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US 8,138,726 B2Granted
Electronics with multiple charge rate
AssigneeBoston-Power, Inc.
InventorsPhillip E. Partin, Christina M. Lampe-Onnerud
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Abstract
One or more buttons, located either on a battery pack or on an electronic device powered by the battery pack, that allow the user to charge the battery of a portable device faster than normal. Electronic circuitry is provided for activating the charge mode choices.
Claims32
An electronic device comprising:
- a device housing;
- a lithium ion charge storage power supply coupled to the device housing;
- electronics in the device housing powered by the charge storage power supply;
- and
- a charging circuit having plural modes of operation to charge the charge storage power supply from an external power source at least three different charging rates.
2 more elements
A method of charging a lithium ion charge storage power supply in an electronic device, the method comprising:
- powering electronics in the electronic device by the lithium ion charge storage power supply;
- changing a charging rate of a charging circuit among at least three different charging rates;
- and
- charging the charge storage power supply coupled to the electronic device from an external power source at the charging rate.
1 more element
A portable computer comprising:
- a computer device housing;
- a lithium ion battery pack coupled to the device housing;
- electronics in the device housing powered by the battery pack;
- and
- a microcontroller that changes the charging rate of the battery pack among at least three different charging rates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.