Multi-use battery
First Claim
1. An adapter for interfacing a battery for a portable computer to an electronic device of a type that is not normally compatible with the battery for the portable computer, comprising:
- a. a power adapter that is removably couplable to a portable computer battery, the power adapter including a power conversion circuit that converts a first electrical voltage received from the battery to a second electrical voltage;
b. a device-specific module that is removably couplable to the power adapter that receives the second electrical voltage from the power adapter and that converts the second electrical voltage to a device-specific electrical voltage; and
c. a delivery circuit that couples the device-specific module to the electronic device, thereby allowing delivery of the device-specific electrical voltage to the electronic device.
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Abstract
An adapter for interfacing a battery for a portable computer to an electronic device of a type that is not normally compatible with the battery for the portable computer includes a power adapter, a device-specific module and a delivery circuit. The power adapter is removably couplable to a portable computer battery and includes a power conversion circuit that converts a first electrical voltage received from the battery to a second electrical voltage. The device-specific module is removably couplable to the power adapter. The device-specific module receives the second electrical voltage from the power adapter and converts the second electrical voltage to a device-specific electrical voltage. The delivery circuit couples the device-specific module to the electronic device, thereby allowing delivery of the device-specific electrical voltage to the electronic device.
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6 Claims
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1. An adapter for interfacing a battery for a portable computer to an electronic device of a type that is not normally compatible with the battery for the portable computer, comprising:
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a. a power adapter that is removably couplable to a portable computer battery, the power adapter including a power conversion circuit that converts a first electrical voltage received from the battery to a second electrical voltage;
b. a device-specific module that is removably couplable to the power adapter that receives the second electrical voltage from the power adapter and that converts the second electrical voltage to a device-specific electrical voltage; and
c. a delivery circuit that couples the device-specific module to the electronic device, thereby allowing delivery of the device-specific electrical voltage to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
a. a second contact bank that is complimentary to the first contact bank; and
b. a power converter that converts the first electrical voltage from the battery cell to the second electrical voltage.
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3. The adapter of claim 2, wherein the power adapter further comprises a first data converter, receptive to data from the battery logic circuit via the first contact bank and the second contact bank, that generates a first data signal that is compatible with a data protocol expected by the battery logic circuit and that communicates the first data signal to the battery logic circuit.
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4. The adapter of claim 1, wherein the device-specific module comprises:
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a. a second contact bank that is complimentary to the first contact bank; and
b. a power converter that converts the first electrical voltage from the battery cell to the second electrical voltage.
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5. The adapter of claim 4, wherein the device-specific module further comprises a second data converter, receptive to data from the electronic device, that generates a second data signal that is compatible with a data protocol expected by the electronic device and that communicates the second data signal to the electronic device.
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6. The adapter of claim 1, wherein the delivery circuit comprises a wire, electrically coupled to and extending from the device-specific module and terminating in a device-specific connector, the device-specific connector being complementary to a power jack of a preselected type of electronic device.
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