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Power sharing in computing systems with a plurality of electronic devices

  • US 5,914,585 A
  • Filed: 02/20/1997
  • Issued: 06/22/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/20/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A portable battery management system comprising:

  • a plurality of electronic devices, each containing a battery and independently operable when powered by the battery;

    a belt that supports the plurality of electronic devices;

    a power bus, attached to the belt, that connectively engages ones of the plurality of electronic devices that are supported by the belt;

    at least one of the plurality of electronic devices being designated to provide power from its battery to the power bus when the at least one of the plurality of electronic devices is supported by the belt; and

    the power bus supplies power from the at least one of the plurality of electronic devices to the others of the plurality of electronic devices that are supported by the belt and are connectively engaged to the power bus.

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