Metered delivery of wireless power

摘要

593913 Disclosed is a wireless charging system (102) with billing capabilities. The wireless charging system (102) is comprised of a detector that automatically detects a presence of a device (206) when within range and identifies the device (206) to be powered. The system (102) also includes a billing processor (204) coupled with the detector and operative to automatically authorise delivery of power to the device (206) upon the detection and the identification. A power supply (202) coupled with the billing processor (204) is also provided. The power supply (202) is operative to automatically wirelessly provide power to the device (206) upon the authorisation of delivery by the billing processor (204). The billing processor (204) is further operative to account for the power provided to the device (206) by the power supply (202) to arrange for compensation for the provided power.