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Controllable energy transfer between portable devices

  • US 9,564,766 B2
  • Filed: 07/30/2014
  • Issued: 02/07/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2014
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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