System integration supporting completely wireless peripheral applications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9244500-B2
Application number	US-201113113780-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2011
Priority date	May 23, 2011
Publication date	Jan 26, 2016
Grant date	Jan 26, 2016

Abstract

In accordance with various aspects of the disclosure, a method and apparatus is disclosed that includes features of a host computing device, and a wireless power transmission module and a wireless data transmission module both integrated on a circuit board of the host computing device. The host computing device is configured to transmit power and multi-media data to a peripheral device, upon receipt thereof from the wireless power transmission module and the wireless data transmission module, respectively. The peripheral device is configured to receive wirelessly power and multi-media data from a host computing device, and provide the received power and multi-media data to a wireless power reception module and a wireless data reception module, respectively, for processing, both modules being integrated on a circuit board of the peripheral device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
providing at a host computing device a wireless power transmission module and a wireless data transmission module, wherein both the wireless power transmission module and the wireless data transmission module are integrated on a single common circuit board of the host computing device;
configuring, using a processor of the host computing device, the wireless power transmission module based upon one or more transmission policies, wherein the one or more transmission policies include a time-based transmission policy related to a time instant or duration of an operation of the wireless power transmission module and a power-based transmission policy related to the operation of the wireless power transmission module; and
transmitting wirelessly from the host computing device power and multi-media data to a peripheral device, upon receipt thereof from the wireless power transmission module and the wireless data transmission module, respectively.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
deriving source power from a power subsystem on a circuit board of the host computing device prior to the transmitting, wherein the power subsystem is coupled to an alternating or a direct current power source; and
configuring using the processor the wireless data transmission module based upon application data associated with one or more applications stored in the memory,
wherein the one or more transmission policies are stored in a memory of the host computing device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuring the wireless power transmission module comprises:
receiving over a bus one or more signals from the processor for determining one or more of an activation time instant of the wireless power transmission module, a duration of time for keeping the wireless power transmission module activated, and an amount of power to be transmitted by the wireless power transmission module.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the configuring the wireless data transmission module comprises receiving application data processed by the processor prior to the transmitting.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-media data includes one or more of audio data, video data, non-audio-visual data, and combinations thereof, and wherein the multi-media data is independent of data associated with the transmitted power.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the host computing device is a desktop personal computer or a mobile computing device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting is performed using an antenna coupled to both the wireless power transmission module and the wireless data transmission module, and configured to synchronously or asynchronously transmit the power and the multi-media data to the peripheral device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting comprises:
transmitting the power from a first antenna coupled to the wireless power transmission module to a peripheral device; and
transmitting the multi-media data from a second antenna coupled to the wireless data transmission module to the peripheral device.

9. A method, comprising:
providing at a peripheral device a wireless power reception module and a wireless data reception module, wherein both the wireless power reception module and the wireless data reception module are integrated on a single common circuit board of the peripheral device;
receiving wirelessly at the peripheral device power and multi-media data from a host computing device; and
providing the received power to the wireless power reception module and the received multi-media data to the wireless data reception module for processing,
wherein, if a time duration to receive a certain power level from the host computing device exceeds a threshold time limit, the peripheral device is configured to temporarily draw power from a battery module in the peripheral device.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising:
switching to the battery module in the peripheral device for providing additional power to the peripheral device to compensate for a delay associated with the threshold time limit in the reception of the power at the certain power level from the host computing device; and
utilizing the received power to charge the battery module.

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising:
sending the received multi-media data to a processor of the peripheral device for executing one or more applications stored in a memory of the peripheral device.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the wireless power reception module and the wireless data reception are coupled to a common antenna in the peripheral device, the common antenna configured to receive synchronously or asynchronously the power and the multi-media data.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the peripheral device is at least one of a projection device, a speaker, a display device, and an audio-visual device.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the power is received at a first antenna coupled to the wireless power reception module and the multi-media data is received at a second antenna coupled to the wireless data reception module.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the multi-media data includes one or more of audio data, video data, non-audio-visual data, and combinations thereof, and wherein the multi-media data is independent of data associated with the received power.

16. An apparatus, comprising:
a host computing device; and
a wireless power transmission module and a wireless data transmission module both integrated on a single common circuit board of the host computing device, the host computing device configured to wirelessly transmit power and multi-media data to a peripheral device, upon receipt thereof from the wireless power transmission module and the wireless data transmission module, respectively,
wherein the wireless power transmission module is configured based upon one or more transmission policies, the one or more transmission policies including a time-based transmission policy related to a time instant or duration of an operation of the wireless power transmission module and a power-based transmission policy related to the operation of the wireless power transmission module.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the host computing device is a desktop personal computer or a mobile computing device.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the multi-media data includes one or more of audio data, video data, non-audio-visual data, and combinations thereof, and wherein the multi-media data is independent of data associated with the transmitted power.

19. An apparatus, comprising:
a peripheral device configured to receive wirelessly power and multi-media data from a host computing device; and
a wireless power reception module and a wireless data reception module both integrated on a single common circuit board of the peripheral device, wherein the peripheral device is configured to provide the received power and multi-media data to the wireless power reception module and the wireless data reception module, respectively, for processing,
wherein, if a time duration to receive a certain power level from the host computing device exceeds a threshold time limit, the peripheral device is configured to temporarily draw power from a battery module in the peripheral device.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the peripheral device is at least one of a projection device, a display device, a speaker, and an audio-visual device.

Assignees

• Cain Gamil A
• Walsh Jim
• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Cain Gamil A
• Walsh Jim

Classifications

• H02J7/42

  with electronic devices having internal batteries, e.g. mobile phones · CPC title

• H02J50/20

  using microwaves or radio frequency waves · CPC title

• H02J50/80

  involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices · CPC title

• H02J7/00

  Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries · CPC title

• G06F1/1698 Primary

  the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone (details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266) · CPC title