CN104640178A - Wireless charging method, wireless access points and wireless charging system - Google Patents

Wireless charging method, wireless access points and wireless charging system Download PDF

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CN104640178A
CN104640178A CN201310561408.1A CN201310561408A CN104640178A CN 104640178 A CN104640178 A CN 104640178A CN 201310561408 A CN201310561408 A CN 201310561408A CN 104640178 A CN104640178 A CN 104640178A
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An embodiment of the invention discloses a wireless charging method, wireless access points and a wireless charging system. The wireless charging method includes enabling the first wireless access points to receive charging requests transmitted by first equipment; selecting beam directions with the maximum received signal intensity among all received signal beam directions for the first equipment, and wirelessly charging the first equipment in a beam forming mode according to the beam directions with the maximum received signal intensity; enabling the first wireless access points to transmit received association requests to a wireless access controller, enabling the wireless access controller to switch the first equipment into channels of the second access points and allowing the first equipment to be wirelessly charged in a beam forming mode by the second wireless access points. The association requests are transmitted from second equipment. The wireless charging method, the wireless access points and the wireless charging system have the advantages that normal communication services of wireless local area networks can be guaranteed, and the equipment wireless charging efficiency can be improved.

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A kind of wireless charging method, WAP (wireless access point) and wireless charging system
Technical field
The present invention relates to communication technical field, particularly relate to a kind of wireless charging method, WAP (wireless access point) and wireless charging system. 
Background technology
Along with the development of mobile communication technology, wireless charging mode has been applied to every field in daily life.A kind of mode in wireless charging mode utilizes WLAN (English: wireless loca l area networks, abbreviation: signal charging WLAN).In which, charging equipment receives the signal of WLAN, and will receive signal energy and be converted to electric energy and charge for self.Under this mode, because signal sends with omnidirectional antenna, make the signal energy arriving charging equipment just less, cause energy utilization efficiency low, wireless charging efficiency is low. 
Summary of the invention
In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, the invention provides a kind of wireless charging method, WAP (wireless access point) and wireless charging system, in order to improve the charge efficiency of wireless charging, reduce the charging interval. 
For this reason, the invention provides following technical scheme:
First aspect, the invention provides a kind of wireless charging method, comprising:
First WAP (wireless access point) receives the charge request that the first equipment sends;
Described first WAP (wireless access point) chooses the maximum beam position of received signal strength from for all Received signal strength beam positions of described first equipment, according to the maximum beam position of described received signal strength, described first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns;
Described first WAP (wireless access point) receives the association request that the second equipment sends, described association request is sent to wireless access controller, to make described wireless access controller, described first equipment is switched to the channel of the second WAP (wireless access point), to accept described second WAP (wireless access point) to described first equipment with the wireless charging of beamforming patterns, the channel of wherein said second WAP (wireless access point) is different from the channel of described first WAP (wireless access point). 
In the first possible implementation of first aspect, send the received signal strength in described charge request to described wireless access controller after described first WAP (wireless access point) receives the charge request of the first equipment transmission, when described wireless access controller receives the received signal strength of at least three WAP (wireless access point) transmissions, described method also comprises:
3rd WAP (wireless access point) receives the coordinate position that described wireless access controller sends, described coordinate position is that described wireless access controller calculates the coordinate position of described first equipment of gained according to the signal strength signal intensity that described at least three WAP (wireless access point) send, and described 3rd WAP (wireless access point) is to the WAP (wireless access point) outside at least three WAP (wireless access point) of described wireless access controller transmission and reception signal strength signal intensity;
Described 3rd WAP (wireless access point), according to described coordinate position adjustment beam position, carries out the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to described first equipment. 
In conjunction with the first possible implementation of first aspect or first aspect, in the implementation that the second of first aspect is possible, after the described beam position maximum according to described received signal strength indicator carries out the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to described first equipment, also comprise:
Described WAP (wireless access point) obtains the Media Access Control address of described first equipment;
Described WAP (wireless access point) sends the Media Access Control address of described first equipment to described wireless access controller, control not carry out charging WAP (wireless access point) to associate with described first equipment according to described Media Access Control address to make described wireless access controller, described first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns. 
In conjunction with first aspect, any one in the first possible implementation of first aspect and the possible implementation of the second, in the third possible implementation of first aspect, described method also comprises:
Described WAP (wireless access point) sends the charging rate of described first equipment to described wireless access controller, adjusts the number of described first equipment being carried out to the WAP (wireless access point) of the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to make described wireless access controller when described charging rate is less than preset charged speed. 
