Patent ID: 9281707
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: H02J

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: detecting first and second power supplies to recharge a battery for a mobile unit; setting, by a controller, a first charge current to recharge the battery, the first charge current based on the first power supply; determining if one of the first and second power supplies has been disconnected; continuing to recharge the battery with the first charge current when the first power supply remains connected and the second power supply is disconnected; and setting, by the controller, a second charge current to recharge the battery to one of a non-negotiable current value and a negotiable current value above the non-negotiable current value when the second power supply remains connected and the first power supply is disconnected, the second charge current based on the second power supply, wherein the negotiable current value is negotiated when the battery is charged to a level configured to activate a processor in the mobile unit.