Reporting a faulty charging device
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1. A method for reporting a faulty charging device, comprising:
- a mobile device determining if a charging device is a faulty charging device, wherein said determining is performed after coupling the charging device to a power source and to the mobile device; and
if the charging device is a faulty charging device, the mobile device reporting a location of the faulty charging device over a network.
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Abstract
Reporting a faulty charging device. A mobile device may determine if a charging device is a faulty charging device. The determination may be performed after coupling the charging device to a power source and to the mobile device. If the charging device is a faulty charging device, the mobile device may report a location of the faulty charging device over a network.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for reporting a faulty charging device, comprising:
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a mobile device determining if a charging device is a faulty charging device, wherein said determining is performed after coupling the charging device to a power source and to the mobile device; and if the charging device is a faulty charging device, the mobile device reporting a location of the faulty charging device over a network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile device for reporting a faulty charging device, comprising:
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a processor; a network port coupled to the processor; a charging device port for coupling to a charging device; a battery coupled to the charging device port for receiving power from the charging device; first circuitry coupled to the charging device port, wherein the first circuitry is configured to determine if the charging device is a faulty charging device, wherein the first circuitry is configured to operate after the charging device port is coupled the charging device; second circuitry coupled to the processor for determining a location of the mobile device; and a memory which stores program instructions executable by the processor to report the location of the faulty charging device over a network using the second circuitry and the network port. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A memory medium comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are executable to:
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receive an indication of a faulty charging device coupled to a mobile device; determine a location of the mobile device; report the location of the faulty charging device over a network, wherein the location of the faulty charging device comprises the location of the mobile device; and provide information on a display of the mobile device indicating that the device is coupled to the faulty charging device.
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21. A system, comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more memory mediums coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the one or more memory mediums store program instructions executable by the one or more processors to; receive an indication that a faulty charging device is coupled to a mobile device from the mobile device over a network; receive a location of the faulty charging device; provide the location of the faulty charging device to an administrator of the faulty charging device.
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22. A method for reporting a faulty charging device, comprising:
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a mobile device determining that a charging device is a faulty charging device, wherein said determining is performed after coupling the charging device to a power source and to the mobile device; storing information regarding the faulty charging device, wherein the information comprises a location of the faulty charging device; and providing the information regarding the faulty charging device. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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