Wireless energy transfer for packaging

Abstract

A packaged product includes a product, a product packaging at least partially covering the product, a device resonator integrated with the product packaging for receiving wireless energy from a source resonator and an electrical component coupled to the device resonator to receive the wireless energy from the device resonator.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A packaged product comprising:
 a product;   a product packaging at least partially covering the product;   a device resonator integrated with the product packaging for receiving wireless energy from a source resonator;   a detuning material; and   an electrical component coupled to the device resonator to receive the wireless energy from the device resonator,   wherein the detuning material is positioned to at least partially detune one other packaged product in a position relative to the packaged product sufficient to otherwise receive energy from the source resonator.   
     
     
         2 . The packaged product of  claim 1  wherein the product packaging is selected from the group consisting of a box, a bag, a bottle, a sticker, a carton, a display, a wrapping, a bottle cap, a sign, a flyer and an attachment. 
     
     
         3 . The packaged product of  claim 1  wherein the electrical component is selected from the group consisting of a light, a buzzer, a motor, a vibrator, a display, an organic material, a conductive ink, a conductive paint, a visual stimulator, an auditory stimulator and a tactile stimulator. 
     
     
         4 . The packaged product of  claim 1  wherein the electrical component enhances an appearance of the product packaging. 
     
     
         5 . The packaged product of  claim 1  wherein the device resonator is attached to an outside of the product packaging. 
     
     
         6 . The packaged product of  claim 1  wherein the device resonator is at least partially inside of the product packaging. 
     
     
         7 . The packaged product of  claim 1  wherein the electrical component comprises a portion of the product. 
     
     
         8 . The packaged product of  claim 7  wherein the electrical component comprises a battery. 
     
     
         9 . The packaged product of  claim 1  further comprising at least one repeater resonator. 
     
     
         10 . A method comprising:
 providing at least one source resonator;   providing a plurality of packaged products each comprising a device resonator for receiving wireless energy from the at least one source resonator and an electrical component coupled to the device resonator to receive the wireless energy from the device resonator; and   arranging the plurality of packaged products such that more than one of the plurality of packaged products is sufficiently close to the at least one source resonator to receive the wireless energy.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein at least one of the at least one source resonator is a repeater resonator. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the at least one source resonator is positioned between a first row and a second row of the plurality of packaged products. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising energizing the source resonator. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising selectively providing wireless energy to at least one of the plurality of electrical components. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein selectively providing wireless energy comprises selectively providing wireless energy to at least one of the plurality of electrical components based, at least in part, on the visibility of the at least one of the plurality of electrical components. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14  wherein selectively providing wireless energy comprises selectively providing wireless energy to more than one of the plurality of electrical components in a synchronized manner. 
     
     
         17 . A system comprising:
 at least one source resonator; and   a retaining device for positioning a plurality of packaged products each comprising:
 a product; 
 a product packaging at least partially covering the product; 
 a device resonator integrated with the product packaging for receiving wireless energy from the source resonator; and 
 an electrical component coupled to the device resonator to receive the wireless energy from the device resonator. 
   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17  wherein the retaining device comprises a shelf. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 17  wherein a first one of the at least one source resonator is positioned approximately perpendicular to a second one of the at least one source resonator.