Portable power source to provide power to an electronic device via an interface
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1. A power source comprising:
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power generating circuitry operatively coupled to generate and provide power to an electronic device via the interface; and
control circuitry configured to;
control the power generating circuitry to generate and provide power to the electronic device during a waiting step so as to allow the electronic device to boot up-and begin operating by loading and initializing an operating system of the electronic device,wherein the waiting step comprises a predetermined length of time, and wherein the power generating circuitry is controlled to not generate power after the waiting step unless a request signal is received from the electronic device.
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Abstract
A portable power source is configured for use with an electronic device. The portable power source cooperates and communicates with the electronic device via a peripheral bus to which the electronic device is attachable. The portable power source includes circuitry to process a power request signal from the electronic device to determine whether a device connected to a bus interface of the portable power source is requesting power from the portable power source.
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1. A power source comprising:
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an interface; power generating circuitry operatively coupled to generate and provide power to an electronic device via the interface; and control circuitry configured to; control the power generating circuitry to generate and provide power to the electronic device during a waiting step so as to allow the electronic device to boot up-and begin operating by loading and initializing an operating system of the electronic device, wherein the waiting step comprises a predetermined length of time, and wherein the power generating circuitry is controlled to not generate power after the waiting step unless a request signal is received from the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 31)
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17. A method of operating a power source having control circuitry and power generating circuitry, the method comprising:
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controlling the power generating circuitry to generate and provide power to an electronic device during a waiting step so as to allow the electronic device to boot up, the power being provided to the electronic device via an interface of the power source, wherein the waiting step comprises a predetermined length of time; and controlling the power generating circuitry to discontinue providing power to the electronic device after the waiting step if a request signal is not received from the electronic device; and controlling the power generating circuitry to continue providing power to the electronic device if a request signal has been received from the electronic device during the waiting step. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A power source comprising:
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an interface; power generating circuitry operatively coupled to generate and provide power to an electronic device via the interface; and control circuitry configured to; control the power generating circuitry to generate and provide power to the electronic device during a waiting step so as to allow the electronic device to boot up wherein the waiting step comprises a predetermined length of time; control the power generating circuitry to stop providing power to the electronic device after the waiting step if a request signal is not received from the electronic device; and control the power generating circuitry to continue providing power to the electronic device if a request signal has been received from the electronic device during the waiting step.
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