Technique for wirelessly charging a wireless device in a wireless communication system

1. A method for wirelessly charging a wireless device using a charging beam transmitted by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method being performed by the base station and comprising:

sending, to the wireless device, one or more movement instructions;

receiving, from the wireless device, feedback on charging quality observed by the wireless device during movement in accordance with the one or more movement instructions; and

identifying, based on the feedback received from the wireless device during the movement, one or more preferred locations and/or one or more preferred movement paths at which preferred wireless charging conditions are present.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the wireless device, feedback on charging quality observed by the wireless device; and

adjusting the charging beam based on the feedback received from the wireless device.

3. The method of claim 2 :

further comprising sweeping the charging beam;

wherein the feedback is received from the wireless device during the sweeping of the charging beam.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the sweeping of the charging beam is carried out iteratively in different directions and/or with different offsets.

5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

identifying, based on the feedback received from the wireless device, a preferred direction of the charging beam for the wireless device, wherein adjusting the charging beam includes directing the charging beam to the preferred direction.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the feedback includes:

information on charging power received by the wireless device through the charging beam; and/or

information indicative of a preferred direction of the charging beam.

7. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

sweeping a plurality of charging beams; and

receiving, from the wireless device, feedback on charging qualities associated with the plurality of charging beams observed by the wireless device during the sweeping of the plurality of charging beams; and

wherein the feedback includes, for each of the plurality of charging beams, a beam identifier identifying the respective charging beam, the beam identifier being associated with the charging quality observed for the respective charging beam.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending, to the wireless device, one or more movement instructions to direct the wireless device to a preferred location and/or along a preferred movement path at which preferred wireless charging conditions are present;

wherein the preferred location and/or the preferred movement path is identified based on feedback on charging quality received from one or more wireless devices other than the wireless device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the charging of the wireless device is initiated by the base station when the wireless device is at a preferred location and/or a preferred movement path.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending, to the wireless device, an instruction to adjust a discontinuous reception cycle of the wireless device based on the feedback received from the wireless device.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

temporarily directing the charging beam away from a preferred direction and redirecting the charging beam back to the preferred direction to confirm that the base station charges the correct wireless device.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, prior to receiving the feedback, a registration message from the wireless device to register the wireless device as a rechargeable device with the wireless communication system.

13. A method for wirelessly charging a wireless device using a charging beam transmitted by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method being performed by the wireless device and comprising:

receiving, from the base station, one or more movement instructions;

moving in accordance with the one or more movement instructions;

observing a charging quality during the movement; and

sending, to the base station, feedback on the observed charging quality.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, a charging beam;

observing a charging quality; and

sending, to the base station, feedback on the observed charging quality.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the charging beam is received iteratively from different directions and/or with different offsets.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising receiving, from the base station, an instruction to adjust a discontinuous reception cycle of the wireless device in response to sending the feedback to the base station.

17. The method of claim 13 :

wherein the charging beam is being swept, and

wherein the charging quality is observed during the sweeping of the charging beam.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the feedback includes:

information on charging power received by the wireless device through the charging beam; and/or

information indicative of a preferred direction of the charging beam.

19. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, a plurality of charging beams being swept;

observing charging qualities associated with the plurality of charging beams during the sweeping of the plurality of charging beams; and

sending, to the base station, feedback on the observed charging qualities; and

wherein the feedback includes, for each of the plurality of charging beams, a beam identifier identifying the respective charging beam, the beam identifier being associated with the charging quality observed for the respective charging beam.

20. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, one or more movement instructions to move to a preferred location and/or along a preferred movement path; and

moving in accordance with the one or more movement instructions.

21. The method of claim 13 , wherein charging of the wireless device occurs without initiation by the wireless device when the wireless device is at a preferred location and/or a preferred movement path.

22. The method of claim 13 , further comprising sending a registration message to the wireless communication system to register the wireless device as a rechargeable device with the wireless communication system.

23. A base station for wirelessly charging a wireless device using a charging beam transmittable in a wireless communication system by the base station, the base station comprising;

processing circuitry;

memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the base stations is operative to:

send, to the wireless device, one or more movement instructions;

receive, from the wireless device, feedback on charging quality observed by the wireless device during movement in accordance with the one or more movement instructions; and

identify, based on the feedback received from the wireless device during the movement, one or more preferred locations and/or one or more preferred movement paths at which preferred wireless charging conditions are present.

24. A wireless device configured to be wirelessly charged using a charging beam transmittable by a base station in a wireless communication system, the wireless device comprising:

processing circuitry;

memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the wireless device is operative to:

receive, from the base station, one or more movement instructions;

move in accordance with the one or more movement instructions;

observe a charging quality during the movement; and

send, to the base station, feedback on the observed charging quality.