DE102016116463A1 - Laser and optical charging and communication device and method of use - Google Patents

Abstract

There are provided techniques for charging and optical communication. In particular, systems and methods for loading by means of laser or optical devices and for optical communication are presented. Specifically, in one embodiment, the systems and methods include standard USB interfaces, USB protocols, and USB ports.

Description

Cross reference to related applications

The present invention claims the advantages and the priority according to 35 U.S.C. Section 119 (e), US Provisional Application No. 62 / 214,362 filed on Sep. 4, 2015, entitled "Laser Charging and Optical Bi-directional Communications Using Standard USB Terminals," the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference whose teachings and for all purposes are hereby incorporated.

This application also relates to U.S. provisional Application No. 62 / 210,303, filed August 26, 2015, entitled "Diffusive Optical Fiber as Ambient Light Sensor, Optical Signal Transceiver, Proximity Sensor," No. 62 / 212,844, filed September 1, 2015, entitled "Diffusive Optical Fiber as Ambient Light Sensor, Optical Signal Transceiver, Proximity Sensor, No. 62 / 216,861 filed Sep. 10, 2015, entitled "Diffusive Optical Fiber as Ambient Light Sensor, Optical Signal Transceiver, Proximity Sensor", No. 62 / 193,037, filed July 15, 2015, entitled "Remote Device Charging," No. 62 / 195,726, filed July 22, 2015, entitled "Remote Device Charging," and No. 62 / 197,321, filed July 27 2015, entitled "Device Communication, Charging and User Interaction". The entire disclosure of the above-referenced applications is hereby incorporated by reference to all that they teach and for all purposes.

Area of Expertise

The disclosure generally relates to charging and optical communication with electronic devices, such as systems and methods for providing laser or optical device charging, and the provision of optical communications.

background

Heretofore known devices and methods for charging electronic devices are typically bulky, relatively slow, have a relatively small bandwidth, and are incompatible with standard protocols or hardware interfaces. Accordingly, there is a need for a relatively fast, relatively large bandwidth device and method of use that is compatible with existing USB, micro USB, mini USB standards, and hardware interfaces. The present disclosure covers this need.

To provide additional background, context and to meet the written description requirements of 35 USC § 112, the following references are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety:
US Pat. Publication No. 2013/0314028 to Tseng and US Pat. Publication No. 2014/0132201 to Tsang.

Summary

The disclosure provides a system and method of use that provides charging and optical communication with electronic devices. In particular, systems and methods of use are presented which provide laser or optical device charging and optical communication. Specifically, in one embodiment, the systems and methods include standard USB interfaces, USB protocols and USB ports.

In one embodiment, a charging and communication device is disclosed, the device comprising: a transmitter configured to receive power from an external source, the transmitter comprising a power module, a laser for charging energy, and a diffuser layer; and a receiver configured to be connected to the transmitter, the receiver comprising photovoltaic (PV) cells; wherein the power module controls the laser; wherein the laser for laser energy emits laser light which is diffused by the diffuser layer and received by the photovoltaic (PV) cells; wherein the receiver outputs a device power output.

According to another embodiment, there is disclosed a method of charging, the method comprising: providing a charging device comprising: i) a transmitter configured to receive power from an external source, the transmitter comprising a power module, a laser, a diffuser layer, and a Photon detector comprises and ii) a receiver adapted to be connected to the transmitter, the receiver comprising photovoltaic (PV) cells and a laser / LED diode, the photon detector for receiving a signal from the laser - / LED diode is configured; Coupling the charging device to the external power source; Providing power to the charging device from the external power source; Activating the laser upon receipt of the laser / LED diode signal, the laser emitting laser light which is diffused by the diffuser layer and received by the photovoltaic (PV) cells; and outputting the device power output from the receiver.

According to another embodiment, there is disclosed a charging and communication system comprising: a transmitter configured to receive power from an external source, the transmitter comprising a power module, a laser for charging energy, and a diffuser layer; and a receiver configured to be connected to the transmitter, the receiver comprising photovoltaic (PV) cells; wherein the power module controls the laser; wherein the laser for laser energy emits laser light which is diffused by the diffuser layer and received by the photovoltaic (PV) cells; wherein the receiver outputs a device power output, the receiver further comprising a laser / LED diode and the transmitter further comprises a photon detector configured to receive a signal from the laser / LED diode, the receiver outputting the device power only outputs when the photon detector receives the laser / LED diode signal.

