一種 智慧型集線器，其包含控制電路、以及陣列天線(功能包括掃描信號的發射與接收以及無線功率傳輸信號的發送)。陣列天線與控制電路連接，並發射掃描訊號在有效搜尋範圍進行掃描，當陣列天線接收掃描訊號之反射訊號時，控制電路控制陣列天線鎖定向所接收到反射訊號來源方向在預設時間內持續發射無線功率傳輸信號，並同時在此預設時間內透過陣列天線接收可能存在之感測器以後向散射方式回傳的裝置資訊。
A smart hub is provided, which includes a control circuit and an array antenna (the functions thereof include transmitting/receiving scanning signals and transmitting wireless power transfer signals). The array antenna is connected to the control circuit and transmits a scanning signal to scan within an effective scanning range thereof. When the array antenna receives the reflecting signal of the scanning signal, the control circuit controls the array antenna to keep transmitting a wireless power transfer signal, within a predetermined time interval, in the direction of receiving the reflecting signal, and simultaneously receives the device information from a sensor which may exist via the array antenna within the predetermined time interval. The device information is generated by the sensor by backscatterd.

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