Method and system for discovery, validation and delivery of power through a universal power center
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsKulvir S. Bhogal, Gregory J. Boss, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Alexandre Polozoff
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Abstract
A system and method of discovery, validation and delivery of power to an electronic device through a universal power center is provided. The method comprises providing a power tip for an electronic device with a unique identification and broadcasting the unique identification to a power center. The method further includes verifying the unique identification and connection location of the electronic device, determining power requirements for the connected electronic device based on the unique identification and connection location, and delivering power to the electronic device based on the determined power requirements.
Claims19
A method of delivering a power supply to a portable electronic device, comprising:
- receiving a broadcast from the portable electronic device;
- verifying a power requirement for the portable electronic device in response to the received broadcast;
- and
- supplying the verified power requirement to the portable electronic device,
- wherein:
- the received broadcast from the portable electronic device includes a make and model of the portable electronic device;
- the verifying comprises confirming that a unique tip identifier of a power tip matches the make and model broadcast by the portable electronic device;
- and
- the verified power requirement is supplied to the portable electronic device after the make and model of the portable electronic device is verified.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.