireless power receiver registry; authorizing power transfer to wireless power receiver; and reporting energy consumption for subsequent billing of customer depending on billing policy of wireless power transmitter manager specified within registry.

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Dependent claims

A wireless power system configured to provide pocket-forming energy in three-dimensional space, the system comprising:

a plurality of wireless power transmitters, each wireless power transmitter comprising:
a power transmitter manager comprising an antenna manager;
and
a storage comprising a device database, wherein the storage is operatively coupled to the power transmitter manager,
wherein a wireless power transmitter of the plurality of wireless power transmitters is configured to receive authorization data from a device, and to determine an authorization state for the device based at least in part on the received authorization data, and
wherein the wireless power transmitter is configured to control generation of pocket-forming power waves in three-dimensional space via the antenna manager based on the authorization state, and
wherein the wireless power transmitter transmits and controls the power waves upon determining that the wireless power transmitter is receiving the strongest signal from the device according to a database record associated with the device and stored in a device database, wherein the database record indicates one or more signal strengths received from the device by one or more respective wireless power transmitters.

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A method for operating a wireless power system configured to provide pocket-forming energy in three-dimensional space, the method comprising:

receiving, by a power transmitter manager of a wireless power transmitter of a plurality of wireless power transmitters, authorization data for a device;
determining, by the wireless power transmitter, an authorization state for the device based at least in part on the received authorization data;
and
controlling, by the wireless power transmitter, generation by an antenna manager of the transmitter of pocket-forming energy in three-dimensional space, based upon the authorization state, and upon determining by the wireless power transmitter that the wireless power transmitter is receiving the strongest signal from the device according to a database record associated with the device and stored in a device database, wherein the database record indicates one or more signal strengths received from the device by one or more respective wireless power transmitters.

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A method for operating a wireless power system configured to provide pocket-forming energy in three-dimensional space, the method comprising:

establishing, by a wireless power transmitter, a communications link with a device via a power transmitter manager;
receiving, by the wireless power transmitter, authorization data for the device via the communications link;
determining, by the wireless power transmitter, an authorization state for the device based at least in part on the received authorization data;
and
controlling, by the wireless power transmitter, generation of pocket-forming energy in three-dimensional space via the power transmitter manager based upon the authorization state and upon determining by the wireless power transmitter that the wireless power transmitter is receiving the strongest signal from the device according to a database record associated with the device and stored in a device database, wherein the database record indicates one or more signal strengths received from the device by one or more respective wireless power transmitters.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for smart registration of wireless power receivers in a wireless power network

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System and method for smart registration of wireless power receivers in a wireless power network

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