BATTERY CHARGER FOR PORTABLE DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS
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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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Citations
60 Claims
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1-33. -33. (canceled)
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34. A battery charger comprising:
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a charger connector to be coupled to a corresponding device connector of a portable wireless communications device including a rechargeable battery and a wireless communications transceiver coupled thereto, the portable device and rechargeable battery each respectively having a portable device type and a rechargeable battery type associated therewith from among a plurality of different portable device types and different rechargeable battery types; a charging circuit coupled to said charger connector; and a controller coupled to said charger connector and said charging circuit for determining from the portable wireless communications device the portable device type and corresponding rechargeable battery type, and for causing said charging circuit to charge the rechargeable battery based upon a limiting charging parameter between a charging parameter for the portable device type and a corresponding charging parameter for the rechargeable battery type. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A battery charging system comprising:
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a portable wireless communications device comprising a device connector and including a rechargeable battery and a wireless communications transceiver coupled thereto, the portable wireless communications device and rechargeable battery each respectively having a portable device type and a rechargeable battery type associated therewith from among a plurality of different portable device types and different rechargeable battery types; and a battery charger comprising a charger connector to be coupled to said device connector, a charging circuit coupled to said charger connector, and a controller coupled to said charger connector and said charging circuit for determining from said portable wireless communications device the portable device type and the corresponding rechargeable battery type, and for causing said charging circuit to charge the rechargeable battery based upon a limiting charging parameter between a charging parameter for the portable device type and a corresponding charging parameter for the rechargeable battery type. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A battery charging method for a rechargeable battery carried by a portable wireless communications device, the portable wireless communications device and rechargeable battery each respectively 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 wireless communications device to a charger connector of a battery charger also comprising a charging circuit coupled to the charger connector, and a controller coupled to the charger connector and the charging circuit; and using the controller for determining from the portable wireless communications device the portable device type and corresponding rechargeable battery type, and for causing the charging circuit to charge the rechargeable battery based upon a limiting charging parameter between a charging parameter for the portable device type and a corresponding charging parameter for the rechargeable battery type. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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Specification