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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2011
Applicants:
Bevin R. Brett, Brookline, NH (US);
Paul M. Petersen, Champaign, IL (US);
Inventors:
Bevin R. Brett, Brookline, NH (US);
Paul M. Petersen, Champaign, IL (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/50 (2013.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/50 (2013.01); G06F 1/26 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2101 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power charger includes a first storage area to store control software, a charging circuit to send power through an interface, and a processor to generate at least one control signal based on the control software. The power to be sent through the interface is to charge a battery of a device coupled to the interface, and the at least one control signal includes information to cause a monitoring operation to be performed to determine a status of the device.