US 12,238,173 B2
Using wireless charging to redistribute power resources within a mesh network
Leigh Griffin, Waterford (IE); and Pierre-Yves Chibon, Paris la Defense (FR)
Assigned to Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US)
Filed by Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/672,522.
Prior Publication US 2023/0262129 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); H04L 12/10 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 67/12 (2013.01) [H02J 7/00032 (2020.01); H02J 7/0048 (2020.01); H02J 7/02 (2013.01); H04L 12/10 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of redistributing power resources within a mesh network of nodes, the method comprising:
monitoring, by a processing device of a control node of the mesh network, a plurality of nodes of the mesh network to obtain a power distribution (PD) report comprising a plurality of battery levels associated with the plurality of nodes;
identifying a first node of the mesh network having a first battery in a first deficit power state based on the PD report;
identifying a second node of the mesh network having a second battery in a second surplus power state based on the PD report;
transmitting a message to the second node of the mesh network to cause the second node to wirelessly charge the first battery of the first node;
determining an inability of the mesh network to resolve the first deficit power state of the first battery of the first node; and
transmitting a distress call indicative of the inability to an egress node of the mesh network to cause the egress node to redirect the distress call to a second mesh network.