Brief description of the figures

For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure and its advantages, reference is now made to the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals represent like parts:

1 shows a representation of an embodiment of the charging and optical communication system;

2a shows a block diagram of one embodiment of the charging and optical communication system 1 ;

2 B shows a block diagram of another embodiment of the charging and optical communication system; and

3 FIG. 12 is a flow chart of an application method for using the charging and optical communication system. FIG 1 ,

It should be understood that the figures are not necessarily to scale. In some cases, details which are not necessary to the understanding of the invention or which make it difficult to discern further details may have been omitted. It should of course be understood that the invention is not necessarily limited to the particular embodiments illustrated herein.

For a better understanding of the present invention, the following listing of the components and their associated reference numerals shown in the figures is provided.

Number: Component

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

100

 contraption

200

 transmitter

210

 first transmitter end

212

 Transmitter USB interface

220

 second transmitter end

230

 laser

240

 Energy management module

250

 modulator

260

 diffuser layer

270

 Photon detector

282

 Energy one

284

 one optical communication

300

 receiver

310

 first receiver end

312

 first photovoltaic (PV) cells of the receiver

320

 second receiver end

370

 Laser / LED diode

372

 Laser / LED diodes signal

382

 Energy two

384

 two optical communication

400

 external device

482

 external device power

484

 external device / device power communication

500

 adapter

510

 first adapter end

512

 photovoltaic (PV) cells of the adapter

520

 second adapter end

522

 Adapter USB interface

582

 Energy three

584

 three optical communication

Detailed description

In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed techniques. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present embodiments may be utilized without these specific details. In other instances, well-known methods, procedures, components, and circuits have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the present disclosure.

Although the embodiments are not limited in this regard, discussions using expressions such as "processing", "data processing", "computation", "determination", "establishment", "analysis", "testing" or the like may refer to (an) activity (s) and / or (a) process (s) of a computer, a computer platform, computer system, communication system or subsystem, or other electronic computing device that manipulates and / or converts data represented as physical (e.g., electronic) quantities within the registers and / or memory of the computer into other equally physical (e.g., electronic) ) Sizes within the registers and / or memory of the computer or other information storage medium which can store instructions to perform activities and / or processes.

Although the embodiments are not limited in this respect, the terms "plurality" and "a plurality" as used herein may include, for example, "several" or "two or more". The terms "plurality" or "a plurality" may be used throughout the specification to describe two or more components, devices, elements, units, parameters, circuits, or the like.

The term "PV" means photovoltaic and generally refers to a device or method for converting light or solar energy into electricity.

The term "PV array" means arrangement of photovoltaic (PV) cells or modules.

The term "USB" means universal serial bus and refers to hardware such as cables and connectors and communication protocols used in a bus for connection, communication and / or power transmission.

The term "USB protocol" means a USB communication protocol.

The term "USB port" or "USB hardware port" refers to a physical USB port.

The term "Wireless USB" refers to wireless communication using USB protocols.

Before the description of the embodiments is made below, it may be advantageous to set forth definitions of certain words and phrases throughout this document: the terms "including" and "comprising" and their derivatives mean inclusion without limitation; the term "or" is inclusive; and or; the terms "connected to" and "connected to," as well as derivatives thereof, may "include," "include," "associated with," "include," "include," "connect to, or include, coupled to or "to be connectable to," "to cooperate with," "to interleave," "to oppose," "to be close to," "to be bound to, or to," "to exhibit," or the like; and the term "controller" refers to any device, system or part thereof that controls at least one activity, such device may be implemented in hardware, circuits, firmware or software, or a combination of at least two thereof. It should be noted that the functionality associated with a particular controller may be centralized or distributed, either locally or remotely. Definitions of certain words and phrases are provided throughout this document, and those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that in many, if not most, such definitions apply to both past and future uses of words and phrases thus defined.

