Auxiliary charging device for a mobile phone

• US 20020147036A1
• Filed: 04/10/2001
• Published: 10/10/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. (Minebea Mitsumi, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. (Minebea Mitsumi, Inc.)
• Inventors: Taguchi, Junji, Ogasawara, Manabu
• Application Number:
  US09/829,712
• Publication Number:
  US 20020147036A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/573
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/30 Charge provided using DC bus or data bus of a computer
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/342 The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/0034

Abstract

A mobile phone auxiliary charging connector charges an internal battery in a mobile phone by connecting DC power from a USB port of a portable or desktop personal computer to the charging connector of the mobile phone. The cable of the mobile phone auxiliary charging connector connects the ground and 5-volt terminals of a plug inserted into the USB port to corresponding pins of a mobile phone connector plug.

Claims

1. A mobile phone auxiliary charging device for charging a secondary battery in a mobile phone, comprising:

a first connection part;

said first connection part connecting to a universal serial bus terminal of an electronic device;

a second connection part;

said second connection part connecting to said mobile phone; and

a cable connecting corresponding power terminals of said first connection part and said second connection part.

2. A mobile phone auxiliary charging device according to claim 1, wherein said an electronic device includes a personal computer.

3. A mobile phone auxiliary charging device according to claim 2 wherein said personal computer includes a portable personal computer.