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Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 19, 2013
Applicant:

Research IN Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;

Inventors:

Douglas James Arthur Burrell, Waterloo, CA;

Jason Tyler Griffin, Kitchener, CA;

Todd Andrew Wood, Toronto, CA;

Assignee:

BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/66 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/66 (2013.01); H05B 33/0848 (2013.01);
Abstract

An adjustable output power supply with a data communications connector that at least partially complies with physical specifications of a defined data interface standard connector, such as a USB connector. The data communications connector has a number of data contacts and power contacts coupled to and providing output electrical power from a programmable power supply. A controller receives an indication of a detection of a feature of a mating connector coupled to the data communications connector, determines, based on receiving the detection, at least one resistance value between a data contact and at least one power contact, and adjusts an output voltage of the programmable power supply based on the at least one resistance value.


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