Charging apparatus
AssigneeAdvanced Connection Technology, Inc.
InventorsEric Wang, Ming-Chung Wang
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Abstract
A charging apparatus includes a device-specific bridging unit and a charging unit. The bridging unit is coupled electrically and removably to a charging port of an electronic device, and is operable so as to provide charging information that is specific to the electronic device. The charging unit is coupled electrically and removably to the bridging unit, and is operable so as to generate a charging signal that is based on the charging information received from the bridging unit and that is to be supplied to the electronic device through the bridging unit.
Claims15
A charging apparatus adapted for charging an electronic device that has a charging port, said charging apparatus comprising:
- a device-specific bridging unit adapted to be coupled electrically and removably to the charging port of the electronic device, and operable so as to provide charging information that is specific to the electronic device;
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- a charging unit coupled electrically and removably to said bridging unit, and operable so as to generate a charging signal that is based on the charging information received from said bridging unit and that is to be supplied to the electronic device through said bridging unit.
A charging unit for a charging apparatus, the charging apparatus including a device-specific bridging unit that provides charging information specific to an electronic device, said charging unit comprising:
- an output port adapted to be coupled to the bridging unit;
- a power converter coupled to said output port, and operable so as to generate a charging signal that is based on the charging information received from the bridging unit, and that is to be supplied to the electronic device via said output port and the bridging unit;
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- a controller coupled to said output port and said power converter, and operable so as to detect the charging information provided by the bridging unit via said output port and so as to control said power converter to generate the charging signal based on the charging information.
A device-specific bridging unit for a charging apparatus, the charging apparatus including a charging unit that has an output port, said bridging unit comprising:
- a first connector adapted to be coupled electrically and removably to a charging port of an electronic device;
- a second connector coupled electrically to said first connector, and adapted to be coupled electrically and removably to the output port of the charging unit;
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- an information module coupled to said second connector and operable so as to provide charging information that is specific to the electronic device to the charging unit via said second connector;
- whereby, the charging unit is able to generate a charging signal that is based on the charging information received from said information module and that is supplied to the electronic device through the output port and said first and second connectors of said bridging unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.