Second aspect, present invention also offers a kind of WAP (wireless access point), comprising:
First receiving element, for receiving the charge request that the first equipment sends;
Selected cell, for choosing the maximum beam position of received signal strength from in all Received signal strength beam positions of described first equipment;
First charhing unit, for carrying out the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to described first equipment according to the maximum beam position of described received signal strength;
Second receiving element, for receiving the association request that the second equipment sends;
First transmitting element, for described association request is sent to wireless access controller, to make described wireless access controller, described first equipment is switched to the channel of the second WAP (wireless access point), to accept described second WAP (wireless access point) to described first equipment with the wireless charging of beamforming patterns, the channel of wherein said second WAP (wireless access point) is different from the channel of described first WAP (wireless access point). 
In the first possible implementation of second aspect, described WAP (wireless access point) also comprises:
3rd receiving element, for receiving the coordinate position that described wireless access controller sends, described coordinate position is that described wireless access controller calculates the coordinate position of described first equipment of gained according to the signal strength signal intensity that described at least three WAP (wireless access point) send;
Second charhing unit, for according to described coordinate position adjustment beam position, carries out the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to described first equipment. 
In conjunction with the first possible implementation of second aspect or second aspect, in the implementation that the second of second aspect is possible, described WAP (wireless access point) also comprises:
Acquiring unit, for after carrying out the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to described first equipment, obtains the Media Access Control address of described first equipment;
Second transmitting element, for sending the Media Access Control address of described first equipment to described wireless access controller, control not carry out charging WAP (wireless access point) to associate with described first equipment according to described Media Access Control address to make described wireless access controller, described first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns. 
In conjunction with second aspect, any one in the first possible implementation of second aspect and the possible implementation of the second, in the third possible implementation of second aspect, also comprises:
3rd transmitting element, for sending the charging rate of described first equipment to described wireless access controller, adjust the number of described first equipment being carried out to the WAP (wireless access point) of the wireless charging of beamforming patterns when described charging rate is less than preset charged speed to make described wireless access controller. 
The third aspect, present invention also offers a kind of wireless charging system, comprising:
Above-mentioned WAP (wireless access point) and wireless access controller;
Described wireless access controller communicates with described WAP (wireless access point), and by described WAP (wireless access point) and the first devices communicating. 
In the first possible implementation of the third aspect, also comprise:
Described first equipment is in park mode in charging process, and periodically enter mode of operation, sending signal when being in mode of operation to described WAP (wireless access point), adjusting to make described WAP (wireless access point) the beam position described first equipment being carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns according to received signal strength. 
Wireless charging method of the present invention, WAP (wireless access point) and wireless charging system, in order in the proper communication of guarantee system, improve charge efficiency simultaneously, reduce the charging interval.After the first WAP (wireless access point) receives the charge request of the first equipment transmission, first WAP (wireless access point) will choose the maximum beam position of received signal strength from for all of the first equipment Received signal strength beam position, and described first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns according to selected beam position; This charging modes ensures that the signal strength signal intensity of arrival first equipment is maximum, can improve wireless charging efficiency.Described in charging process, the first WAP (wireless access point) receives the association request that the second equipment sends, described association request is sent to wireless access controller, to make described wireless access controller, described first equipment is switched to the channel of the second WAP (wireless access point), to accept described second WAP (wireless access point) to described first equipment with the wireless charging of beamforming patterns, the channel of wherein said second WAP (wireless access point) is different from the channel of described first WAP (wireless access point).Processing mode like this, can ensure that the first wireless aps can preferred process communication service, be unlikely to again the charge efficiency affecting the first equipment because of the first wireless aps process communication service. 
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In order to be illustrated more clearly in the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention, below the accompanying drawing used required in describing embodiment is briefly described, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is only some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skill in the art, under the prerequisite not paying creative work, other accompanying drawing can also be obtained according to these accompanying drawings. 
Fig. 1 is the flow chart of embodiment of the present invention wireless charging method embodiment 1;
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of embodiment of the present invention wireless charging method embodiment 2;
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of the embodiment 1 of embodiment of the present invention WAP (wireless access point);
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of the embodiment 2 of embodiment of the present invention WAP (wireless access point);
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of the embodiment 3 of embodiment of the present invention WAP (wireless access point);
Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram of embodiment of the present invention wireless charging system;
Fig. 7 is that the hardware of embodiment of the present invention WAP (wireless access point) forms schematic diagram. 
