Appliance with an electrically adaptive adapter to alternatively couple multiple consumer electronic devices
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1. A modular system comprising:
- an appliance conducting a useful cycle of operation and supplying a power communication service; and
an adapter physically connected to the appliance and receiving the power communication services and a data communication service, and comprising;
a transformative component transforming the power communication service into a first category of the power communication service and a second category of the power communication service that is different than the first category;
a first service interface providing a first category of power communication service to and physically supporting a first consumer electronic device; and
a second service interface providing a second category of power communication service to and physically supporting a second consumer electronic device;
wherein the adapter simultaneously physically supports both the first and second consumer electronic devices on the appliance and received the data communication service from at least one of the first and second consumer electronic devices, and the adapter simultaneously supplies the first category of the power communication service to the first consumer electronic device and supplies the second category of the power communication service to the second consumer electronic device when both the first and second consumer electronic devices are simultaneously connected to the adapter.
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Abstract
A modular system comprises an appliance and an adaptive adapter configured to alternately couple two consumer electronic devices to the appliance and to supply a different electrical service between the appliance and the consumer electronic devices depending on the device selected. The adaptive adapter supplies a first category of electrical service to a first consumer electronic device and a second category of electrical service to a second consumer electronic device. The appliance may comprise a refrigeration appliance and the adaptive adapter can couple the consumer electronic devices to the appliance.
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1. A modular system comprising:
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an appliance conducting a useful cycle of operation and supplying a power communication service; and an adapter physically connected to the appliance and receiving the power communication services and a data communication service, and comprising; a transformative component transforming the power communication service into a first category of the power communication service and a second category of the power communication service that is different than the first category; a first service interface providing a first category of power communication service to and physically supporting a first consumer electronic device; and a second service interface providing a second category of power communication service to and physically supporting a second consumer electronic device; wherein the adapter simultaneously physically supports both the first and second consumer electronic devices on the appliance and received the data communication service from at least one of the first and second consumer electronic devices, and the adapter simultaneously supplies the first category of the power communication service to the first consumer electronic device and supplies the second category of the power communication service to the second consumer electronic device when both the first and second consumer electronic devices are simultaneously connected to the adapter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A modular system comprising:
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an appliance conducting a useful cycle of operation and supplying a power communication service; a first consumer electronic device using a first category of a power communication service; a second consumer electronic device using a second category of the power communication service, different from the first category of the power communication service; and an adapter physically connected to the appliance and receiving the power communication service from the appliance and a data communications service, and comprising; a transformative component transforming the power communication service into the first category of the power communication service and the second category of the power communication service; a first service interface providing a first category of power communication service to and physically supporting the first consumer electronic device; and a second service interface providing a second category of power communication service to and physically supporting the second consumer electronic device; wherein the adapter simultaneously physically supports both the first and second consumer electronic devices on the appliance and receives the data communication service from at least one of the first and second consumer electronic devices, and the adapter simultaneously supplies the first category of the power communication service to the first consumer electronic device and supplies the second category of the power communication service to the second consumer electronic device when both the first and second consumer electronic devices are simultaneously connected to the adapter. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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