APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR PROVIDING CHARGING ENERGY TO RECHARGE A PORTABLE POWER SUPPLY
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a coupler configured to electrically couple a host portable power supply of a host portable electronic device to a recipient portable power supply of a recipient portable electronic device;
a controller configured to control application of the charging energy sourced at the host portable power supply to the recipient portable power supply by way of said coupler.
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Abstract
An apparatus, and an associated method, for providing charging energy to a portable power supply, sourced at the portable power supply of another portable electronic device. The portable electronic devices are arranged in a charging configuration in which the portable electronic device from which energy is to be sourced is coupled to the portable electronic device to which the charging energy is to be applied. A controller controls the charging operations to ensure that energy of a host portable power supply is not depleted beyond a minimum level, and the application of the charging energy is terminated when a recipient portable power supply is charged to a desired level or the host portable power supply is depleted to the minimum level.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a coupler configured to electrically couple a host portable power supply of a host portable electronic device to a recipient portable power supply of a recipient portable electronic device; a controller configured to control application of the charging energy sourced at the host portable power supply to the recipient portable power supply by way of said coupler. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for facilitating charging of a recipient portable power supply with host-device charging energy, said apparatus comprising:
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a coupler configured to couple the recipient portable power supply to receive the host-device charging energy; and a controller configured to control application of the host-device charging energy provided by said coupler to the recipient portable power supply.
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17. A method for providing charging energy to a recipient portable power supply of a recipient portable electronic device, said method comprising:
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coupling the recipient portable power supply of the recipient portable electronic device in a charge-receiving configuration to receive charging energy of a host portable power supply of a host portable electronic device; and controlling application of the charging energy by way of a coupling between the recipient portable power supply and the host portable power supply formed during said coupling. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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