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In order to make those skilled in the art person understand the present invention program better, below in conjunction with drawings and embodiments, the embodiment of the present invention is described in further detail. 
See Fig. 1, show the flow chart of the embodiment 1 of embodiment of the present invention wireless charging method, described method comprises:
Step 101, the first WAP (wireless access point) receives the charge request that the first equipment sends. 
In a wireless local area network, (English: access point, abbreviation: AP) intercomed mutually by wireless signal, when terminal equipment is wanted to carry out wireless charging, sends charge request to WAP (wireless access point) for terminal equipment and WAP (wireless access point).At this, the first equipment points to the terminal equipment that wireless aps sends charge request, then the first WAP (wireless access point) refers to and receives multiple wireless aps that the first equipment sends charge request. 
Step 102, described first WAP (wireless access point) chooses the maximum beam position of received signal strength from for all Received signal strength beam positions of described first equipment, according to the maximum beam position of described received signal strength, described first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns. 
After first wireless aps receives the charge request of the first equipment transmission, optimum beam is selected to point to according to the signal strength signal intensity of the first equipment received, the signal strength signal intensity that different beam positions receives is also different, therefore, the beam position that first wireless aps selects received signal strength maximum from the beam position of all Received signal strength, first wireless aps carries out the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to the first equipment according to the maximum beam position of the received signal strength selected, this beam position maximum according to received signal strength is by the mode of beam forming, just make the signal strength signal intensity of arrival first equipment maximum. 
Step 103, described first WAP (wireless access point) receives the association request that the second equipment sends, described association request is sent to wireless access controller, to make described wireless access controller, described first equipment is switched to the channel of the second WAP (wireless access point), to accept described second WAP (wireless access point) to described first equipment with the wireless charging of beamforming patterns, the channel of wherein said second WAP (wireless access point) is different from the channel of described first WAP (wireless access point). 
Carry out in the process of wireless charging in the first wireless aps to the first equipment, the second equipment sends association request to the first wireless aps, shows that the second equipment needs the first wireless aps to provide radio communication service service to it.First wireless aps can provide wireless charging and radio communication service service for multiple equipment.When the scarce capacity of the first wireless aps to provide radio communication service to serve for the second equipment further while continuing as the first equipment and carrying out wireless charging, can will other wireless aps be allowed to provide radio communication service service for the second equipment.But preferably, the embodiment of the present invention allows the first wireless aps provide radio communication service service for the second equipment, and allows the first equipment transfer to other wireless aps, continues as the first equipment carry out wireless charging by other wireless aps.First wireless aps is in order to reach the association request of priority treatment second equipment, do not affect the object of the charging process of the first equipment simultaneously, just need by wireless access controller (English: access controller, abbreviation: AC) control, detailed process is: the association request forward that second equipment that receives sends by the first wireless aps is to wireless AC.General, wireless aps adjacent in a wlan uses different channels, therefore, when wireless AC receives this request, need the channel described first equipment being switched to the second wireless aps from the channel of the first wireless aps, the beam position that second wireless aps selects received signal strength maximum from the beam position of all Received signal strength, and according to the maximum beam position of received signal strength, the first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns, make like this first wireless aps for the second equipment normal communications traffic is provided time, also do not interrupt the charging process of the first equipment, by the second wireless aps, the first equipment is charged. 
The advantage of the embodiment of the present invention is as can be seen from the above-described embodiment:
After first wireless aps receives the charge request of the first equipment transmission, the maximum beam position of received signal strength is chosen from for all Received signal strength beam positions of described first equipment, according to the maximum beam position of described received signal strength, described first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns, this charging modes ensures that the signal strength signal intensity of arrival first equipment is maximum, can improve wireless charging efficiency.Simultaneously, give in the first equipment charge process in the first wireless aps, first wireless aps receives the charge request that the second equipment sends, and described association request is sent to wireless access controller, to make described wireless access controller, described first equipment is switched to the channel of the second WAP (wireless access point).Such processing mode makes the first wireless aps when ensureing communication service priority treatment, can also meet the wireless charging demand of the first equipment. 
Processing mode like this, can ensure that the first wireless aps can preferred process communication service, be unlikely to again the charge efficiency affecting the first equipment because of the first wireless aps process communication service. 
In order to improve wireless charging efficiency better, the embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of wireless charging method, and see Fig. 2, show the flow chart of the embodiment 2 of embodiment of the present invention wireless charging method, described method comprises:
Step 201, the first WAP (wireless access point) receives the charge request that the first equipment sends. 
