Battery charger for portable devices and related methods
First Claim
1. A battery charger comprising:
- a charger connector to be coupled to a corresponding device connector of a portable device including a rechargeable battery, the portable device and rechargeable battery each respectfully having a portable device type and a rechargeable battery type associated therewith from among a plurality of different portable device types and different battery types;
a charging circuit connected to said charger connector; and
a controller connected to said charger connector and said charging circuit for causing a portable device connected to said charger connector to identify its corresponding portable device type and its corresponding rechargeable battery type, and for causing said charging circuit to charge the rechargeable battery based thereon.
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Abstract
A battery charger may include a charger connector to be coupled to a corresponding device connector of a portable device including a rechargeable battery. The battery charger may also include a charging circuit connected to the charger connector, and a controller connected to the charger connector and the charging circuit. The controller may be for causing a portable device connected to the charger connector to identify its corresponding portable device type and its corresponding rechargeable battery type from among a plurality of different portable device types and different battery types, and for causing the charging circuit to charge the rechargeable battery based thereon.
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33 Claims
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1. A battery charger comprising:
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a charger connector to be coupled to a corresponding device connector of a portable device including a rechargeable battery, the portable device and rechargeable battery each respectfully having a portable device type and a rechargeable battery type associated therewith from among a plurality of different portable device types and different battery types;
a charging circuit connected to said charger connector; and
a controller connected to said charger connector and said charging circuit for causing a portable device connected to said charger connector to identify its corresponding portable device type and its corresponding rechargeable battery type, and for causing said charging circuit to charge the rechargeable battery based thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A battery charging system comprising:
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a portable device comprising a device connector and including a rechargeable battery, the portable device and rechargeable battery each respectfully having a portable device type and a rechargeable battery type associated therewith from among a plurality of different portable device types and different battery types; and
a battery charger comprising a charger connector to be coupled to said device connector, a charging circuit connected to said charger connector, and a controller connected to said charger connector and said charging circuit for causing the portable device to identify its corresponding portable device type and its corresponding rechargeable battery type, and for causing said charging circuit to charge the rechargeable battery based thereon. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A battery charging method for a rechargeable battery carried by a portable device, the portable device and rechargeable battery each respectfully having a portable device type and a rechargeable battery type associated therewith from among a plurality of different portable device types and different battery types, the method comprising:
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coupling a device connector of the portable device to a corresponding charger connector;
connecting a charging circuit to the charger connector; and
causing the portable device to identify its corresponding portable device type and its corresponding rechargeable battery type via the charger connector, and causing the charging circuit to charge the rechargeable battery based thereon. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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