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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2010
Anthony P. Beardsmore, Winchester, GB;
Oliver Fenton, Watford, GB;
Jonathan Levell, Winchester, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In an embodiment of the invention, a method for wireless power generation for managing power distribution in a wireless environment is provided. The method includes receiving a request from a device to connect to a wireless power distribution base station, authenticating the device, determining a lease period during which time power is to be delivered wirelessly to the device in response to authenticating the device, and delivering power wirelessly from the wireless power distribution base station to the device for the duration of the lease period, but subsequent to the lease period, discontinuing delivery of power wirelessly to the device.