Step 202, described first WAP (wireless access point) chooses the maximum beam position of received signal strength from for all Received signal strength beam positions of described first equipment, according to the maximum beam position of described received signal strength, described first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns. 
Step 203, described first WAP (wireless access point) receives the association request that the second equipment sends, described association request is sent to wireless access controller, to make described wireless access controller, described first equipment is switched to the channel of the second WAP (wireless access point), to accept described second WAP (wireless access point) to described first equipment with the wireless charging of beamforming patterns, the channel of wherein said second WAP (wireless access point) is different from the channel of described first WAP (wireless access point). 
Step 201 ~ 203 are identical with step 101 ~ 103, do not repeat them here. 
In order to improve wireless charging efficiency better, controlling the 3rd WAP (wireless access point) by wireless AC in the present embodiment and wireless charging is carried out, specifically as shown in step 204 ~ 205 to the first equipment. 
Step 204,3rd WAP (wireless access point) receives the coordinate position that described wireless access controller sends, described coordinate position is that described wireless access controller calculates the coordinate position of described first equipment of gained according to the signal strength signal intensity that described at least three WAP (wireless access point) send, and described 3rd WAP (wireless access point) is to the WAP (wireless access point) outside at least three WAP (wireless access point) of described wireless access controller transmission and reception signal strength signal intensity. 
The signal strength signal intensity for the first equipment received is sent to wireless AC by the first wireless aps in step 201 ~ 203 or the second wireless aps, this signal strength signal intensity can be that wireless aps receives maximum signal strength signal intensity, also can be the signal strength signal intensity of omni-beam; When wireless AC receives the signal strength signal intensity of at least three wireless aps transmissions, the signal strength signal intensity that can send according at least three wireless aps calculate the coordinate position of the first equipment.Such as: wireless AC can from receiving signal strength signal intensity the signal strength signal intensity selecting three wireless aps to send, received signal strength indicator location algorithm is utilized to calculate the coordinate position of the first equipment, then wireless AC is by sending the mode of the coordinate position of the first equipment calculated to the 3rd wireless aps, and instruction the 3rd wireless aps is charged to the first equipment.3rd wireless aps is other wireless aps being different from the first wireless aps and the second wireless aps in network. 
Step 205, described 3rd WAP (wireless access point), according to described coordinate position adjustment beam position, carries out the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to described first equipment. 
When the 3rd wireless aps receives the coordinate position of the first equipment that wireless AC sends, this coordinate position of adjustment beam position, i.e. the 3rd wireless aps adjustment beam position first equipment, make the 3rd wireless aps arrive the signal strength signal intensity of the first equipment maximum. 
On the basis of said method embodiment 1, sent the mode of the coordinate position of the first equipment to the 3rd wireless aps in network by wireless AC, the 3rd wireless aps is indicated to adjust beam position according to coordinate position, first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns, make the first equipment can receive the signal of multiple wireless aps transmission (such as: the signal simultaneously receiving the first wireless aps and the transmission of the 3rd wireless aps so simultaneously, or receive the signal of the second wireless aps and the transmission of the 3rd wireless aps) simultaneously, therefore, its wireless charging efficiency can be improved further. 
It should be noted that, the 3rd wireless aps can be embodied as a wireless aps outside the first wireless aps and the second wireless aps, or the multiple wireless aps outside the first wireless aps and the second wireless aps. 
In order to further improve wireless charging efficiency, in said method embodiment 1 or embodiment 2 basis, the method can also comprise:
Described WAP (wireless access point) obtains the Media Access Control address of described first equipment;
Described WAP (wireless access point) sends the Media Access Control address of described first equipment to described wireless access controller, control not carry out charging WAP (wireless access point) to associate with described first equipment according to described Media Access Control address to make described wireless access controller, described first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns. 
Time on the basis of said method embodiment 1, can be the medium access control (English: media access control being obtained the first equipment by the first wireless aps or the second wireless aps, abbreviation: MAC) address, and MAC address is sent to wireless AC, by not associating with the first equipment according to MAC Address the wireless aps that the first equipment charges in wireless AC net control, this wireless aps chooses the maximum beam position of received signal strength from for all Received signal strength beam positions of the first equipment, according to the maximum beam position of described received signal strength, the first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns.Now, the wireless aps of not charging to the first equipment in the network that controls of wireless AC is exactly other wireless aps of difference and the first wireless aps in network, the second wireless aps. 
