Energy converter, and associated method, for providing converted energy to a set of electronic devices
AssigneeRadioShack Corporation
InventorsTheodore P. Homan, Yi Tsang Wong
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Abstract
An apparatus, and an associated method, converts input energy, such as energy sourced at a household electric power supply, into converted energy for powering a set of electronic devices having operating power requirements. A converter housed in a converter housing forms first-converted energy of the input energy. The first-converted energy is provided to a dongle, connected to the converter. The dongle forms second-converted energy and provides connections to power both a first electronic device with the first-converted energy and to power a second electronic device, having second energy requirements, using second-converted energy formed at the dongle.
Claims20
An apparatus for providing first-device operative power of a first output characteristic and second-device operative power of a second output characteristic, said apparatus comprising:
- a converter housing having a first converter housed therein, the first converter configured to convert input energy into converted energy of a converted energy characteristic;
- a dongle-adapter-tipped cable connected at a first side of the cable to receive the converted energy of the converted energy characteristic provided by said converter, the dongle-adapter-tipped cable having a dongle adapter positioned at a second side thereof;
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- a dongle connectable to the dongle adapter of said dongle-adapter-tipped cable and adapted to receive the converted energy received at the first side of the dongle-adapter-tipped cable and adapted to receive the converted energy received at the first side of the dongle-adapter-tipped cable when connected to the dongle adapter, said dongle configured to provide the first-device operative power of the first output characteristic and to provide the second-device operative power of the second output characteristic.
A method for providing first-device operative power of a first output characteristic and second-device operative power of a second output characteristic, said method comprising:
- converting input energy into converted energy of a converted energy characteristic at a converter housed at a converter housing;
- providing the converted energy to a first side of a dongle-adapter-tipped cable and, thereby, to a dongle adapter positioned at a second side of the dongle-adapter-tipped cable;
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- connecting a dongle to the dongle adapter, in-line with the converter housed, at the converter housing, the dongle having both a first output element and a second output element that provides the first-device operative power and the second-device operative power.
An apparatus for providing operative power to at least one of a first electronic device and a second electronic device and a second electronic device, said apparatus comprising:
- a converter housing having a first converter housed therein, the first converter housed therein configured to convert input energy into converted energy of a converted energy characteristic;
- an adapter connected at a first side thereof to said converter housing and configured to receive the converted energy provided by the converter;
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- an adapter connected to a second side of said adapter cable, said adapter configured to connect to one of:
- a first-electronic-device plug of configuration permitting connection to the first electronic device;
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- a dongle having a first output element permitting connection to the first electronic device and a second output element permitting connection to the second electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.