Techniques for selectively powering devices in wireless power delivery environments

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016359379-A1
Application number	US-201615175788-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 7, 2016
Priority date	Jun 8, 2015
Publication date	Dec 8, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Techniques are described herein for determining which power receiver clients are within a set network and limiting power transmission to these select clients. Ignoring some power requests frees up the wireless power transmission system to preferentially supply power to wireless power receiver clients that are determined to be of higher importance. This may be particularly beneficial within a home or business setting where the wireless power transmission system coverage region extends into locations where unknown devices are located

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method of selectively scheduling power delivery for a wireless power transmission system, the method comprising:
receiving, by the wireless power transmission system, a wireless power consumption request initiated by a first wireless power receiver in the wireless power delivery environment,
wherein the wireless power consumption request uniquely identifies the first wireless power receiver;
determining if the first wireless power receiver belongs to a set of wireless power receivers synchronized with the wireless power transmission system for wireless power delivery; and generating a wireless power delivery schedule for the wireless power transmission system,
wherein the wireless power delivery schedule includes the first wireless power receiver when the first wireless power receiver belongs to the set of wireless power receivers that are synchronized with the wireless power transmission system.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless power delivery schedule does not include the first wireless power receiver when the first wireless power receiver does not belong to the set of wireless power receivers that are synchronized with the wireless power transmission system.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless power delivery schedule includes multiple tiers of wireless power receivers.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the multiple tiers of wireless power receivers comprise at least a first tier and a second tier, and wherein wireless power receivers in the first tier are prioritized over wireless power receivers in the second tier by the wireless power transmission system when generating the wireless power delivery schedule.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, the first wireless power receiver is included in the wireless power delivery schedule with an associated priority.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the priority is high when the first wireless power receiver belongs to the set of wireless power receivers that are synchronized and low when the first wireless power receiver does not belong to the set of wireless power receivers that are synchronized.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing wireless radio frequency power to the wireless power receivers in the wireless power delivery environment that are included in the wireless power delivery schedule including the first wireless power receiver.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
synchronizing the first wireless power receiver with the wireless power transmission system for wireless power delivery.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the synchronizing the first wireless power receiver with the wireless power transmission system for wireless power delivery comprises registering the first wireless power receiver with the wireless power transmission system.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the synchronizing the first wireless power receiver with the wireless power transmission system for wireless power delivery comprises registering the first wireless power receiver with a cloud-based system.

11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the synchronizing the first wireless power receiver with the wireless power transmission system for wireless power delivery comprises sharing credentials of the first wireless power receiver with the wireless power transmission system.

12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the synchronizing the first wireless power receiver with the wireless power transmission system for wireless power delivery comprises activating a synchronization button on the first wireless power receiver and the wireless power transmission system with a predetermined period of time of each other.

13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the synchronizing the first wireless power receiver with the wireless power transmission system for wireless power delivery comprises obtaining information from a user of the first wireless power receiver.

14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the synchronizing the first dev wireless power receiver ice with the wireless power transmission system for wireless power delivery comprises obtaining payment information.

15 . A wireless power transmission system, comprising:
an adaptively-phased antenna array having multiple radio frequency (RF) transceivers; control circuitry configured to:
process a wireless power consumption request initiated by a first wireless power receiver in the wireless power delivery environment, wherein the wireless power consumption request uniquely identifies the first wireless power receiver;
determine if the first wireless power receiver belongs to a set of wireless power receivers synchronized with the wireless power transmission system for wireless power delivery; and
generate a wireless power delivery schedule for the wireless power transmission system, wherein the wireless power delivery schedule includes the first wireless power receiver when the first wireless power receiver belongs to the set of wireless power receivers that are synchronized with the wireless power transmission system.

16 . The wireless power transmission system of claim 15 , wherein the wireless power delivery schedule does not include the first wireless power receiver when the first wireless power receiver does not belong to the set of wireless power receivers that are synchronized with the wireless power transmission system.

17 . The wireless power transmission system of claim 15 , wherein the wireless power delivery schedule includes multiple tiers of wireless power receivers, the multiple tiers of wireless power receivers comprising at least a first tier and a second tier, and wherein wireless power receivers in the first tier are prioritized over wireless power receivers in the second tier by the wireless power transmission system when generating the wireless power delivery schedule.

18 . The wireless power transmission system of claim 15 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to provide wireless radio frequency power to the wireless power receivers in the wireless power delivery environment that are included in the wireless power delivery schedule including the first wireless power receiver.

19 . The wireless power transmission system of claim 15 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to synchronize the first wireless power receiver with the wireless power transmission system for wireless power delivery.

20 . A computer-readable storage medium having program instructions stored thereon which, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless power transmission system, cause the wireless power transmission system to:
process a wireless power consumption request initiated by a first wireless power receiver in the wireless power delivery environment, wherein the wireless power consumption request uniquely identifies the first wireless power receiver; determine if the first wireless power receiver belongs to a set of wireless power receivers synchronized with the wireless power transmission system for wireless power delivery; and generate a wireless power delivery schedule for the wireless power transmission system, wherein the wireless power delivery schedule includes the first wireless power receiver when the first wireless power receiver belongs to the set of wireless power receivers that are synchronized with the wireless power transmission system.

Assignees

• Ossia Inc

Inventors

• Zeine Hatem
• Mayes Dale

Classifications

• H02J7/685

  using connection detecting circuits (H02J7/68 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02J7/485

  with provisions for charging different types of batteries · CPC title

• H02J7/94

  in response to battery current · CPC title

• H02J7/44

  between battery management systems and power sources · CPC title

• H04W4/12

  Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements · CPC title