Time on the basis of said method embodiment 2, it can be the first wireless aps, the MAC Address that in second wireless aps or the 3rd wireless aps, any one or multiple wireless aps obtain the first equipment is sent to wireless AC, control not associate with the first equipment according to MAC Address the wireless aps that the first equipment charges by wireless AC, this wireless aps chooses the maximum beam position of received signal strength from for all Received signal strength beam positions of the first equipment, according to the maximum beam position of described received signal strength, the first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns.Now, the wireless aps of not charging to the first equipment in the network that controls of wireless AC is exactly other wireless aps of difference and the first wireless aps, the second wireless aps and the 3rd wireless aps in network. 
Further, on the basis of above-mentioned each wireless charging method embodiment, described method can also comprise:
Described WAP (wireless access point) sends the charging rate of described first equipment to described wireless access controller, adjusts the number of described first equipment being carried out to the WAP (wireless access point) of the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to make described wireless access controller when described charging rate is less than preset charged speed. 
First equipment during periodic awakening in self electric quantity information to be sent to be the wireless aps of oneself charging, after wireless aps receives the information about power of the first equipment, information about power according to the first equipment that cycle time, section received calculates current charging rate, and this charging rate is sent to wireless AC, judge whether current charging rate is less than preset charged speed by wireless AC, if when being less than charging rate, the number of the WAP (wireless access point) of wireless charging is carried out in wireless AC adjustment to the first equipment, ensure the charge efficiency of the first equipment. 
Such as: when charging rate is less than preset charged speed, the too low wireless charging demand not meeting equipment of the charge efficiency of the first equipment is described, need to improve charge efficiency to reduce the charging interval, wireless AC not to the wireless aps that the first equipment charges in indication network, can carry out wireless charging to the first equipment according to beamforming patterns.Or, consider that the Phase Stacking transmitted between different radio AP may make the signal attenuation of arrival first equipment, wireless AC can also control some and stop charging, indirectly to improve charge efficiency to the wireless aps that the first equipment carries out wireless charging. 
With said method accordingly, the embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of wireless aps for realizing above-mentioned wireless charging method. 
See Fig. 3, show the schematic diagram of the embodiment 1 of embodiment of the present invention WAP (wireless access point), this wireless aps can be presented as the first wireless aps in above-mentioned wireless charging method, comprising: the first receiving element 301, selected cell 302, first charhing unit 303, second receiving element 304 and the first transmitting element 305.Operation principle below in conjunction with this wireless aps introduces its internal structure and annexation further. 
First receiving element 301, for receiving the charge request that the first equipment sends;
Selected cell 302, for choosing the maximum beam position of received signal strength from in all Received signal strength beam positions of described first equipment;
First charhing unit 303, for carrying out the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to described first equipment according to the maximum beam position of described received signal strength;
Second receiving element 304, for receiving the association request that the second equipment sends;
First transmitting element 305, for described association request is sent to wireless access controller, to make described wireless access controller, described first equipment is switched to the channel of the second WAP (wireless access point), to accept described second WAP (wireless access point) to described first equipment with the wireless charging of beamforming patterns, the channel of wherein said second WAP (wireless access point) is different from the channel of described first WAP (wireless access point). 
The maximum beam position of received signal strength can be chosen from for all Received signal strength beam positions of described first equipment by the wireless aps in the embodiment of the present invention, according to the maximum beam position of described received signal strength, described first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns, this charging modes ensures that the signal strength signal intensity of arrival first equipment is maximum, can improve wireless charging efficiency.When this wireless aps is given in the first equipment charge process, receive the charge request that the second equipment sends, described association request is sent to wireless AC, to make described wireless access controller, described first equipment is switched to the channel of the second WAP (wireless access point).Processing mode like this, can ensure that the first wireless aps can preferred process communication service, be unlikely to again the charge efficiency affecting the first equipment because of the first wireless aps process communication service. 
It should be noted that, the WAP (wireless access point) of the embodiment of the present invention also can be presented as the second wireless aps, also be there is first wireless aps to the first equipment charge in network, and the second device request first wireless aps provides communication service for it, now the WAP (wireless access point) of the embodiment of the present invention can be used as the second wireless aps after switching, and the control adjustment beam position accepting wireless AC carries out wireless charging to the first equipment. 
See Fig. 4, show the schematic diagram of the embodiment 2 of embodiment of the present invention WAP (wireless access point), this wireless aps can be presented as the 3rd wireless aps in above-mentioned wireless charging method, specifically can comprise: the 3rd receiving element 401 and the second charhing unit 402. 
