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Universal battery charger system and method

  • US 9,059,590 B2
  • Filed: 02/26/2013
  • Issued: 06/16/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A universal battery charger for a battery-powered device, the device having a charging port and an RFID tag, the charger comprising:

  • a) a power converter;

    b) a first charging selector connected to the power converter, the first charging selector regulating a charging output;

    c) a first charging cord having a first charging plug at an end of the first charging cord;

    d) a first RFID antenna at the end of the first charging cord; and

    e) a processor receiving first RFID tag information from the first RFID antenna and selecting, based on the first RFID tag information, a first charging output to be provided by the first charging selector to the first charging plug.

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