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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 12, 2016
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Myungkee Lee, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;

Joohan Kim, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;

Jinman Kim, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;

Hoyeon Kim, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;

Chulhyung Yang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;

Jiwoo Lee, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/46 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H02J 7/04 (2006.01); H04B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/025 (2013.01); H02J 7/045 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H04B 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device and a method for charging a battery of the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a housing; a battery disposed within the housing; a first interface electrically or electromagnetically connected to a first external power source; a second interface electrically or electromagnetically connected to a second external power source; and a circuit electrically connected to the battery, the first interface, and the second interface, wherein the circuit changes a first voltage output from the first interface based on a second voltage output from the second interface, changes a first current output from the first interface based on a second current output from the second interface, and charges the battery based on the changed first current and second current.


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