3rd receiving element 401, for receiving the coordinate position that described wireless access controller sends, described coordinate position is that described wireless access controller calculates the coordinate position of described first equipment of gained according to the signal strength signal intensity that described at least three WAP (wireless access point) send;
Second charhing unit 402, for according to described coordinate position adjustment beam position, carries out the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to described first equipment. 
By receiving the coordinate position of the first equipment that wireless AC sends, carry out the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to the first equipment according to this coordinate position, the first equipment can be made simultaneously to receive the signal of multiple wireless aps transmission, thus improve wireless charging efficiency further. 
See Fig. 5, show the schematic diagram of the embodiment 3 of embodiment of the present invention WAP (wireless access point), this wireless aps can be presented as any one wireless aps to the first equipment charge, as the first wireless aps in above-mentioned wireless charging method, the second wireless aps or the 3rd wireless aps, specifically can comprise: acquiring unit 501 and the second transmitting element 502.  
Acquiring unit 501, for after carrying out the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to described first equipment, obtains the Media Access Control address of described first equipment;
Second transmitting element 502, for sending the Media Access Control address of described first equipment to described wireless access controller, control not carry out charging WAP (wireless access point) to associate with described first equipment according to described Media Access Control address to make described wireless access controller, described first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns. 
By the MAC Address of the first equipment is sent to wireless AC, utilize in wireless AC indication network not to the wireless aps that the first equipment charges, first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns, can realize the cooperation of many wireless aps is that the first equipment carries out wireless charging, improves charge efficiency better. 
In addition, the embodiment of the present invention additionally provides another preferred version of WAP (wireless access point), now wireless aps can be presented as any one wireless aps to the first equipment charge, as the first wireless aps in above-mentioned wireless charging method, the second wireless aps or the 3rd wireless aps, specifically can comprise:
3rd transmitting element, for sending the charging rate of described first equipment to described wireless access controller, adjust the number of described first equipment being carried out to the WAP (wireless access point) of the wireless charging of beamforming patterns when described charging rate is less than preset charged speed to make described wireless access controller. 
It should be noted that, in the scheme of above-mentioned WAP (wireless access point), can make all functions of the integrated embodiment of the present invention WAP (wireless access point) of same wireless aps, namely it both can be used as the first wireless aps, directly under the effect of the charge request of the first equipment, carried out wireless charging to the first equipment; Also as the second wireless aps, under the control of wireless AC, wireless charging can be carried out to the first equipment being switched to the second wireless aps from the first wireless aps; Also can be used as the 3rd wireless aps, the coordinate position of the first equipment sent according to wireless AC carries out wireless charging to the first equipment; Also can be used as uncharged wireless aps (initial condition), the Media Access Control address of the first equipment sent according to wireless AC associates with the first equipment, and carries out wireless charging, specifically can see shown in Fig. 3 to 5.Certainly, different wireless aps also can be made to have the difference in functionality of embodiment of the present invention WAP (wireless access point), namely same wireless aps can not use as the first wireless aps, the second wireless aps, the 3rd wireless aps simultaneously.The present invention can not limit this. 
Consult Fig. 6, show and embodiments provide a kind of wireless charging system, this system comprises:
As arbitrary wireless aps of providing in each embodiment of above-mentioned WAP (wireless access point) and wireless access controller;
Described wireless access controller communicates with described WAP (wireless access point), and by described WAP (wireless access point) and the first devices communicating. 
In order to improve the wireless charging efficiency of whole system further, optionally, described first equipment is in park mode in charging process, and periodically enter mode of operation, sending signal when being in mode of operation to described WAP (wireless access point), adjusting to make described WAP (wireless access point) the beam position described first equipment being carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns according to received signal strength. 
Further, the hardware that the embodiment of the present invention additionally provides wireless aps is formed, wireless aps can comprise aerial array, network interface, memory, at least one processor, such as central processing unit (English: central processing unit, CPU) and communication bus abbreviation:.Wherein, aerial array is that network interface is the interface communicated with wireless AC for wireless aps, and memory is for stores executable instructions, such as computer program for receiving and sending wireless signal.Memory can be that volatile memory is (English: volatile memory), such as random access memory is (English: random-access memory, abbreviation: RAM), or, nonvolatile memory is (English: non-volatile memory), such as read-only memory is (English: read-only memory, abbreviation: ROM), flash memory is (English: flash memory), hard disk is (English: hard disk drive, abbreviation: HDD) or solid state hard disc (English: solid-state drive, abbreviation: SSD).Processor is the executable instruction for storing in run memory, thus performs the application of each function and data processing, and communication bus is the connection communication for realizing between these devices. 
