System and method for converting alternating current into direct current
AssigneeDell USA, L.P.
InventorsOrin M. Ozias, Thomas L. Bentley
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Abstract
A system and method for converting alternating current into direct current are disclosed. The system and method allow an electronic device to employ an AC adapter while limiting the sacrificing of valuable component space and minimizing the risk of component harm resulting from the AC adapter's operation. A system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include an electronic device containing at least one electronic component designed to operate on direct current. The system may also include a stand coupled to the electronic device and supporting the electronic device in a viewable orientation. Within the stand may be located an alternating current adapter that is conductively coupled to the at least one electronic component.
Claims20
A computer system, comprising:
- a monitor containing at least one electronic component designed to operate on direct current;
- a monitor stand coupled to the monitor and supporting the monitor in a viewable orientation, the monitor stand space apart from an associated computer system component, the computer system component including a processor;
- and
- an alternating current adapter located within the monitor stand, the alternating current adapter conductively coupled to the at least one electronic component.
A method for converting alternating current into direct current for use in a computer system having a monitor containing at least one electronic component designed to operate on direct current, comprising the steps of:
- placing an alternating current adapter at a desired location within a monitor stand coupled to the monitor, the monitor stand spaced apart from an associated computer system component including a processor;
- conductively coupling the alternating current adapter to the at least one electronic component;
- supplying the alternating current adapter with alternating current;
- and
- converting the alternating current into direct current with the alternating current adapter, the direct current for use by the at least one electronic component.
A method for converting alternating current into direct current for an electronic device that contains at least one electronic component designed to operate on direct current, comprising the steps of:
- attaching a monitor stand to the electronic device, the stand operable to support the electronic device and the stand spaced apart from an associated computer system component including a processor;
- placing an alternating current adapter within the monitor stand;
- conductively coupling an output of the alternating current adapter to the at least one electronic component;
- providing alternating current to the alternating current adapter;
- converting the alternating current into direct current with the alternating current adapter;
- and
- providing the direct current to the at least one electronic component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.