Authorized based receipt of wireless power

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9680313-B2
Application number	US-85654510-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 13, 2010
Priority date	Nov 17, 2009
Publication date	Jun 13, 2017
Grant date	Jun 13, 2017

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments are directed to methods and devices for fee-based wireless power. A method may include subscribing to a wireless power plan and receiving wireless power at one or more electronic devices according to a wireless power subscription.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of transferring power wirelessly, the method comprising:
authorizing, via a wireless power transmitter, one or more electronic devices to receive power, the authorization at least partially based on a subscription level of one of one or more wireless power plans, each wireless power plan associated with at least one of the electronic devices, wherein the one or more wireless power plans comprise:
a first subscription level having a first priority level and a first energy limit associated with a first subscription price; and
a second subscription level having a second priority level and a second energy limit associated with a second subscription price, the first priority level and the first energy limit being higher than the second priority level and the second energy limit; and

transferring power wirelessly, via the wireless power transmitter, to each authorized electronic device at least partially based on the associated wireless power plan, wherein transferring power wirelessly comprises prioritizing the transfer of the power to the one or more electronic devices based on the subscription level of the one or more wireless power plans associated with each authorized electronic device of the one or more electronic devices.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a wireless power plan of the one or more wireless power plans authorizes electronic devices to receive power based on at least one of a location of an electronic device of the one or more electronic devices, a total amount of power transferred according to the wireless power plan, an amount of power for the electronic device, and a time of authorization of the electronic device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein transferring power wirelessly to the authorized electronic devices comprises transferring a first power to a first electronic device based on the first subscription level wireless power plan and a second power to a second electronic device associated with the second subscription level wireless power plan.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein transferring power wirelessly to the authorized electronic devices comprises transferring power wireles sly to an electronic device of the one or more electronic devices after a user of the electronic device has purchased at least one of a service and a product.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising providing the user with an access key to enable the electronic device to receive wireless power after the user has purchased at least one of a service and a product, wherein the authorization for an electronic device is further based on the access key.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first subscription price is higher than the second subscription price.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first subscription level further comprises receiving wireless power over a first geographical area, wherein the second subscription level further comprises receiving wireless power over a second geographical area, wherein the first geographical area is greater than the second geographical area.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first energy limit comprises a first amount total of energy received per a time period, wherein the second energy limit comprises a second amount total of energy received per the time period, wherein the first amount is greater than the second amount.

9. A method of transferring power wirelessly, the method comprising:
enabling, via a wireless power transmitter, one or more electronic devices to access power, the enabling at least partially based on a subscription level of one of one or more wireless power plans associated with each of the one or more electronic devices, wherein the one or more wireless power plans comprise:
a first subscription level having a first priority level and a first energy limit associated with a first subscription price; and
a second subscription level having a second priority level and a second energy limit associated with a second subscription price, the first priority level and the first energy limit being higher than the second priority level and the second energy limit; and

transferring power wirelessly, via the wireless power transmitter, to each enabled electronic device at least partially based on the associated wireless power plan, wherein transferring power wirelessly comprises prioritizing the transfer of the power to the one or more electronic devices based on the subscription level of the one or more wireless power plans associated with each authorized electronic device of the one or more electronic devices.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising transmitting, via the wireless power transmitter, one or more advertisements to an enabled electronic device based on the wireless power plan associated with the enabled electronic device.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein transmitting one or more advertisements comprises transmitting a number of advertisements to the enabled electronic device, the number of advertisements transmitted being based on the associated wireless power plan.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising performing one or more data mining operations on the enabled electronic device.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein a number of the data mining operations performed on the enabled electronic device is based on the associated wireless power plan.

14. The method of claim 9 , further comprising transferring a first power to a first electronic device associated with the first subscription level wireless power plan prior to transferring a second power to a second electronic device associated with the second subscription level wireless power plan.

15. A method of transferring power wirelessly, the method comprising:
offering, via a wireless power transmitter, one or more wireless power plans to an electronic device, one of the one or more wireless power plans at least partially based on a subscription level, wherein one or more wireless power plans comprise:
a first subscription level having a first priority level and a first energy limit associated with a first subscription price; and
a second subscription level having a second priority level and a second energy limit associated with a second subscription price, the first priority level and the first energy limit being higher than the second priority level and second energy limit;

receiving, via the wireless power transmitter from the electronic device, a value identifying one of the wireless power plans; and
transferring power wirelessly, from the wireless power transmitter to the electronic device at least partially based on the identified wireless power plan, wherein transferring power wirelessly comprises prioritizing the transfer of the power to the electronic device based on the subscription level of the one or more wireless power plans associated with each authorized electronic device of one or more electronic devices.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein transferring comprises transferring a first power to a first electronic device based on the first subscription level wireless power pan prior to transferring a second power to a second electronic device based on the second subscription level wireless power plan, wherein the first subscription price is greater than the second subscription price.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising providing a subscriber associated with the electronic device with an access key to enable the one or more electronic devices to receive wireless power.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the power transferred to the electronic device is

Assignees

• Grilli Francesco
• Martin Roger Wayne
• Selby Marybeth
• Maldonado David
• Lundby Stein Arne
• Li Peng
• Minhas Sandip S
• El-Maleh Khaled Helmi
• Karmi Yair
• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Grilli Francesco
• Martin Roger Wayne
• Selby Marybeth
• Maldonado David
• Lundby Stein Arne
• Li Peng
• Minhas Sandip S
• El-Maleh Khaled Helmi
• Karmi Yair

Classifications

• H02J7/92

  with prioritisation of loads or sources · CPC title

• H02J7/47

  Arrangements for checking compatibility or authentication between one component, e.g. a battery or a battery charger, and another component, e.g. a power source · CPC title

• H02J7/44

  between battery management systems and power sources · CPC title

• H02J7/42

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

• G06Q30/0267 Primary

  Wireless devices · CPC title