Controlled power transmission in radio frequency (RF) device network
US10090887B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, in a first radio frequency (RF) device, dynamically selects a plurality of reflector devices along a non-line-of-sight (NLOS) radio path based on a first set of criteria. The plurality of reflector devices comprises at least an active reflector device and a passive reflector device. The first RF device further controls the dynamically selected plurality of reflector devices based on a second set of criteria. A plurality of RF signals transmitted by the controlled plurality of reflector devices is received at a second RF device. A first type of signal associated with the received plurality of RF signals is converted to a second type of signal. Transmission of the second type of signal to one or more electronic devices associated with the second RF device is controlled based on one or more device characteristics of the one or more electronic devices or the second RF device.
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