Patent ID: 9641028
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: H02J,H04B,H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, via a near field communication interface of an apparatus, one or more near field communication signals from a wireless device, the one or more near field communication signals indicating that the wireless device is capable of receiving optical powering and optical power requirements of the wireless device; exchanging, by the apparatus, near field communication signals with the wireless device via the near field communication interface, to negotiate optical power delivery from the apparatus to the wireless device; switching on, by the apparatus, an optical energy source in the apparatus according to near field communication signals exchanged over the near field communication interface; receiving, by the apparatus, near field communication signals from the wireless device, indicating no more optical power is required by the wireless device; and switching off, by the apparatus, the optical energy source in the apparatus in response to the received indication that no more optical power is required by the wireless device.