SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING A UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS POWER SOURCE TO POWER A COMPUTER DEVICE
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a universal serial bus (USB) adapter communicatively coupled to a USB power source with a power bus;
a first controller configured to increase a current associated with the USB power source;
a second controller configured to determine a power utilization of the apparatus; and
a third controller configured to couple a battery to the power bus based on the determined power utilization such that a current associated with the USB power source does not exceed a threshold current rating of the USB power source.
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Abstract
An apparatus (e.g., a computer device) includes a power system. The power system includes a universal serial bus (USB) adapter communicatively coupled to a USB power source with a power bus, a first controller configured to increase a current associated with the USB power source, a second controller configured to determine a power utilization of the computer device, and a third controller configured to couple a battery to the power bus based on the determined power utilization such that a current associated with the USB power source does not exceed a threshold current rating of the USB power source. The apparatus includes a display configured to inform a user of the device of a power limitation of the USB power source based on the determined power utilization.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a universal serial bus (USB) adapter communicatively coupled to a USB power source with a power bus; a first controller configured to increase a current associated with the USB power source; a second controller configured to determine a power utilization of the apparatus; and a third controller configured to couple a battery to the power bus based on the determined power utilization such that a current associated with the USB power source does not exceed a threshold current rating of the USB power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a universal serial bus (USB) adapter communicatively coupled to a USB power source with a battery; a first controller configured to increase a current associated with the USB power source; a second controller configured to determine a power utilization of the apparatus; and a display configured to display a power limitation of the USB power source based on the determined power utilization. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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increasing a current associated with a universal serial bus (USB) adapter communicatively coupled to a USB power source with a battery; determining a power utilization of a device including the USB adapter; and displaying, on the device, a power limitation of the USB power source based on the determined power utilization. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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