Abstract: A wireless power transmission system includes a first antenna, a second antenna, a controller, a first power conditioning system, and a second power conditioning system. The controller is configured to determine a first driving signal for driving the first antenna based on a first operating frequency, a virtual AC power frequency, a variable slot length, and slot timing, and determine a second driving signal for driving the second antenna based on a second operating frequency, the slot length, and the slot timing. The first power conditioning system is configured to receive the first driving signal to generate the virtual AC power signals at the first operating frequency, the virtual AC power signals having peak voltages rising and falling based on the virtual AC power frequency. The second power conditioning system is configured to receive the second driving signal to generate the virtual DC power signals at the second operating frequency.

Abstract: A method for providing an electronic device includes manufacturing the electronic device at a manufacturing location, wherein manufacturing the electronic device includes connecting a wireless receiver system to the electronic device. The method further includes packaging the electronic device at a packaging location. The method further includes wirelessly transmitting data to the electronic device at a data transmission site, wherein wirelessly transmitting the data to the electronic device is performed by transferring data via near field magnetic induction utilizing a wireless transmission system and transmitting data via an out of band communications system, the wireless transmission system configured to magnetically connect with the wireless receiver system associated with the electronic device.

Abstract: A kitchen appliance is disclosed includes a first electrical component, a second electrical component, and a wireless power receiver system. The wireless power receiver system includes a first receiver antenna configured to couple with a first transmission antenna and receive virtual AC power signals from the first transmission antenna. A second receiver antenna is configured to couple with a second transmission antenna and receive virtual DC power signals from the second transmitter antenna. A first receiver power conditioning system is configured to receive the virtual AC power signals, convert the virtual AC power signals to AC received power signals, and provide the AC received power signals to power the first electrical component. The second receiver power conditioning system configured to receive the virtual DC power signals, convert the virtual DC power signals to DC received power signals, and provide the DC received power signals to power the second electrical component.

Abstract: A method for operating a wireless power transfer system includes determining a driving signal for transfer of the AC wireless signals, the driving signals based on an operating frequency for the AC wireless signals, a power requirement for the wireless power signals, data contained in the wireless data signals, and one or more thermal mitigation features. Each of the one or more thermal mitigation features are configured to reduce temperature of at least one surface or volume of the wireless transmission system or the wireless receiver system. The method further includes providing the driving signal to an amplifier of the wireless power transmission system and driving a transmitter antenna of the wireless power transmission system, by the amplifier, based on the driving signal.

Abstract: Computer implemented methods, systems, and computer program products include program code executing on a processor(s) that identifies a planning problem and obtains a set of plans for the planning problem. The program code determines a set of disambiguation criteria for the plans (in the set of plans). The program code iteratively reduces the plans until a termination event occurs. The program code determines that the set of plans comprises more than one plan, selects a disambiguation criterion from the disambiguation criteria, determines which plans on the set of plans comprise the disambiguation criterion, generates and displays a graphical representation of the plans comprising the disambiguation criterion and a prompt to select an option of the two of more options of the disambiguation criterion set. The program code obtains a selection from the user and reduces the plans to those comprising the selection.

Abstract: Wireless power transfer systems, disclosed, include a wireless power transmission system and a wireless power receiver system. The wireless power transmission system includes a transmitter antenna configured to couple with a receiver antenna to transmit alternating current (AC) wireless signals to the receiver antenna. Antenna coupling may be inductive and may operate in conformance to a wireless power and data transfer protocol. A transmission controller drives the transmitter antenna at an operating frequency, and either the wireless power transmission system or the wireless power receiver system may damp the wireless power transmission to create a data signal containing a serial asynchronous data signal.

Abstract: A system for wireless power transfer includes a wireless transmission system and a wireless receiver system. The wireless transmission system includes a transmission antenna configured to transmit one or both of wireless power signals and wireless data signals within a large charge area, the large charge area having a length of in a range of 50 millimeters (mm) to 300 mm and a width in a range of 150 to 500 mm. The wireless receiver system includes a receiver antenna, the receiver antenna including a plurality of receiver coils, each of the plurality of receiver coils configured to receive one or both of the wireless power signals and the wireless data signals within the large charge area.

