ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CHARGER WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND DETECTING METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMAL STATUS OF CONNECTOR OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a connector, arranged for coupling to a power supply external to the electronic device, wherein the power supply is arranged to provide a supply voltage to the electronic device to charge a battery of the electronic device; and
a charger, coupled to the connector and selectively operated in a normal mode or a self-test mode, wherein when the charger operates in the normal mode, the charger is arranged for receiving the supply voltage via a power pin of the connector to charge the battery of the electronic device; and
when the charger operates in the self-test mode, the charger provides a specific voltage to the power pin of the connector.
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Abstract
An electronic device including a connector and a charger is provided. The connector is arranged for coupling to a power supply external to the electronic device, wherein the power supply is arranged to provide a supply voltage to the electronic device to charge a battery of the electronic device. The charger is coupled to the connector and selectively operated in a normal mode or a self-test mode, wherein when the charger operates in the normal mode, the charger is arranged for receiving the supply voltage via a power pin of the connector to charge the battery of the electronic device; and when the charger operates in the self-test mode, the charger provides a specific voltage to the power pin of the connector.
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19 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a connector, arranged for coupling to a power supply external to the electronic device, wherein the power supply is arranged to provide a supply voltage to the electronic device to charge a battery of the electronic device; and a charger, coupled to the connector and selectively operated in a normal mode or a self-test mode, wherein when the charger operates in the normal mode, the charger is arranged for receiving the supply voltage via a power pin of the connector to charge the battery of the electronic device; and
when the charger operates in the self-test mode, the charger provides a specific voltage to the power pin of the connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A charger, arranged to be positioned in an electronic device and coupled to a connector of the electronic device, wherein the connector is arranged for coupling to a power supply external to the electronic device, and the charger is selectively operated in a normal mode or a self-test mode;
- wherein when the charger operates in the normal mode, the charger is arranged for receiving a supply voltage from the power supply via a power pin of the connector to charge a battery of the electronic device; and
when the charger operates in the self-test mode, the charger provides a specific voltage to the power pin of the connector. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
- wherein when the charger operates in the normal mode, the charger is arranged for receiving a supply voltage from the power supply via a power pin of the connector to charge a battery of the electronic device; and
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13. A detecting method of an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a connector arranged for coupling to a power supply external to the electronic device, wherein the power supply is arranged to provide a supply voltage to the electronic device to charge a battery of the electronic device, and the detecting method comprises:
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operating in a self-test mode and providing a specific voltage from a charger within the electronic device to the power pin of the connector; and detecting a voltage or a current of the connector to generate a detecting result when the specific voltage is provided to the power pin of the connector. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic device, comprising:
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a connector, arranged for coupling to a power supply external to the electronic device, wherein the power supply is arranged to provide a supply voltage to the electronic device to charge a battery of the electronic device; a charger, coupled to the connector, for receiving the supply voltage to charge the battery; a transistor, having a gate electrode, a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the gate electrode is controlled by a control signal provided by the charger, the first electrode is coupled to a ground pin of the connector, and the second electrode is coupled to a ground of the electronic device; and a resistor, coupled between the ground pin of the connector and the ground of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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