Off-Premises Alert System and Method for Wireless Power Receivers in a Wireless Power Network

摘要

Embodiments in the present disclosure may be directed to an off-premises alert system and method for one or more wireless power receivers in a wireless power network. The system and method may include automated software embedded on a wireless power receiver that may be triggered every time a wireless power receiver is turned on. The system and method may be employed in stores where customers may use wireless power receivers to charge their mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, and the like, while being inside the store. The method may prevent customers from not returning the wireless power receiver by producing an audible alert in the power receiver. If customer fails to return wireless power receiver, the method may then automatically report details regarding the lost wireless power receiver to an appropriate authority through automatic communication connection through any intervening network cloud-based media.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
an antenna array, configured to receive pocket-forming energy in three-dimensional space from a transmitter; a power receiver, operatively coupled to the antenna array, the power received further being configured to be coupled to a device; and communications for wirelessly communicating data to the transmitter and the device, wherein the power receiver is configured to detect an absence of least one of (i) pocket-forming energy and (ii) data communication from the transmitter, and wherein the power receiver is configured to generate an alarm based on the detected absence.