Abstract: Computer implemented methods, systems, and computer program products include program code executing on a processor(s) that obtains a planning problem and one or more bounding conditions for the solutions. The program code transforms the planning problem into a single-goal form. The program code computes stubborn sets over the single-goal form of the planning problem. The program code defines a pruned search space utilizing the single-goal form of the planning problem and the stubborn sets. The program code performs a K* search over the pruned search space. The program code obtains the set of solutions.

Abstract: Computer implemented methods, systems, and computer program products include program code executing on a processor(s) that obtains a planning problem. The program code obtains a bound on a number of plans (to address the planning problem). The program code identifies symmetries of the planning problem. The program code utilizes the symmetries to identify an orbit search space of the planning problem. The program code executes a two-phase search iteratively over the orbit space to identify surrogate plans in the orbit space. The program code generates new plans by utilizing the surrogate plans and the symmetries of the planning problem to map the surrogate plans to new plans. The program code extends the new plans. The extended new plans comprise the set of solutions for the planning problem.

Abstract: A rechargeable wearable electronic device includes a wireless power receiver system, a device portion, and a band portion. The wireless power receiver system includes a receiver antenna, a power conditioning system, and a controller. The device portion includes a device housing containing an electronic circuitry module, which includes the wireless power receiver system and a rechargeable power source, wherein the circuitry module generates heat during wireless charging of the rechargeable power source. The band portion is for attaching the wearable electronic device to a user appendage, the band portion having a heat spreading layer of a thermally conductive material, the heat spreading layer having an inner portion within the device housing in thermal contact with the electronic circuitry module, to absorb heat from the electronic circuitry module and spread the absorbed heat to the remainder of the heat spreading layer.

Abstract: A method of operating a power and data transfer system includes determining, by a wireless transmission system, presence of a wireless receiver system. The method further includes starting wireless power and data transfer via the wireless transmission system, if presence of the wireless receiver system is detected. The method further includes determining if power at a load associated with the wireless receiver system exceeds a threshold for out of band communications. The method further includes, if the power at the load exceeds the threshold for out of band communications, handing over wireless data transfer to an out of band communications system that is in operative communication with the wireless transmission system.

Abstract: A kitchen appliance is disclosed includes a first electrical component, a second electrical component, and a wireless power receiver system. The wireless power receiver system includes a first receiver antenna configured to couple with a first transmission antenna and receive virtual AC power signals from the first transmission antenna. A second receiver antenna is configured to couple with a second transmission antenna and receive virtual DC power signals from the second transmitter antenna. A first receiver power conditioning system is configured to receive the virtual AC power signals, convert the virtual AC power signals to AC received power signals, and provide the AC received power signals to power the first electrical component. The second receiver power conditioning system configured to receive the virtual DC power signals, convert the virtual DC power signals to DC received power signals, and provide the DC received power signals to power the second electrical component.

Abstract: Wireless power transfer systems, disclosed, include a wireless power transmission system and a wireless power receiver system. The wireless power transmission system includes a transmitter antenna configured to couple with a receiver antenna to transmit alternating current (AC) wireless signals to the receiver antenna. Antenna coupling may be inductive and may operate in conformance to a wireless power and data transfer protocol. A transmission controller drives the transmitter antenna at an operating frequency, and either the wireless power transmission system or the wireless power receiver system may damp the wireless power transmission to create a data signal containing a serial asynchronous data signal.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating a policy for performing a goal and including a plurality of intra-option policies includes the following operations. A planning domain including lifted action models is received. A Markov Decision Process (MDP) distribution is received. A mapping function between MDP states of a MDP within the MDP distribution and planning states of the planning domain is generated. Using the mapping function, a parameterized option for each of the lifted action models is defined. Using reinforcement learning, an intra-option policy for each of the parameterized options is trained.

