Power adapters for powering and/or charging peripheral devices
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1. An electronic system comprising:
- a power connection for receiving power;
a housing that includes electrical components and that receives the power from the power connection; and
a connector assembly electrically coupled to the housing comprising;
a power input configured to receive the power from the housing; and
a first connector and a second connector, wherein the connector assembly is configured to transmit data between the first and second connectors and to provide the power received from the housing at the first and second connectors,wherein the first connector is a standard IEEE 1394 connector or a standard Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector having a first power contact, the first connector providing the power via the first power contact, andwherein the second connector is a standard IEEE 1394 connector or a standard Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector having a second power contact, the second connector providing the power via the second power contact.
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Abstract
A power adapter for a peripheral device such as portable electronics device is disclosed. The power adapter includes a housing that contains electrical components associated with the power adapter. The power adapter also includes a data port provided at a surface of the housing. The data port is configured to provide external power to the peripheral device.
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1. An electronic system comprising:
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a power connection for receiving power; a housing that includes electrical components and that receives the power from the power connection; and a connector assembly electrically coupled to the housing comprising; a power input configured to receive the power from the housing; and a first connector and a second connector, wherein the connector assembly is configured to transmit data between the first and second connectors and to provide the power received from the housing at the first and second connectors, wherein the first connector is a standard IEEE 1394 connector or a standard Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector having a first power contact, the first connector providing the power via the first power contact, and wherein the second connector is a standard IEEE 1394 connector or a standard Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector having a second power contact, the second connector providing the power via the second power contact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electronic system comprising:
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a first housing electrically coupled with a power connection, the first housing including electrical components; a connector assembly electrically provided within a second housing separate from the first housing and coupled to the first housing, the connector assembly comprising; a power input configured to receive power from the first housing via a power cable; and a first connection point and a second connection point, wherein the connector assembly is configured to transmit data between the connection points and to provide power received from the first housing at the first and second connection points, wherein the first connection point includes a first male connector; and wherein the connector assembly is configured for two modes of use; in a first mode, the connector assembly is mounted on a peripheral device by coupling the first male connector with a port of the peripheral device, wherein the second connection point is coupled with a port of a host device via a transmission line; and in a second mode, the connector assembly is mounted on the host device by coupling the first male connector with the port of the host device, wherein the second connection point is coupled with the port of the peripheral device via the transmission line, wherein data is transmitted between the two connection points in the first mode and in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. An electronic system comprising:
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an adapter to provide power, the adapter located in a first housing; a power cable electrically coupled with the adapter; a connector assembly provided within a second housing separate from the first housing and coupled to receive the power from the adapter via the power cable, the connector assembly comprising; a first connector to connect to a first external device, the first connector having at least one first data contact and at least one first power contact, wherein the first power contact is directly connected to the power cable; and a second connector to connect to a second external device, the second connector having at least one second data contact and at least one second power contact, wherein the second power contact is directly connected to the power cable, wherein the first power contact of the first connector provides the power to the first external device connected at the first connector, and the second power contact of the second connector provides the power to the second external device connected at the second connector, and wherein the first data contact of the first connector is connected to the second data contact of the second connector. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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