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Granted Patent B2
US 12,374,928 · App. 18/677,719 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Signaling for energy harvesting at a device

Inventors: Ahmed Elshafie (San Diego, CA); Sony Akkarakaran (Poway, CA); Yi Huang (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H02J50/20H04W4/20H04W8/24
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Patent No.
US 12,374,928
App. No.
18/677,719
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that support signaling for energy harvesting at a first device. In some examples, the first device may transmit, to a second device, an indication of one or more an energy conversion efficiency factors, power threshold parameters, power levels, battery power levels, or the like. Based on receiving the indication of the one or more of the characteristics, the second device may determine a radio frequency power for subsequent signaling. The second device may transmit a signal having the determined radio frequency power, and the first device may receive the signaling and convert at least a first portion of the radio frequency power to direct current (DC) power.

Claims (42)

1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a wireless device, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and, configured to cause the wireless device to:

transmit a first indication of an energy conversion efficiency factor;

transmit a second indication of a target amount of direct current power for generation by the wireless device; and

receive a signal comprising a radio frequency power that is based at least in part on the energy conversion efficiency factor and the target amount of direct current power.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

an energy harvesting circuit, coupled with the one or more processors and the one or more memories, configured to convert at least a first portion of the radio frequency power of the signal to direct current power according to the energy conversion efficiency factor.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein, to transmit the first indication of the energy conversion efficiency factor, the one or more processors are configured to cause the wireless device to:

transmit the first indication comprising a threshold power parameter, the energy harvesting circuit configured to convert at least the first portion of the radio frequency power to the direct current power based at least in part on the threshold power parameter.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first portion of the radio frequency power corresponds to the threshold power parameter.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the wireless device to:

transmit a third indication of one or more additional energy conversion efficiency factors.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the wireless device to:

determine a model associated with an efficiency of energy harvesting, wherein the energy conversion efficiency factor and the one or more additional energy conversion efficiency factors are based at least in part on the model.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, to transmit the first indication of the energy conversion efficiency factor, the one or more processors are configured to cause the wireless device to:

transmit radio resource control signaling, a media access control-control element, uplink control information, or a combination thereof.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a signal decoding circuit, coupled with the one or more processors and the one or more memories, configured to decode the signal based at least in part on a second portion of the radio frequency power of the signal.

9. A method for wireless communication by a wireless device, comprising:

transmitting a first indication of an energy conversion efficiency factor;

transmitting a second indication of a target amount of direct current power for generation by the wireless device; and

receiving a signal comprising a radio frequency power that is based at least in part on transmission of the energy conversion efficiency factor and the target amount of direct current power.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

converting at least a first portion of the radio frequency power of the signal to direct current power according to the energy conversion efficiency factor.

11. The method of claim 10 , the transmitting of the first indication of the energy conversion efficiency factor comprising:

transmitting the first indication comprising a threshold power parameter, conversion of at least the first portion of the radio frequency power to the direct current power based at least in part on the threshold power parameter.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first portion of the radio frequency power corresponds to the threshold power parameter.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

transmitting a third indication of one or more additional energy conversion efficiency factors.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

determining a model associated with an efficiency of energy harvesting, wherein the energy conversion efficiency factor and the one or more additional energy conversion efficiency factors are based at least in part on the model.

15. The method of claim 9 , the transmitting of the first indication of the energy conversion efficiency factor comprising:

transmitting radio resource control signaling, a media access control-control element, uplink control information, or a combination thereof.

16. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

decoding, by a signal decoding circuit, the signal based at least in part on a second portion of the radio frequency power of the signal.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a wireless device, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the wireless device to:

transmit a first indication of an energy conversion efficiency factor;

transmit a second indication of a target amount of direct current power for generation by the wireless device; and

receive a signal comprising a radio frequency power that is based at least in part on transmission of the energy conversion efficiency factor and the target amount of direct current power.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the wireless device to:

convert, by an energy harvesting circuit of the wireless device, at least a first portion of the radio frequency power of the signal to direct current power according to the energy conversion efficiency factor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2024
From: ELSHAFIE, AHMED; AKKARAKARAN, SONY; HUANG, YI
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 069470/0680 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2024
From: ELSHAFIE, AHMED; AKKARAKARAN, SONY; HUANG, YI
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 068407/0324 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17331557 · May 26, 2021
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