For purposes of explanation, numerous details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present technique. It should be understood, however, that the present disclosure may be practiced in various ways beyond the specific details set forth herein. Moreover, although the exemplary embodiments illustrated herein represent various components of the system, it is further understood that the various components of the system may be located at spaced portions of a distributed network, such as a communications network, a hub, and / or the Internet , or in an associated secure, unsecured and / or encrypted system, and / or in a network operating or management device located inside or outside the network. For example, a wireless device may also be used to refer to any device, system, or module that addresses any one or more aspects of the network or communications environment and / or transceiver (s) and / or station (s) and / or or access point (s) described herein are managed and / or configured or communicating therewith.

Thus, it should be understood that the components of the system may be combined in one or more devices or shared between the devices.

In addition, it should be understood that the various connections, including the communication channels connecting the elements, may be wired or wireless connections or any combination thereof, or any further known or later developed Elements that are suitable for providing and / or communicating data to or from the connected elements. The term "module" as used herein may refer to any known or later developed hardware, circuit, circuit, software, firmware, or combination thereof that is capable of carrying out the functionality related to the element. The terms "determine,""compute," and "calculate," and variations thereof, are used interchangeably and include any type of methodology, method, technique, mathematical operations, or protocol.

With attention to the 1 - 3 Become embodiments of the charging and optical communication device 100 shown.

In general, the device includes 100 a transmitter 200 and a receiver 300 , The transmitter 200 includes a first transmitter end 210 and a second transmitter end 220 , Laser 230 , Energy Management Module 240 , Modulator 250 , Diffuser layer 260 and photon detector 270 , The first transmitter end 210 includes the transmitter USB interface 212 , The transmitter 200 receives an external device power 482 and may be by means of external device / device power communication 484 communicate with one or more external devices. The transmitter 200 sets the optical communication one 284 with the receiver 300 ready and receives the laser / LED diode signal 372 from the receiver 300 ,

The recipient 300 includes a first receiver end 310 and a second receiver end 320 , the first photovoltaic (PV) cells of the receiver 312 and a laser / LED diode 370 indicating the laser / LED diode signal 372 emitted. The recipient 300 emits energy two 382 and the optical communication two 384 , The first photovoltaic (PV) cells of the receiver 312 and the laser / LED diode 370 are at the first receiver end 310 arranged. The recipient 300 receives the optical communication one 284 from the transmitter 200 and receive energy one 282 from the transmitter 200 , The laser / LED diode 370 of the receiver emits the laser / LED diode signal 372 , which is the transmitter photon detector 270 is directed.

The device 100 can also have an adapter 500 include. The adapter 500 includes a first adapter end 510 and a second adapter end 520 , In general, the adapter 500 at the first adapter end 510 with the receiver 300 also includes the adapter USB interface 522 , The adapter 500 internally receives the power two 382 and the optical communication two 384 from a recipient's share 300 and converted using the adapter USB interface 522 , Two energy 382 or two optical communication 384 or both according to the USB protocol, to one or more of two energy 382 and optical communication two 384 via a USB hardware interface.

The transmitter 200 receives electrical energy, ie external device energy 482 from one or more external sources, such as standard wall outlets, a personal computer or a laptop computer, and may be a wireless connection. The external device power 482 will be at the transmitter USB interface 212 receive. The transmitter USB interface 212 is a USB hardware interface and operates on a USB protocol. The energy management module 240 of the transmitter receives electrical energy from the transmitter USB interface 212 and provides electrical energy to the laser 230 and to the modulator 250 , It also controls energy management module 240 the transmitter the laser 230 by means of one or more driver circuits and / or controllers. The laser 230 transforms the electrical energy as received from the energy management module 240 in light energy. The laser 230 emits light to the diffuser layer 260 that the light received in the direction of the receiver 300 scattered or distributed to from the first photovoltaic (PV) cells of the receiver 312 to be received. In one embodiment, one or more waveguides are involved to receive and transmit the laser light.