Abstract: A method for operating a wireless power transfer system includes determining a driving signal for transfer of the AC wireless signals, the driving signals based on an operating frequency for the AC wireless signals, a power requirement for the wireless power signals, data contained in the wireless data signals, and one or more thermal mitigation features. Each of the one or more thermal mitigation features are configured to reduce temperature of at least one surface or volume of the wireless transmission system or the wireless receiver system. The method further includes providing the driving signal to an amplifier of the wireless power transmission system and driving a transmitter antenna of the wireless power transmission system, by the amplifier, based on the driving signal.

Abstract: Automated improved computer mechanisms are provided for improving the way in which a lifted successor generation (LSG) solution to an artificial intelligence (AI) planning problem is processed. An artificial intelligence (AI) planning problem is received that includes definitions for a plurality of operators. An initial label set, which defines an initial version of an action space, is created, with each label corresponding to an operator. A label reduction is performed on the label set to obtain a reduced label set (seed set) that defines a reduced action space. The AI planning problem is represented as a LSG problem comprising a set of tables and a join query. A LSG module is executed on the LSG problem using the seed set to process the join query and generate applicable action(s) as a solution to the AI planning problem which are then output for further AI operations.

Abstract: A sensing system includes a sensor, a wireless transmission system, a wireless receiver system, and a controller. The sensor is configured to determine sensor data, the sensor data associated with a sensing environment. The wireless transmission system is configured to wirelessly couple with the sensor, the wireless transmission system configured for wirelessly providing significant electrical energy to the sensor as wireless power signals and receive the sensor data as in-band data signals encoded in the wireless power signals. The wireless receiver system is operatively associated with the sensor and with which the wireless transmission system couples with the sensor and is configured to receive the significant electrical energy as the wireless power signals from the wireless transmission system. The controller is operatively associated with the wireless transmission system and is configured to decode the in-band signals from the wireless power signals as the sensor data.

Abstract: A demodulation circuit includes a slope detector circuit and a comparator circuit. The slope detector circuit is configured detect a change in the voltage and determine if the voltage rate of change meets or exceeds one of a rise threshold or a fall threshold. The comparator circuit is configured to set an upper limit and lower limit for rate of change, compare the voltage rate of change to the limits, determine that the voltage rate of change meets or exceeds the limits, if the voltage rate of change meets or exceeds the rising and falling rate of change limits, (v) set a lower limit for a falling rate of change, (vi) receive the voltage rate of change and determine that the voltage rate of change meets or exceeds the fall or rise threshold, if the voltage rate of change meets or exceeds the falling or rising rate of change.

Abstract: A wireless power transmission system includes a first antenna, a second antenna, a controller, a first power conditioning system, and a second power conditioning system. The controller is configured to determine a first driving signal for driving the first antenna based on a first operating frequency, a virtual AC power frequency, a variable slot length, and slot timing, and determine a second driving signal for driving the second antenna based on a second operating frequency, the slot length, and the slot timing. The first power conditioning system is configured to receive the first driving signal to generate the virtual AC power signals at the first operating frequency, the virtual AC power signals having peak voltages rising and falling based on the virtual AC power frequency. The second power conditioning system is configured to receive the second driving signal to generate the virtual DC power signals at the second operating frequency.

Abstract: A wireless receiver system includes a receiver antenna, a sensor, a demodulation circuit, and a receiver controller. The sensor is configured to detect electrical information associated with AC wireless signals, the electrical information including, at least, a voltage of the AC wireless signals. The demodulation circuit is configured to receive the electrical information from the at least one sensor, detect a change in the electrical information, determine if the change in the electrical information meets or exceeds one of a rise threshold or a fall threshold, if the change exceeds one of the rise threshold or the fall threshold, generate an alert, and output a plurality of data alerts. The receiver controller is configured to receive the plurality of data alerts from the demodulation circuit, and decode the plurality of data alerts into the wireless data signals.