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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2006
Farrel David Benton, Raleigh, NC (US);
Shane Christopher Branch, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert James Kapinos, Durham, NC (US);
Raymond Gary Octaviano, Ii, Durham, NC (US);
Richmond Andrew Real, Raleigh, NC (US);
James Stephen Rutledge, Durham, NC (US);
Alberto José Rojas Saba, Morrisville, NC (US);
James C. Salembier, Cary, NC (US);
Simon David Nicholas Taylor, Cary, NC (US);
Sean Michael Ulrich, Morrisville, NC (US);
Farrel David Benton, Raleigh, NC (US);
Shane Christopher Branch, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert James Kapinos, Durham, NC (US);
Raymond Gary Octaviano, II, Durham, NC (US);
Richmond Andrew Real, Raleigh, NC (US);
James Stephen Rutledge, Durham, NC (US);
Alberto José Rojas Saba, Morrisville, NC (US);
James C. Salembier, Cary, NC (US);
Simon David Nicholas Taylor, Cary, NC (US);
Sean Michael Ulrich, Morrisville, NC (US);
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A power adaptor for a computer discovers the power environment when it is plugged into a socket and sends a signal to the computer along the power line indicating the environment, so that the computer can configure operations accordingly.