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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
May. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Kenneth Scott Seethaler, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Tin-lup Wong, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Shigefumi Odaohhara, Kanagawa, JP;
Jeremy Robert Carlson, Cary, NC (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Scott Seethaler, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Tin-Lup Wong, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Shigefumi Odaohhara, Kanagawa, JP;
Jeremy Robert Carlson, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0055 (2013.01); H02J 7/0068 (2013.01); H02J 7/0054 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method includes detecting whether a fast charger is coupled to a system having a processor and a memory, providing current to a battery from an internal charger circuit if no fast charger is detected, and providing current to the battery from the fast charger if the fast charger is detected.