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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tarakesava Reddy Koki, Bangalore, IN;
Jagadish Vasudeva Singh, Bangalore, IN;
Arvind Sundaram, Bangalore, IN;
Vinaya Kumar Chandrasekhara, Bangalore, IN;
Shobhit Chahar, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/263 (2013.01); H02J 7/007 (2013.01); H02J 7/0068 (2013.01); H02J 7/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided which includes: an input/output (I/O) port to be coupled to a device external to the apparatus; a battery having an output node; a voltage regulator to selectively supply power from the I/O port to the battery, to charge the battery; and a switch coupled between the I/O port and the output node, wherein the switch is to selectively allow flow of current from the device to the output node by bypassing the voltage regulator.