See Fig. 7, wireless aps can comprise aerial array 701, network interface 702, memory 703 and processor 704, and aerial array 701, network interface 702, and memory 703 is all connected with processor 704, and in Fig. 7, thick line is that communication bus is (English: bus).Wherein, store program in memory 703, processor 704 runs the program stored in holder 703, thus realizes following functions:
Receive the charge request that the first equipment sends; Choose the maximum beam position of received signal strength from for all Received signal strength beam positions of described first equipment, according to the maximum beam position of described received signal strength, described first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns; Receive the association request that the second equipment sends, described association request is sent to wireless access controller, to make described wireless access controller, described first equipment is switched to the channel of the second WAP (wireless access point), to accept described second WAP (wireless access point) to described first equipment with the wireless charging of beamforming patterns, the channel of wherein said second WAP (wireless access point) is different from the channel of described first WAP (wireless access point). 
Optionally, send the received signal strength in described charge request to described wireless access controller after described first WAP (wireless access point) receives the charge request of the first equipment transmission, when described wireless access controller receives the received signal strength of at least three WAP (wireless access point) transmissions, also comprise:
Receive the coordinate position that described wireless access controller sends, described coordinate position is that described wireless access controller calculates the coordinate position of described first equipment of gained according to the signal strength signal intensity that described at least three WAP (wireless access point) send, and described 3rd WAP (wireless access point) is to the WAP (wireless access point) outside at least three WAP (wireless access point) of described wireless access controller transmission and reception signal strength signal intensity;
According to described coordinate position adjustment beam position, described first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns. 
Optionally, after the described beam position maximum according to described received signal strength indicator carries out the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to described first equipment, also comprise:
Obtain the Media Access Control address of described first equipment;
The Media Access Control address of described first equipment is sent to described wireless access controller, control not carry out charging WAP (wireless access point) to associate with described first equipment according to described Media Access Control address to make described wireless access controller, described first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns. 
Optionally, also comprise:
Send the charging rate of described first equipment to described wireless access controller, adjust the number of described first equipment being carried out to the WAP (wireless access point) of the wireless charging of beamforming patterns when described charging rate is less than preset charged speed to make described wireless access controller. 
As can be seen here, the wireless aps that the embodiment of the present invention provides can improve the wireless charging speed of the first equipment, and when ensureing communication service priority treatment, can also meet the wireless charging demand of the first equipment.
It should be noted that, in this article, the such as relational terms of first and second grades and so on is only used for an entity or operation to separate with another entity or operating space, and not necessarily requires or imply the relation that there is any this reality between these entities or operation or sequentially.And, term " comprises ", " comprising " or its any other variant are intended to contain comprising of nonexcludability, thus make to comprise the process of a series of key element, method, article or equipment and not only comprise those key elements, but also comprise other key elements clearly do not listed, or also comprise by the intrinsic key element of this process, method, article or equipment.When not more restrictions, the key element limited by statement " comprising ... ", and be not precluded within process, method, article or the equipment comprising described key element and also there is other identical element. 
Also it should be noted that, each embodiment in this specification all adopts the mode of going forward one by one to describe, between each embodiment identical similar part mutually see, what each embodiment stressed is the difference with other embodiments.Especially, for equipment and system embodiment, because it is substantially similar to embodiment of the method, so describe fairly simple, relevant part illustrates see the part of embodiment of the method.Equipment and system embodiment described above is only schematic, and the unit wherein illustrated as separating component or can may not be and physically separates.Some or all of module wherein can be selected according to the actual needs to realize the object of the present invention program.Those of ordinary skill in the art, when not paying creative work, are namely appreciated that and implement. 
Above a kind of wireless charging method provided by the present invention, WAP (wireless access point) and wireless charging system are described in detail, apply specific embodiment herein to set forth principle of the present invention and execution mode, the explanation of above embodiment just understands method of the present invention for helping; Meanwhile, for one of ordinary skill in the art, according to the present invention, all will change in specific embodiments and applications, in sum, this description should not be construed as limitation of the present invention. 

