Battery coupled to adapter and tip
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1. A system, comprising:
- an adapter to receive power from a power source and output a first DC power signal;
a battery to receive the first DC power signal from the adapter and to supply a second DC power signal in response to the first DC power signal, wherein the battery includes at least one battery cell chargeable by the first DC power signal; and
a power tip to receive the second DC power signal from the battery and output a third DC power signal useable by an electronic device, wherein the power tip includes control circuitry to output a programming signal, wherein a power junction device in the battery receives the programming signal from the power tip and sets the second DC power signal in response to the programming signal.
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Abstract
A system has an adapter/charger to receive power from a power source and output a first DC power signal. A universal battery receives the first DC power signal directly from the adapter/charger and to supplies a second DC power signal, and the universal battery includes at least one battery cell chargeable by the first DC power signal. A power tip receives the second DC power signal and outputs a third DC power signal useable by an electronic device. The power tip includes control circuitry to output a programming signal to program a magnitude of the first DC power signal.
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33 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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an adapter to receive power from a power source and output a first DC power signal;
a battery to receive the first DC power signal from the adapter and to supply a second DC power signal in response to the first DC power signal, wherein the battery includes at least one battery cell chargeable by the first DC power signal; and
a power tip to receive the second DC power signal from the battery and output a third DC power signal useable by an electronic device, wherein the power tip includes control circuitry to output a programming signal, wherein a power junction device in the battery receives the programming signal from the power tip and sets the second DC power signal in response to the programming signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 32)
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13. A rechargeable battery, comprising:
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an input port to receive a first DC power signal from an adapter, and output a programming signal to the adapter;
at least one battery cell chargeable by the first DC power signal;
an output port to receive the programming signal from a cower tip and supply a second DC power signal to an electronic device via the power tip; and
a power junction device to receive the programming signal from the output port and to set the second DC power signal in response to the programming signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of using a battery, comprising:
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coupling an adapter to a power source, wherein the adapter outputs a first DC power signal;
coupling the adapter to the battery, wherein the battery includes at least one battery cell chargeable by the first DC power signal, and the battery supplies a second DC power signal;
coupling the battery to a power tip, wherein the power tip includes control circuitry to output a programming signal and coupling the power tip to an electronic device, wherein the battery receives the programming signal and sets the second DC power signal based on the programming signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33)
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