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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 30, 2020
Applicant:

At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Joseph Soryal, Ridgewood, NY (US);

Naila Jaoude, Eatontown, NJ (US);

Samuel N. Zellner, Atlanta, GA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 50/30 (2016.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 50/30 (2016.02); H02J 50/80 (2016.02); H04B 5/0037 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 16/28 (2013.01);
Abstract

Concepts and technologies directed to wireless power transfer network management are disclosed herein. Embodiments of a system can include an optical beamforming transmitter, a processor, and a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that configure a processor to perform operations. The operations can include receiving a power charge message that requests wireless power transfer to charge a battery system of a wirelessly chargeable equipment. The operations can include detecting that the wirelessly chargeable equipment is within a power transfer range of the optical beamforming transmitter. The operations can include determining that the wirelessly chargeable equipment is not stationary. The operations can include tracking movement of the wirelessly chargeable equipment and activating the optical beamforming transmitter that provides wireless power transfer to the wirelessly chargeable equipment while the wirelessly chargeable equipment is within the power transfer range.


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