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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kanagawa, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3647081 ; 364707 ; 200 4301 ;
Abstract
A power supply control system for a portable computer having a central processing unit (CPU), and operable in response to power supplied from a rechargeable battery or an alternating current (AC) adapter. The control system includes a charge unit for charging the rechargeable battery; current detectors for detecting power status; and a power control microprocessor for controlling the charge unit independently of the CPU in response to a detected power status.