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1. a wireless charging method, is characterized in that, comprising:
First WAP (wireless access point) receives the charge request that the first equipment sends;
Described first WAP (wireless access point) chooses the maximum beam position of received signal strength from for all Received signal strength beam positions of described first equipment, according to the maximum beam position of described received signal strength, described first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns;
Described first WAP (wireless access point) receives the association request that the second equipment sends, described association request is sent to wireless access controller, to make described wireless access controller, described first equipment is switched to the channel of the second WAP (wireless access point), to accept described second WAP (wireless access point) to described first equipment with the wireless charging of beamforming patterns, the channel of wherein said second WAP (wireless access point) is different from the channel of described first WAP (wireless access point). 
2. method according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, send the received signal strength in described charge request to described wireless access controller after described first WAP (wireless access point) receives the charge request of the first equipment transmission, when described wireless access controller receives the received signal strength of at least three WAP (wireless access point) transmissions, described method also comprises:
3rd WAP (wireless access point) receives the coordinate position that described wireless access controller sends, described coordinate position is that described wireless access controller calculates the coordinate position of described first equipment of gained according to the signal strength signal intensity that described at least three WAP (wireless access point) send, and described 3rd WAP (wireless access point) is to the WAP (wireless access point) outside at least three WAP (wireless access point) of described wireless access controller transmission and reception signal strength signal intensity;
Described 3rd WAP (wireless access point), according to described coordinate position adjustment beam position, carries out the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to described first equipment. 
3. method according to claim 1 and 2, is characterized in that, after the described beam position maximum according to described received signal strength indicator carries out the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to described first equipment, also comprises:
Described WAP (wireless access point) obtains the Media Access Control address of described first equipment;
Described WAP (wireless access point) sends the Media Access Control address of described first equipment to described wireless access controller, control not carry out charging WAP (wireless access point) to associate with described first equipment according to described Media Access Control address to make described wireless access controller, described first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns. 
4. method as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, is characterized in that, also comprises:
Described WAP (wireless access point) sends the charging rate of described first equipment to described wireless access controller, adjusts the number of described first equipment being carried out to the WAP (wireless access point) of the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to make described wireless access controller when described charging rate is less than preset charged speed. 
5. a WAP (wireless access point), is characterized in that, comprising:
First receiving element, for receiving the charge request that the first equipment sends;
Selected cell, for choosing the maximum beam position of received signal strength from in all Received signal strength beam positions of described first equipment;
First charhing unit, for carrying out the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to described first equipment according to the maximum beam position of described received signal strength;
Second receiving element, for receiving the association request that the second equipment sends;
First transmitting element, for described association request is sent to wireless access controller, to make described wireless access controller, described first equipment is switched to the channel of the second WAP (wireless access point), to accept described second WAP (wireless access point) to described first equipment with the wireless charging of beamforming patterns, the channel of wherein said second WAP (wireless access point) is different from the channel of described first WAP (wireless access point). 
6. WAP (wireless access point) according to claim 5, is characterized in that, also comprises:
3rd receiving element, for receiving the coordinate position that described wireless access controller sends, described coordinate position is that described wireless access controller calculates the coordinate position of described first equipment of gained according to the signal strength signal intensity that described at least three WAP (wireless access point) send;
Second charhing unit, for according to described coordinate position adjustment beam position, carries out the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to described first equipment. 
7. the WAP (wireless access point) according to claim 5 or 6, is characterized in that, also comprises:
Acquiring unit, for after carrying out the wireless charging of beamforming patterns to described first equipment, obtains the Media Access Control address of described first equipment;
Second transmitting element, for sending the Media Access Control address of described first equipment to described wireless access controller, control not carry out charging WAP (wireless access point) to associate with described first equipment according to described Media Access Control address to make described wireless access controller, described first equipment is carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns. 
8. according to the WAP (wireless access point) in claim 5 to 7 described in any one, it is characterized in that, also comprise:
3rd transmitting element, for sending the charging rate of described first equipment to described wireless access controller, adjust the number of described first equipment being carried out to the WAP (wireless access point) of the wireless charging of beamforming patterns when described charging rate is less than preset charged speed to make described wireless access controller. 
9. a wireless charging system, is characterized in that, comprising:
WAP (wireless access point) according to any one of claim 5 to 8 and wireless access controller;
Described wireless access controller communicates with described WAP (wireless access point), and by described WAP (wireless access point) and the first devices communicating. 
10. system according to claim 9, is characterized in that, also comprises:
Described first equipment is in park mode in charging process, and periodically enter mode of operation, sending signal when being in mode of operation to described WAP (wireless access point), adjusting to make described WAP (wireless access point) the beam position described first equipment being carried out to the wireless charging of beamforming patterns according to received signal strength. 
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