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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2010
Brian Ashley Carpenter, Cary, NC (US);
David Alexander Grant, Nashua, NH (US);
Garry Trevor Tomlins, Glounthaune, IE;
Ben A. Dowlat, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian Ashley Carpenter, Cary, NC (US);
David Alexander Grant, Nashua, NH (US);
Garry Trevor Tomlins, Glounthaune, IE;
Ben A. Dowlat, San Jose, CA (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
Communications systems and methods for transmitting communications between a charge system and an AC adapter are disclosed. In one embodiment, a communication system comprises an AC adapter disconnect switch that is switchable between coupling and decoupling an AC adapter DC output voltage to the charge system and a charge controller configured to modulate the AC adapter disconnect switch between coupling and decoupling to provide a communication signal to the AC adapter.