Antenna System Configuration for Wireless Power and Data Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Consumer electronic devices often face limitations due to battery power constraints, leading to reduced usage or inability to function effectively, especially when devices have varying battery levels, making it inconvenient to share power or data between them.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for configuring wireless power and data transfer between consumer electronic devices using antenna systems, which include power transfer antennas and communications antennas, allowing for graphical user interface-driven configuration of wireless coupling, enabling devices to share power and data seamlessly while maintaining authentication and security protocols.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If wireless power transfer between devices is enabled, then device functionality and usability are enhanced, but device complexity increases due to multiple antenna systems and configuration requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically discovers available antenna systems and configures wireless power transfer without requiring manual user setup. The device autonomously identifies power source and power receiving devices, establishes coupling configurations, and initiates power transfer, thereby reducing operational complexity while maintaining enhanced functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The antenna system is designed to perform multiple functions: wireless power transmission, wireless power reception, and wireless data communication. By integrating these functions into a unified antenna system, the patent reduces the need for separate dedicated components, thereby managing complexity while providing versatile device functionality
2Productivity
If multiple antenna systems are used for simultaneous power and data transfer, then power sharing efficiency is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to configuration complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically discovers available antenna systems and configures wireless power transfer without requiring manual user setup. The device autonomously identifies power source and power receiving devices, establishes coupling configurations, and initiates power transfer, thereby reducing operational complexity while maintaining enhanced functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides a graphical user interface that displays the status of antenna systems and power transfer operations. This feedback mechanism allows users to monitor and adjust configurations as needed, simplifying operation while maintaining efficient power sharing through multiple antenna systems
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient wireless power and data transfer between devices, allowing for simultaneous power sharing and data communication, even when devices are not physically connected, with authentication ensuring secure transactions, thus enhancing device functionality and usability without the need for constant charging.
Implementation Method 1
The power transfer antennas is configured to enable wireless electrical power transfer between the power transfer antenna and at least one other power transfer antenna of another one of the plurality of antenna systems
Implementation Method 2
each of the one or more communications antennas is configured to enable wirelessly transmitting and receiving communications with at least one further communications antenna
Data Source
AI summary
Some embodiments disclosed herein provide a method for configuring wireless power and data transfer between consumer electronic (CE) devices. The method comprises identifying a plurality of antenna systems including at least a first antenna system and a second antenna system. At least the first antenna system is cooperated with a first CE device and the second antenna system is cooperated with a separate second CE device. Each of the plurality of antenna systems comprises a power transfer antenna and one or more communications antennas. The system provides a graphical user interface to illustrate each of the identified antenna systems, and receives user instructions corresponding to at least two of the identified antenna systems, to generate configuration instructions in accordance with the user instructions, and to configure selected CE devices in accordance with the configuration instructions.