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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Dan Fritchman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeffrey J. Terlizzi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nicholas A. Sims, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul Thompson, San Jose, CA (US);
Scott Krueger, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2013.01); H02J 7/0004 (2013.01); H02J 7/0011 (2013.01); H02J 7/0055 (2013.01); G06F 1/263 (2013.01); G06F 1/266 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2129 (2013.01); H02J 7/0027 (2013.01); H02J 7/0036 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0001 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0062 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0096 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for performing high-voltage charging of electronic devices are provided. A portable device can communicate with a power supply over a data communication line to determine if the power supply is capable of performing the high-voltage charging operation. If yes, the portable device instructs the power supply to provide a specific voltage.