Patent ID: 11888546
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A method for receiving data at a mobile device from a power source device over a power line between the power source device and the mobile device, the power line comprising a single electronic connection from the power source device to the mobile device, the method comprising:
operating the mobile device in a first mode, wherein in the first mode the mobile device transmits or receives data from the power source device over the power line, the electronic connection from the power source device to the mobile device established by contacts on the power source device in contact with contacts on the mobile device;
detecting, by the mobile device at a first time, one or more conditions;
determining, based on the one or more conditions, not to transmit or receive data over the power line; and
responsive to at least a level of battery charge in the power source device being under a power level threshold value, switching to a second mode, the second mode comprising:
shorting impedance in the power line; and
the mobile device not transmitting or receiving data over the power line.