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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2023
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Mustafa Murtaza Shamsi, Bharuch, IN;
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A technique for incorporating energy harvesting into a wireless network (e.g., an IoT network) of communications devices (e.g., IoT nodes) enables the nodes to harvest energy from neighboring nodes within the wireless network. The technique configures each node to identify its own energy requirements, to configure a node to be an energy harvesting node that scans the network of nodes for available wireless charger nodes, and to configure the energy harvesting node to harvest energy from available wireless charger nodes. In an embodiment, the technique increases reliability, reduces system costs, and extends the lifespan of battery powered IoT nodes. The node determines its own energy requirements, discovers available wireless charger nodes within the IoT network, configures the node for a wireless charging session, and initiates a wireless charging session between the node and an available wireless charger node.