Devices And Methods For Wireless Signaling And Wireless Power Transmission

Abstract

Devices, methods and computer readable media relating to wireless signaling and wireless power transmission. A method according to the present technology may include the step of sensing a power of the wireless signal received via a plurality of antennas from a device positioned in a wireless signaling environment. The method may include the step of transducing energy of the wireless signal to an electric current. The method may include the step of adjusting a voltage of the electric current according to the sensing.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 receiving, via a plurality of antennas, a wireless signal from a device positioned in a wireless signaling environment;   sensing a power of the wireless signal respectively received via at least two antennas of the plurality of antennas;   transducing energy of the wireless signal to an electric current; and   adjusting a voltage of the electric current according to the sensing.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising transmitting, using at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas, a first wireless signal to the device. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  further comprising generating the first signal prior to the transmitting. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein receiving the wireless signal comprises receiving a second wireless signal from the device in response to the transmitting. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising determining, based on the sensing, that a received power of the wireless signal of a first antenna of the at least two antennas is greater than a received power of the wireless signal of at least a second antenna of the at least two antennas. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the wireless signal includes a wireless power signal, the method further comprising switching, in response to the determining, the first antenna, or the at least a second antenna, from receiving the wireless power signal from the device to receiving a signal encoding data from the device. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5  further comprising switching, in response to the determining, the first antenna, or the at least a second antenna, from receiving the wireless signal from the device to transmitting another wireless signal to the device. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5  further comprising stopping, in response to the determining, transducing energy of the wireless signal received via the first antenna or the at least a second antenna. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising charging an energy storage device using the electric current. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising powering an electronic device using the electric current. 
     
     
         11 . A device comprising:
 a receiver including a plurality of antennas, and configured to receive a wireless signal from a wireless device positioned in a wireless signaling environment;   means for sensing a power of the wireless signal received via a first antenna, and at least a second antenna, of the plurality of antennas;   means for transducing energy of the wireless signal to an electric current; and   means for adjusting a voltage of the electric current according to the power of the wireless signal.   
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 11  further comprising means for transmitting a first wireless signal to the wireless device using at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12  further comprising means for generating the first wireless signal prior to the first wireless signal being transmitted. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the receiver is configured to receive the wireless signal as a second wireless signal in response to the first wireless signal being transmitted. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 11  further comprising means for determining, based on the power of the wireless signal, that a power of the wireless signal received via the first antenna is different from a power of the wireless signal received via the at least a second antenna. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 15 , wherein the wireless signal includes a wireless power signal, the device further comprising means for switching, in response to the power of the wireless signal received via the first antenna being determined to be different from the power of the wireless signal received via the at least a second antenna, the first antenna, or the at least a second antenna, from receiving the wireless power signal from the wireless device to receiving a signal encoding data from the wireless device. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 15  further comprising means for switching, in response to the power of the wireless signal received via the first antenna being determined to be different from the power of the wireless signal received via the at least a second antenna, the first antenna, or the at least a second antenna, from receiving the wireless signal from the wireless device to transmitting another wireless signal to the wireless device. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 15  further comprising means for stopping, in response to the power of the wireless signal received via the first antenna being determined to be different from the power of the wireless signal received via the at least a second antenna, transduction of the energy of the wireless signal received via the first antenna or the at least a second antenna. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 11  further comprising at least one of:
 means for charging an energy storage device using the electric current; and 
 means for powering an electronic device using the electric current. 
 
     
     
         20 . One or more non-transitory computer readable media having stored thereon program instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause a machine to:
 sense a power of a wireless signal received from a wireless device via a plurality of antennas; and   adjust, according to the sensed power of the wireless signal, a voltage of an electric current generated by transduction of energy of the wireless signal.