SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE FAST-CHARGING FOR MOBILE DEVICES AND DEVICES HAVING SPORADIC POWER-SOURCE CONNECTION
First Claim
1. A method for adaptive fast-charging for mobile devices and devices having sporadic power-source connection, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) firstly determining whether a supercapacitor of a device is charged;
(b) upon detecting said supercapacitor is charged, secondly determining whether a battery of said device is charged; and
(c) upon detecting said battery is not charged, firstly charging said battery from said supercapacitor.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses systems and methods for adaptive fast-charging for mobile devices and devices having sporadic power-source connection. Methods include the steps of: firstly determining whether a supercapacitor of a device is charged; upon detecting the supercapacitor is charged, secondly determining whether a battery of the device is charged; and upon detecting the battery is not charged, firstly charging the battery from the supercapacitor. Preferably, the step of firstly determining includes whether the supercapacitor is partially charged, and the step of secondly determining includes whether the battery is partially charged. Preferably, the step of firstly charging is adaptively regulated to perform a task selected from the group consisting of: preserving a lifetime of the battery by controlling a current to the battery, and discharging the supercapacitor in order to charge the battery. Preferably, the discharging enables the supercapacitor to be subsequently recharged.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for adaptive fast-charging for mobile devices and devices having sporadic power-source connection, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) firstly determining whether a supercapacitor of a device is charged; (b) upon detecting said supercapacitor is charged, secondly determining whether a battery of said device is charged; and (c) upon detecting said battery is not charged, firstly charging said battery from said supercapacitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for adaptive fast-charging for mobile devices and devices having sporadic power-source connection, the system comprising:
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(a) a supercapacitor charging controller for firstly determining whether a supercapacitor of a device is charged; and (b) a battery charging controller for secondly determining whether a battery of said device is charged; wherein, upon detecting said supercapacitor is charged and upon detecting said battery is not charged, said supercapacitor charging controller is configured for firstly charging said battery from said supercapacitor. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, having computer-readable code embodied on the non-transitory computer-readable medium, the computer-readable code having program code for adaptive fast-charging for mobile devices and devices having sporadic power-source connection, the computer-readable code comprising:
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(a) program code for firstly determining whether a supercapacitor of a device is charged; (b) program code for, upon detecting said supercapacitor is charged, secondly determining whether a battery of said device is charged; and (c) program code for, upon detecting said battery is not charged, firstly charging said battery from said supercapacitor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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