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US 2015/0312666 A1Published application
Mobile terminal
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSihwa PARK, Yongsin KIM, Jongho KIM
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Abstract
A mobile terminal according to the present invention, if it is determined that external power is being supplied through an external charging port, a controller controls the power supply unit to charge the cable-type battery by using the external power. If it is determined that the external power is not supplied, the controller controls the power supply unit to charge the main battery by using a cable-type battery embedded in an earphone.
Claims20
A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a power supply unit including a rechargeable main battery;
- an earphone port;
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- a controller determining whether an earphone with a cable-type battery is connected through the earphone port and external power for charging the main battery is supplied, controlling the power supply unit to charge the main battery by using the external power if it is determined that the external power is being supplied, and controlling the power supply unit to charge the main battery by using the cable-type battery embedded in the earphone if it is determined that the earphone is connected through the earphone port while the external power is not supplied.
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A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a power supply unit including a main battery which can be charged by external power;
- an earphone port to which connected is an earphone including a cable-type battery which can be used for charging the main battery or as an independent power source and a sensing means installed in part of the cable meant for sensing a user's operation;
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- a controller controlling the power supply unit to charge the main battery by using the cable-type battery based on the user's operation with respect to the earphone cable or to charge the cable-type battery by using the external power or the main battery.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.