US 12,015,283 B2
Systems and methods for wireless power and data transfer utilizing multiple antenna receivers
Jason Luzinski, Chicago, IL (US); Alberto Peralta, Chicago, IL (US); Pavel Shostak, San Diego, CA (US); and Jacob Babcock, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to NuCurrent, Inc., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by NuCurrent, Inc., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/902,054.
Application 17/902,054 is a continuation of application No. 16/733,524, filed on Jan. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,437,867.
Prior Publication US 2023/0079549 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H02J 50/80 (2016.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H04B 5/26 (2024.01); H04B 5/72 (2024.01); H04B 5/79 (2024.01)
CPC H02J 50/80 (2016.02) [H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H04B 5/26 (2024.01); H04B 5/72 (2024.01); H04B 5/79 (2024.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless receiver system operatively associated with a wearable electronic device and configured to receive electrical data signals and electrical energy, the wireless receiver system comprising:
a first receiver antenna positioned within the wearable electronic device and configured to receive one or both of the electrical data signals and the electrical energy;
a second receiver antenna positioned within the wearable electronic device and spaced apart from the first receiver antenna, the second receiver antenna configured to receive the electrical data signals;
a receiver controller operatively associated with the first receiver antenna and the second receiver antenna and configured to determine switching instructions, wherein the switching instructions are configured to enable wireless power transfer via the first receiver antenna; and
a switch operatively associated with the receiver controller and configured to switch receiving operations between the first and second receiver antennas based, at least in part, on the switching instructions, and
wherein the electrical data signals comprise at least one of data sharing, identification information, payment information or combinations thereof.