The through the energy management module 240 driven modulator 250 bi-directionally modulates optical communication functions, considering the entry from an external source, such as a laptop, as output to the laser 230 to the optical communication by means of the laser output 230 to enable. The modulator 250 For example, the laser light may be modulated in any manner known to those skilled in the art, including amplitude modulation, phase modulation, and / or polarization modulation. According to an embodiment of the device 100 is not configured to perform optical communications is the modulator module 250 not part of the device 100 ,

The photon detector 270 is at the second transmitter end 220 positioned and positioned to that of the laser / LED diode 370 emitted laser / LED diode signal 372 to recieve. The photon detector 270 communicates with the energy management module 240 and puts the energy management module 240 a signal is available, which is the receipt or non-receipt of the laser / LED diode signal 372 displays. According to one Embodiment operates the energy management module 240 the laser 230 (ie the energy management module 240 sends a signal to the laser 230 to activate and emit the laser light) only when the power management module 240 a signal from the photon detector 270 that receives a laser / LED diode signal 372 was acknowledged received.

The first photovoltaic (PV) cells 312 The receiver receives laser light from the laser 230 over the diffuser layer 260 was emitted. In one embodiment, the first photovoltaic (PV) cells are 312 of the receiver at the first receiver end 310 arranged, wherein the first receiver end 310 designed as a male end to enter the female second transmitter end 220 intervene. The receiver laser / LED diode 370 emits the laser / LED diode signal 372 leading to the transmitter-photon detector 270 is directed. The laser / LED diode signal 372 causes an establishment of communication between the transmitter 200 and the receiver 300 and acts as a safety device as described above (ie, to enable or disable the laser 230 ). In one embodiment, the laser / LED diode is 370 adjacent to or beside or to the side of the first photovoltaic (PV) cells 312 arranged by the recipient. In one embodiment, the laser / LED diode is 370 parallel to an outer peripheral surface of the receiver 300 at the first receiver end 310 arranged.

The first photovoltaic (PV) cells 312 convert the received laser light into electrical energy as output as energy two 382 , The electrical energy output of the receiver 300 is provided at the second receiver end and may be of any format known to those skilled in the art including 120 volts at 60 Hz and 230 volts at 50 Hz. In one embodiment, the electrical energy output of the receiver corresponds 300 a USB protocol.

In one embodiment, the transmitter USB interface includes 212 or the adapter USB interface 522 or both, any USB hardware interface known to those skilled in the art, including micro USB, mini USB and standard USB hardware interfaces.

In one embodiment, the device 100 for example, physical dimensions of a USB device, such as a USB storage medium, known to those skilled in the art.

In one embodiment, one or more connections between the elements of the device 100 Wireless USB.

According to a further embodiment, the device performs 100 only optical (ie, laser based) charging, wherein the power provided by a first external device (eg, a laptop computer, a personal computer, a smartphone) is a second external device (eg, a laptop computer, a personal computer , a smartphone) is provided.

In one embodiment, the device performs 100 only optical (ie, laser-based) optical communication between a first external device (eg, a laptop computer, a personal computer, a smartphone) and a second external device (eg, a laptop computer, a personal computer, a smartphone).

According to one embodiment, the device comprises 100 its own power supply, such as a battery such as a lithium battery, to power the laser and provide any combination of functions described above, such as charging and optical communication.

In one embodiment, the device 100 operated in one of three selectable modes: only energy store, only optical communication and energy store and optical communication simultaneously.

Referring to 1 and 2 , poses 3 a flow chart is available, which is an exemplary application method for the charging and communication system 100 illustrated. Basically, the procedure begins 600 at step 604 and ends at step 632 ,

In step 608 of the procedure 600 is the device 100 through the first receiver end 210 with the external device 400 coupled. The device 100 receives the external device power 482 and may, in some embodiments, with the external device 400 by means of external device / device power communication 484 communicate. The external device / device power communication 484 may include on / off receiving or non-receiving signals or energy modulation signals, the latter being provided by the energy management module in some embodiments 240 to be controlled.

