Coordinated wireless communication and power delivery

摘要

The present disclosure is directed to a method, apparatus, and system for managing wireless communications between wireless devices, including providing radiative power delivery to the wireless devices. The wireless devices may include a communication transceiver to wireless communicate with other wireless devices and a radiative power harvester to receive radiative power transmissions from the other wireless devices. The wireless devices may also include a switching unit to selectively provide a connection to the communication transceiver and the wireless power harvester based on the mode of operation of the wireless devices.

主权项

1. A wireless communication device, comprising
a communication transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit and/or receive communications to and/or from at least one other wireless communication device; and a controller, coupled to the communication transceiver, configured to:
control entry of the wireless communication device into a communication mode and a wireless power transfer (WPT) mode based on a predetermined sequence,determine, based on a current charge of a battery, a frequency and a duration that the wireless communication device should operate in the WPT mode, andadjust the predetermined sequence based on the determined frequency and duration that the wireless communication device should operate in the WPT mode.