Apparatuses and methods that facilitate the transfer of power and information among radio frequency-based devices

An apparatus, comprising:

• a first port configured to couple to a first device;
• a second port configured to couple to a second device;
• a third port configured to couple to a third device;
• and
• a microcontroller in communication with the first port, the second port and the third port, wherein the microcontroller is configured to:
• i) identify the first device when coupled to the first port, the second device when coupled to the second port, and the third device when coupled to the third port,
• ii) determine an available excess power level of each of the first, second and third device, wherein the available excess power of the first device is determined based on a remaining battery power of a battery of the first device,
• iii) identify a device associated with the greatest available excess power level as a power source, and
• iv) direct a transfer of power from the power source to at least one of the other devices.

An apparatus comprising:

• a first port configured to couple to a first device;
• a second port configured to couple to a second device;
• a third port configured to couple to a third device;
• and
• a microcontroller in communication with the first, second, and third ports, wherein the microcontroller is configured to:
• i) identify the first device when coupled to the first port;
• ii) identify the second device when coupled to the second port;
• iii) identify the third device when coupled to the third port;
• iv) determine the type and available power of each of the first, second, and third devices, wherein the available power of the first device is determined based on a remaining battery power of a battery of the first device,
• v) identify one of the first, second, or third devices as a power source based on a type of the first, second, and/or third device, and
• vi) direct a transfer of power from the power source to the other two devices.