In step 612 is queried whether the device 100 received a diode signal from the receiver. Specifically, the photon detector provides this 270 the transmitter 200 , which with the energy management module 240 communicates, the energy management module 240 a signal ready which is the receipt or non-receipt of the laser / LED diode signal 372 from the receiver 300 displays. If the result of the query is "Yes" or "Positive", such a signal has been received and the method 600 moves to step 616 continued. If the result of the query is "No" or "Negative", such a signal has not been received and the procedure 600 moves to step 628 continued.

In step 616 becomes the laser 230 activated by the energy management module 240 , The procedure 600 then moves to step 620 continued.

In step 620 transmits the laser 230 Energy and / or provides an optically-based bidirectional communication, as selected by the user or according to the configuration of the device 100 , ready. The procedure 600 then moves to step 624 continued.

In step 624 is queried whether the device 100 this will continue to receive the diode signal from the receiver. Specifically, the photon detector provides this 270 the transmitter 200 , which with the energy management module 240 communicates, the energy management module 240 provide a signal indicating the receipt or non-receipt of the laser / LED diode signal 372 from the receiver 300 displays. If the result of the query is "Yes" or "Positive", such a signal has been received and the method 600 moves to step 620 continued. If the result of the query is "No" or "Negative", such a signal has not been received and the procedure 600 moves to step 628 continued.

In step 628 of the procedure 600 becomes the laser 230 through the energy management module 240 disabled. The procedure 600 then moves to step 632 what the procedure ends with.

In the detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed techniques. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present embodiments may be utilized without these specific details. In other instances, well-known methods, procedures, components, and circuits have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the present disclosure

Although the embodiments are not limited in this regard, discussions using expressions such as "processing", "data processing", "computation", "determination", "establishment", "analysis", "testing" or the like may refer to (a) activity (s) and / or process (s) of a computer, computer platform, computer system, communication system or subsystem, or other electronic computing device which are physical (e.g., electronic) sizes within the registers and / or the computer's memory manipulates and / or converts into other equally physical (e.g., electronic) variables within the registers and / or memory of the computer or other information storage medium which can store instructions to perform activities and / or processes.

Although the embodiments are not limited in this respect, the terms "plurality" and "a plurality" as used herein may include, for example, "several" or "two or more". The terms "plurality" or "a plurality" may be used throughout the specification to describe two or more components, devices, elements, units, parameters, circuits, or the like. For example, "a plurality of stations" may include two or more stations.

It may be advantageous to present definitions of certain words and phrases used throughout this document: the terms "including" and "comprising" and their derivatives mean inclusion without limitation; the term "or" is inclusive, i. and or; the terms "connected to" and "connected to," as well as derivatives thereof, may "include," "include," "associated with," "include," "include," "connect to, or include, coupled to or "to be connectable to", "to cooperate with," "to interleave," "to oppose," "to be close to," "to be bound to, or to," "to exhibit," "to have," or the like; and the term "controller" refers to any device, system or part thereof that controls at least one activity, such device may be implemented in hardware, circuits, firmware or software, or a combination of at least two thereof. It should be noted that the functionality associated with a particular controller may be centralized or distributed, either locally or remotely. Definitions of certain words and phrases are provided throughout this document, and those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that in many, if not most, such definitions apply to both past and future uses of words and phrases thus defined.

The exemplary embodiments are described with reference to communication systems, as well as protocols, techniques, devices, and methods for performing communications, such as in a wireless network, or generally in any communication network operation that uses any communication protocols. Such examples are home or access networks, home wireless networks, corporate wireless networks, and the like. It should be understood, however, that generally, the systems, methods, and techniques disclosed herein will work equally well for other types of communications environments, networks, and / or protocols.

For purposes of explanation, numerous details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present techniques. It should be understood, however, that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms beyond those specified herein.

Moreover, it should be noted that the various connections (which may not be shown as connecting the elements), including the communication channels connecting the elements, may be wired or wireless connections or any combination thereof, or any other elements known or later developed, which are adapted to provide and / or communicate data to or from the connected elements. The term "module" as used herein may refer to any known or later developed hardware, circuit, circuit, software, firmware, or combination thereof that is capable of carrying out the functionality related to the element. The terms "determine," "calculate," and "calculate," and variations thereof, are used interchangeably and encompass any type of methodology, method, technique, mathematical operation, or protocol.

