US 11,990,765 B2
Wireless power and data transfer system with out of band communications hand off
Jason Luzinski, Chicago, IL (US); Michael Katz, Glen Ellyn, IL (US); and Mark Melone, Frankfort, IL (US)
Assigned to NuCurrent, Inc., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by NuCurrent, Inc., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/298,076.
Application 18/298,076 is a continuation of application No. 17/502,938, filed on Oct. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,626,756.
Prior Publication US 2024/0014687 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H02J 50/23 (2016.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.01)
CPC H02J 50/10 (2016.02) [H02J 50/23 (2016.02); H02J 50/80 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a wireless power and data transfer system, the method comprising:
providing a wearable electronic device comprising a wireless receiver system, a load, and a receiver out of band communications system;
determining, by a wireless transmission system, presence of the wireless receiver system of the wearable electronic device;
starting wireless power and data transfer via the wireless transmission system, if presence of the wireless receiver system of the wearable electronic device is detected;
determining if power at the load associated with the wearable electronic device exceeds a threshold for out of band communications; and
if the power at the load exceeds the threshold for out of band communications, handing over wireless data transfer to a transmission out of band communications system of that is in operative communication with the wireless transmission system.