Battery Charging Station for Wireless Battery Charging

Abstract

A battery charging station is equipped with radio frequency power transmitters, induction power transmitters, and ultrasound power transmitters so as to concurrently charge electronic devices. The battery charging station is operable to network the electronic devices through wireless communication. In this regard, the battery charging station may coordinate or arrange the radio frequency power transmitters, the induction power transmitters and/or the ultrasound power transmitters so that the resulting power transmission from the battery charging station to one or more intended networked electronic devices may be maximized. The battery charging station may wirelessly communicate with the electronic devices for device networking. The networked electronic devices may be connected to a computer network for various network services such as, for example, network advertising and software downloading or uploading. Both direct and in-direct device-to-device communication may be supported among the networked electronic devices. The battery charging station maintains data communication during battery charging.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of processing signals, the method comprising:
 in a battery charging station that comprises one or more of an ultrasound power transmitter, an induction power transmitter, and a radio frequency power transmitter:
 concurrently charging a plurality of electronic devices utilizing said one or more of said ultrasound power transmitter, said induction power transmitter, and said radio frequency power transmitter; and 
 networking said plurality of electronic devices during or after said charging. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising configuring said radio frequency power transmitter, said induction power transmitter, and/or said ultrasound power transmitter to maximize power transmission to one or more intended electronic devices of said plurality of electronic devices. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising wirelessly communicating with said plurality of electronic devices for said networking. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 3 , comprising connecting said plurality of electronic devices to a computer network that is accessible via said battery charging station. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 4 , comprising routing software and/or media content between said computer network and said plurality of electronic devices. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 5 , comprising routing advertisements received from content servers of said computer network to said plurality of electronic devices. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein said plurality of electronic devices present said advertisements to users during said charging. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein said plurality of networked electronic devices communicate among one another via said battery charging station. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein said plurality of networked electronic devices directly communicate among one another without communicating via said battery charging station. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising utilizing said one or more of said ultrasound power transmitter, said induction power transmitter, and said radio frequency power transmitter to concurrently communicate data with one or more of said plurality of electronic devices and charging said one or more of said plurality of electronic devices. 
     
     
         11 . A system for processing signals, the system comprising:
 a battery charging station comprising one or more processors and/or circuits, wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits comprises one or more of an ultrasound power transmitter, an induction power transmitter, and a radio frequency power transmitter, and said one or more processors and/or circuits being operable to:   concurrently charge a plurality of electronic devices utilizing said one or more of said ultrasound power transmitter, said induction power transmitter, and said radio frequency power transmitter; and   network said plurality of electronic devices during or after said charging.   
     
     
         12 . The system according to  claim 11 , wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to configure said radio frequency power transmitter, said induction power transmitter, and/or said ultrasound power transmitter to maximize power transmission to one or more intended electronic devices of said plurality of electronic devices. 
     
     
         13 . The system according to  claim 11 , wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to wirelessly communicate with said plurality of electronic devices for said networking. 
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 13 , wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to connect said plurality of electronic devices to a computer network that is accessible via said battery charging station. 
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to route software and/or media content between said computer network and said plurality of electronic devices. 
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to route advertisements received from content servers of said computer network to said plurality of electronic devices. 
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 16 , wherein said plurality of electronic devices present said advertisements to users during said charging. 
     
     
         18 . The system according to claim  131 , wherein said plurality of networked electronic devices communicate among one another via said battery charging station. 
     
     
         19 . The system according to  claim 13 , wherein said plurality of networked electronic devices directly communicate among one another without communicating via said battery charging station in-between. 
     
     
         20 . The system according to  claim 11 , wherein said one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to utilize said one or more of said ultrasound power transmitter, said induction power transmitter, and said radio frequency power transmitter to concurrently communicate data with one or more of said plurality of electronic devices and charging said one or more of said plurality of electronic devices.