Further, while some of the example embodiments described herein are directed to a transmitter portion of a transceiver that performs certain functions, or to a receiver portion of a transceiver that performs certain functions, this disclosure is intended to include associated and complementary transmitter-side and receiver-side features, respectively to include both same transceivers and / or other transceivers and vice versa.

While the flowcharts described above have been described with respect to a particular event sequence, it should be understood that changes in that sequence may occur without materially affecting the operation of the embodiments. Moreover, the exact sequence of events does not appear to be fixed as in the exemplary embodiments. Furthermore, the example techniques illustrated herein are not limited to the particular embodiments illustrated but may be used with the other exemplary embodiments, with each described feature being individually and separately claimable.

In addition, the systems, methods, and protocols may be implemented to enhance one or more of: a special purpose computer, a programmed microprocessor or microcontroller, and peripherally integrated switching element (s), an ASIC or other integrated circuit, a digital signal processor, a hardwired electronic or logic circuit, such as a discrete switching element, a programmable logic device, such as a PLD, PLA, FPGA, PAL, a modem, a transmitter / receiver, any comparable devices, or the like. In general, any apparatus capable of implementing a state machine, which in turn is capable of integrating the methodology presented herein, may benefit from the various communication methods, protocols, and techniques in accordance with the disclosure provided herein.

However, examples of processors, as may be described herein include, but are not limited to, at least one from Qualcomm ^® Snapdragon ^® 800 and 801, Qualcomm ^® Snapdragon ^® 610 and 615 with 4G LTE integration and 64-bit calculation, Apple ^® A7 processor with a 64-bit architecture, Apple ^® M7 Bewegungscoprozessoren, Samsung ^® Exynos ^® series, the Intel ^® Core ^TM processor family, the Intel ^® Xeon ^® processor family, Intel ^® atom ^TM processor family, the Intel Itanium ^® processor family, Intel ^® Core ^® i5 -4670K and i7-4770K 22nm Haswell, Intel ^® Core i5-3570K ^® 22nm Ivy Bridge, AMD ^® FX ^TM processor family, AMD ^® FX-4300, FX-6300 and FX-8350 Vishera 32nm, AMD ^® Kaveri processors, Texas Instruments ^® Jacinto C6000 ^TM automotive infotainment processors, Texas Instruments OMAP ^{TM ®} automotive classes mobile processors, ARM ^® Cortex ^TM -M processors, ARM ^® Cortex-A and ARM926EJ-S ^TM processor, Broadcom BCM4704 AirForce ^® / BCM4703 Drahtlosnetzw processors, the AR7100 wireless network processing unit, or other industry-equivalent processors, and may perform computer-based functions using any known or future developed standard, instruction set, program library, and / or architecture.

Furthermore, the disclosed methods can be readily implemented in software that is object or object oriented Software development environments that provide portable source code that can be used on a variety of computer or workstation platforms. Alternatively, the disclosed system may be partially or fully implemented in hardware using standard logic circuits or VLSI design. Whether software or hardware is used to implement the systems according to the embodiments depends on the speed and / or efficiency requirements of the system, the particular function, and the particular software or hardware systems or microprocessor or microcomputer systems that are used. The communication systems, methods, and protocols presented herein may be readily implemented by one skilled in the art, by the functional description provided herein and having a basic understanding of computer and telecommunications skills, in hardware and / or software, using any known or later developed systems, structures, devices and / or software.

Moreover, the disclosed methods may be readily implemented in software and / or firmware that may be stored on a storage medium to improve performance of: a programmed general purpose computer in cooperation with a controller and memory, a special purpose computer , a microprocessor, or the like. In these cases, the systems and methods may be implemented as a program on a personal computer, such as an applet, JAVA.RTM. or CGI script, as a resource existing on a server or a computer workstation, as a routine integrated in an associated communication system or system component, or the like. The system may also be implemented by physically including the system and / or the method in a software and / or hardware system, such as the hardware and software systems of a transceiver for communications.

