Controllable energy transfer between portable devices
First Claim
1. An energy transfer apparatus, comprising:
- a cable having a first end with a first connector operably coupled thereto and a second end with a second connector operably coupled thereto; and
a control unit coupled to the cable, the control unit comprising;
a memory device configured to store an energy transfer parameter associated with an identifier of a first portable device, the energy transfer parameter being preselected by a user;
a device interface module configured to determine a first energy parameter of the first portable device, the first portable device being detachably connected to the cable via the first connector, and to determine a second energy parameter of a second portable device detachably connected to the cable via the second connector, the first energy parameter being the energy transfer parameter determined upon receiving the identifier from the first portable device; and
an energy transfer module configured to facilitate energy transfer between the first and second portable devices based on the first and second energy parameters.
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Abstract
An energy transfer apparatus includes a cable having first end with a first connector operably coupled thereto and a second end with a second connector operably coupled thereto. The energy transfer apparatus also includes a control unit coupled to the cable. The control unit includes a device interface module configured to determine a first energy parameter of a first portable device connected to the cable via the first connector and to determine a second energy parameter of a second portable device connected to the cable via the second connector. The control unit also includes an energy transfer module configured to facilitate energy transfer between the first and second portable devices based on the first and second energy parameters.
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35 Claims
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1. An energy transfer apparatus, comprising:
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a cable having a first end with a first connector operably coupled thereto and a second end with a second connector operably coupled thereto; and a control unit coupled to the cable, the control unit comprising; a memory device configured to store an energy transfer parameter associated with an identifier of a first portable device, the energy transfer parameter being preselected by a user; a device interface module configured to determine a first energy parameter of the first portable device, the first portable device being detachably connected to the cable via the first connector, and to determine a second energy parameter of a second portable device detachably connected to the cable via the second connector, the first energy parameter being the energy transfer parameter determined upon receiving the identifier from the first portable device; and an energy transfer module configured to facilitate energy transfer between the first and second portable devices based on the first and second energy parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of transferring energy between portable devices, comprising:
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storing, by an energy transfer device, an energy transfer parameter associated with an identifier of a first portable device, the energy transfer parameter being preselected by a user; detecting, by the energy transfer device, a first connection of the first portable device; receiving, by the energy transfer device, the identifier from the first portable device; determining, by the energy transfer device, a first energy parameter of the first portable device upon receiving the identifier from the first portable device, the first energy parameter being the energy transfer parameter; detecting, by the energy transfer device, a second connection of a second portable device; determining, by the energy transfer device, a second energy parameter of the second portable device; and transferring, by the energy transfer device, energy between the first and second portable devices based on the first and second energy parameters. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of transferring energy between portable devices, comprising:
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storing, by an energy transfer device, an energy transfer parameter associated with an identifier of a first portable device, the energy transfer parameter being preselected by a user; receiving, by the energy transfer device, the identifier from the first portable device; determining a first energy parameter of a first portable device upon receiving the identifier from the first portable device, the first energy parameter being the energy transfer parameter; determining a second energy parameter of a second portable device; determining an energy transfer parameter; transferring energy between the first and second portable devices based on the first and second energy parameters and further based on the energy transfer parameter; monitoring the transferring of energy between the first and second portable devices; and stopping the transferring of energy between the first and second portable devices upon detecting an energy transfer completion indicator. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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