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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
BLACKBERRY LIMITED, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0052 (2013.01); G06F 1/266 (2013.01); G06F 13/4081 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0062 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0096 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1228 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1235 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device, system and method for charging a battery are provided. The device comprises: a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port; a battery in communication with the USB port; and, circuitry in communication with the USB port and the battery, the circuitry configured to: transmit a power control signal over the USB port, the power control signal comprising data indicative of one or more of a power, a voltage and a current to be received over the USB port to charge the battery; and, responsively receive the power for charging the battery over the USB port.