System and method for automatically enabling rapid charging of a battery in a portable phone
First Claim
1. A system for automatically enabling rapid charging of a battery in a portable phone, when a battery charger is connected to said portable phone, comprising:
- (a) a battery charger circuit, further comprising;
(1) an input for receiving an input voltage from said battery charger;
(2) means for generating a rapid charging current from said battery charger input voltage;
(3) means for generating a trickle charging current from said battery charger input voltage;
(4) means for selecting one of said rapid charging current and said trickle charging current; and
(5) an output for supplying the selected charging current to said battery;
(b) at least one voltage regulator having an input connected to said battery and an output for supplying a voltage to circuitry of said portable phone for controlling said battery charger circuit; and
(c) means for selectively enabling said voltage regulator;
wherein said rapid charging current may be supplied to said battery from said batter charging circuit only when said voltage regulator is enabled.
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Abstract
A system and method for automatically enabling rapid charging of a battery in a portable phone when a battery charger is connected to the portable phone is disclosed. The system includes a battery charger circuit having an input for receiving an input voltage from the battery charger, a sense resistor through which a rapid charging current from the battery charger input voltage is generated, a charge switch connected to the sense resistor which receives the battery charger circuit input, a trickle resistor connected in parallel to the charge switch through which a slow charging current from the battery charger input voltage is generated, wherein the rapid charging current is generated when the charge switch is closed and the trickle charging current is generated when the charge switch is open, and an output for supplying the generated charging current to the battery. The system also includes at least one voltage regulator having an input connected to the battery and an output for supplying a voltage to circuitry of the portable phone for controlling the battery charger circuit, as well as a circuit for selectively enabling the voltage regulator depending on the battery voltage. In this system, the rapid charging current may be supplied to the battery from the battery charging circuit only when the voltage regulator is enabled.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for automatically enabling rapid charging of a battery in a portable phone, when a battery charger is connected to said portable phone, comprising:
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(a) a battery charger circuit, further comprising; (1) an input for receiving an input voltage from said battery charger; (2) means for generating a rapid charging current from said battery charger input voltage; (3) means for generating a trickle charging current from said battery charger input voltage; (4) means for selecting one of said rapid charging current and said trickle charging current; and (5) an output for supplying the selected charging current to said battery; (b) at least one voltage regulator having an input connected to said battery and an output for supplying a voltage to circuitry of said portable phone for controlling said battery charger circuit; and (c) means for selectively enabling said voltage regulator; wherein said rapid charging current may be supplied to said battery from said batter charging circuit only when said voltage regulator is enabled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of automatically powering-on a portable phone when a battery charger is connected to said portable phone, comprising the following steps:
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(a) providing a voltage from a battery to an input of at least one voltage regulator in said portable phone; (b) providing an input from said batter charger to a battery charger circuit in said portable phone; (c) continuously sensing said battery voltage; (d) generating a control signal when said battery charger input voltage is greater than said battery voltage by a specified amount; (e) enabling said voltage regulator connected to said battery charger circuit; and (f) powering-on circuitry of said portable phone for controlling said battery charger circuit with an output voltage from said voltage regulator. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of automatically enabling rapid charging of a battery in a portable phone when a battery charger is connected to said portable phone, comprising the following steps:
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(a) providing a voltage from a battery to an input of at least one voltage regulator in said portable phone; (b) providing an input voltage from said battery charger to a battery charger circuit in said portable phone; (c) continuously sensing said battery voltage; (d) generating a control signal when said battery charger input voltage is greater than said battery voltage by a specified amount; (e) enabling said voltage regulator connected to said battery charger circuit; (f) powering-on circuitry of said portable phone for controlling said battery charger circuit with an output voltage from said voltage regulator; and (g) rapidly charging said battery in accordance with signals sent from said control circuitry to said battery charger circuit.
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