Various embodiments may also or alternatively be implemented wholly or partly in software and / or firmware. This software and / or firmware may be in the form of instructions contained in or on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. These instructions may then be read and executed by one or more processors to facilitate execution of the operations described herein. The instructions may be in any suitable form such as but not limited to source code, compiled code, interpret code, executable code, static code, dynamic code, and the like. Such a computer readable medium may include any tangible non-transitory medium for storing information in a form readable by one or more computers, such as but not limited to read only memory (ROM); Random Access Memory (RAM); Magnetic disk storage, optical storage media; a flash memory, etc.

It is therefore apparent that at least systems and methods for laser and optical charging as well as communication have been provided. Although the embodiments have been described in conjunction with a number of embodiments, it will be understood that many alternatives, modifications, and variations may or may be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art. Accordingly, this disclosure is intended to include all such alternatives, modifications, equivalents and variations that are within the spirit and scope of this disclosure.

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• US 2013/0314028 [0005]
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Claims (20)

Charging and communication device comprising: a transmitter configured to receive power from an external source, the transmitter comprising a power module, a laser for charging energy, and a diffuser layer; and a receiver configured to connect to the transmitter, the receiver comprising photovoltaic (PV) cells; wherein the power module controls the laser; wherein the laser for laser energy emits laser light which is diffused by the diffuser layer and received by the photovoltaic (PV) cells; wherein the receiver outputs a device power output. The device of claim 1, wherein the power module receives power from an external source. The device of claim 2, wherein the received energy is received through a USB port. The device of claim 1, wherein the receiver further comprises a laser / LED diode and the transmitter further comprises a photon detector configured to receive a signal from the laser / LED diode. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the receiver outputs a device energy only when the photon detector receives the laser / LED diode signal. The device of claim 1, further comprising a modulator configured to manage the optical communication between the transmitter and the receiver. Apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the modulator modulates the optical communication output of the laser. The device of claim 7, wherein the device power output corresponds to a USB protocol. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising an adapter configured to receive the device power output and output the device power output via a USB port. Method of charging comprising: Providing a charging device comprising: i) a transmitter configured to receive power from an external source, the transmitter comprising a power module, a laser, a diffuser layer and a photon detector, and ii) a receiver adapted to connect to the transmitter wherein the receiver comprises photovoltaic (PV) cells and a laser / LED diode, the photon detector being configured to receive a signal from the laser / LED diode; Coupling the charging device to the external power source; Providing power to the charging device from the external power source; Activating the laser upon receipt of the laser / LED diode signal, the laser emitting laser light which is diffused by the diffuser layer and received by the photovoltaic (PV) cells; Output of the device power output from the receiver. The method of claim 10, wherein the received energy is received through a USB port. The method of claim 10, wherein the charging device further comprises a modulator configured to manage the optical communication between the transmitter and the receiver. The method of claim 12, wherein the modulator modulates the optical communication output of the laser. The method of claim 13, wherein the charger power output corresponds to a USB protocol. The method of claim 14, wherein the charging device further comprises an adapter configured to receive the device power output and to output the device power output by means of a USB port. A charging and communication system comprising: a transmitter configured to receive power from an external source, the transmitter comprising a power module, a laser for charging energy, and a diffuser layer; and a receiver configured to be connected to the transmitter, the receiver comprising photovoltaic (PV) cells; wherein the power module controls the laser, the laser for emitting energy emitting laser light which is diffused by the diffuser layer and received by the photovoltaic (PV) cells; wherein the receiver outputs a device energy output, the receiver further comprising a laser / LED diode, and the transmitter further comprises a photon detector configured to receive a signal from the laser / LED diode, the receiver having a device energy only outputs when the photon detector receives the signal from the laser / LED diode. The system of claim 16, wherein the received energy is received through a USB port. The system of claim 16, wherein the charging device further comprises a modulator configured to manage the optical communication between the transmitter and the receiver. The system of claim 18, wherein the modulator modulates the optical communication output of the laser. The system of claim 19, wherein the charging power output corresponds to a USB protocol, and wherein the charging device further comprises an adapter configured to receive the device power output and output the device power output via a USB port.

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