WIRELESS POWER SYSTEM
A wireless power system includes a primary device and a secondary device. The primary device includes a power conversion unit, a function module, and a transceiver. The peripheral device includes a wireless power receiver circuit, a peripheral transceiver, and a peripheral unit. The power conversion unit converts a power source into an electromagnetic signal. The functional module executes a function regarding peripheral information. The transceiver communicates information regarding the electromagnetic signal and the peripheral information. The wireless power receiver circuit converts the electromagnetic signal into a voltage. The peripheral transceiver communicates the information regarding the electromagnetic signal and the peripheral information. The peripheral unit processes the peripheral information.
1 . A wireless power system comprises:
a primary device that includes:
a power conversion unit operable to convert a power source into an electromagnetic signal;
a functional module operable to execute a function regarding peripheral information;
a transceiver operable to:
communicate information regarding the electromagnetic signal; and
communicate the peripheral information;
a peripheral device that includes:
a wireless power receiver circuit operable to convert the electromagnetic signal into a voltage;
a peripheral transceiver operable to:
communicate the information regarding the electromagnetic signal;
communicate the peripheral information; and
a peripheral unit to process the peripheral information.
2 . The wireless power system of claim 1 , wherein the power conversion unit comprises:
a power supply operable to convert the power source into an output DC voltage, wherein the power source is an AC voltage or an input DC voltage; and
a wireless power transmitter circuit operable to convert the output DC voltage into the electromagnetic signal.
3 . The wireless power system of claim 1 , wherein the power conversion unit comprises:
a wireless power receiver circuit operable to convert the power source into a supply voltage, wherein the power source is an input electromagnetic signal; and
a power conversion transmit circuit operable to convert the supply voltage into the electromagnetic signal.
4 . The wireless power system of claim 3 further comprises:
the input electromagnetic signal having a first frequency; and
the electromagnetic signal having a second frequency.
5 . The wireless power system of claim 3 further comprises:
the primary device further including:
a primary battery;
a primary battery charger operable to utilize the supply voltage to charge the primary battery;
a primary processing module operable to coordinate:
the charging of the primary battery;
the communicating the information regarding the electromagnetic signal; and
the communicating the peripheral information;
the peripheral device further including:
a peripheral battery;
a peripheral battery charger operable to utilize the supply voltage to charge the peripheral battery;
a peripheral processing module operable to coordinate:
the charging of the peripheral battery;
the communicating the information regarding the electromagnetic signal; and
the communicating the peripheral information.
6 . The wireless power system of claim 1 further comprises:
the primary device being a computer; and
the peripheral device being one of: a keyboard, a mouse, a track ball, a game controller, a cell phone, a hard drive, a memory device, a digital camera, and a personal A/V player.
7 . The wireless power system of claim 1 , wherein the information regarding the electromagnetic signal comprises one or more of:
control channel protocol;
frequency of the electromagnetic signal;
impedance matching parameters; and
resonant frequency tuning parameters.
8 . The wireless power system of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral unit processing the peripheral information comprises at least one of:
generating input data for the primary device, wherein the peripheral information includes the input data;
generating input command for the primary device, wherein the peripheral information includes the input command;
performing a function on output data from the primary device, wherein the peripheral information includes the output data; and
performing a function in accordance with an output command from the primary device, wherein the peripheral information includes the output command.
9 . The wireless power system of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral information comprises at least one of:
communication protocol;
input data;
input command;
output data; and
output command.
10 . A wireless power system comprises:
a primary device that includes:
a power conversion unit operable to convert a power source into a first electromagnetic signal;
a functional module operable to execute a function regarding first or second peripheral information;
a transceiver operable to:
communicate first information regarding the first electromagnetic signal;
communicate second information regarding a second electromagnetic signal; and
communicate the first or second peripheral information;
a first peripheral device that includes:
a first wireless power receiver circuit operable to convert the first electromagnetic signal into a first voltage;
a power conversion transmit circuit operable to convert the voltage into the second electromagnetic signal;
a first peripheral transceiver operable to:
communicate the first information regarding the electromagnetic signal;
communicate the second information regarding the second electromagnetic signal;
communicate the first peripheral information; and
a first peripheral unit to process the first peripheral information;
a second peripheral device that includes:
a second wireless power receiver circuit operable to convert the second electromagnetic signal into a second voltage;
a second peripheral transceiver operable to:
communicate the second information regarding the second electromagnetic signal;
communicate the second peripheral information; and
a peripheral unit to process the second peripheral information.
11 . The wireless power system of claim 10 , wherein the power conversion unit comprises:
a power supply operable to convert the power source into an output DC voltage, wherein the power source is an AC voltage or an input DC voltage; and
a wireless power transmitter circuit operable to convert the output DC voltage into the first electromagnetic signal.
12 . The wireless power system of claim 10 , wherein the power conversion unit comprises:
a wireless power receiver circuit operable to convert the power source into a supply voltage, wherein the power source is an input electromagnetic signal; and
a power conversion transmit circuit operable to convert the supply voltage into the first electromagnetic signal.
13 . The wireless power system of claim 12 further comprises:
the input electromagnetic signal having a first frequency;
the first electromagnetic signal having a second frequency; and
the second electromagnetic signal having a third frequency.
14 . The wireless power system of claim 10 further comprises:
the primary device being a computer;
the first peripheral device being a keyboard; and
the second peripheral device being one of: a mouse, a track ball, a game controller, a cell phone, a hard drive, a memory device, a digital camera, and a personal A/V player.
15 . The wireless power system of claim 10 , wherein each of the first and second information regarding the first and second electromagnetic signals comprises one or more of:
control channel protocol;
frequency of the first or second electromagnetic signal;
impedance matching parameters; and
resonant frequency tuning parameters.
16 . The wireless power system of claim 10 , wherein each of the first and second peripheral information comprises at least one of:
communication protocol;
input data;
input command;
output data; and
output command.
17 . An integrated circuit (IC) comprises:
at least a portion of a wireless power receiver circuit that is operable to convert an electromagnetic signal into a supply voltage;
at least a portion of a battery charger that is operable to charge a battery based on the supply voltage;
a transceiver operable to:
communicate control channel information regarding the electromagnetic signal with a wireless power transmitter circuit of a device; and
communicate at least one of data and command with the device; and
a processing module operable to:
coordinate the charging of the battery;
coordinate conversion of the electromagnetic signal into the supply voltage; and
coordinate communication of the control channel information with the device.
18 . The IC of claim 17 , wherein the processing module is further operable to:
execute a function corresponding to the at least one of the data and the command.
19 . The IC of claim 17 further comprises:
at least a portion of a power conversion transmit circuit that is operable to convert the supply voltage into a second electromagnetic signal.
20 . The IC of claim 17 , wherein the control channel information regarding the electromagnetic signal comprises one or more of:
control channel protocol;
frequency of the electromagnetic signal;
impedance matching parameters; and
resonant frequency tuning parameters.