US 11,936,413 B1
Energy harvesting package tracking for use in carrier logistics with cloud state monitoring
Gary M. Zalewski, Piedmont, CA (US); and Albert S. Penilla, Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Filed by Gary M. Zalewski, Piedmont, CA (US); and Albert S. Penilla, Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/857,788.
Application 16/201,976 is a division of application No. 15/217,972, filed on Jul. 23, 2016, granted, now 10,142,822, issued on Nov. 27, 2018.
Application 17/857,788 is a continuation of application No. 16/896,190, filed on Jun. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,381,271.
Application 16/896,190 is a continuation of application No. 16/201,976, filed on Nov. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,681,518, issued on Jun. 9, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/197,003, filed on Jul. 25, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/387,403, filed on Dec. 24, 2015.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/80 (2018.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); H02N 11/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04B 1/16 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04L 67/125 (2022.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01)
CPC H04B 1/3833 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/0635 (2013.01); H02N 11/002 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04W 76/14 (2018.02); H04B 1/1607 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04L 67/125 (2013.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.02); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01); Y02D 30/70 (2020.08); Y04S 40/18 (2018.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A batteryless device, comprising,
a logic processor;
a power storage cell;
a sensor;
a persistent memory;
a wireless logic; and
a power source configured to harvest power in response to exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy using an antenna element of the batteryless device, the harvested power being transferred to the power storage cell such that when the power storage cell has a threshold amount of power the logic processor is activated to start or resume execution of code associated with a task of sampling the sensor, processing sensor data from the sensor into an encrypted message, and transmitting the encrypted message,
wherein when the threshold amount of power is not present in the power storage cell, state data associated with the execution of code associated with the task is saved in said persistent memory until the threshold amount of power is present in the power storage cell from additional harvested power.