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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2017
T-mobile Usa, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Srinivasan Sridharan, Bellevue, WA (US);
T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing wireless charging via radio-frequency (RF) carrier wave. The system can enable user equipment (UE) to charge wirelessly using RF waves when the UE is not it use. The system can activate wireless charging based in part on the battery level of the UE. The system can also initiate wireless charging when the UE is sufficiently idle (e.g., not being used for a call or web browsing). The system can also ensure that the signal strength of the carrier waves at the UE is sufficiently strong to support wireless charging. One or more system components can ensure that the threshold charge level, threshold signal strength, and threshold utilization rate are met and that the UE is authorized for wireless charging on the network. Wireless charging may be billed to the user according to usage (e.g., kWh), at a flat rate, or per instance.