Patent ID: 9647477
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G05F,H01R,H02J

Claim:
1. Power supply equipment capable of supplying power from a power source, external to the power supply equipment, to an electronic device having an internal battery, comprising: an adapter that converts power from the power source from AC to DC power or from DC to DC power and supplies the DC power to the battery in the electronic device to charge the battery; and a circuit that includes active or passive components that generates a data signal for use by the electronic device to control charging of the battery; and an interconnection device having conductive lines to receive the DC power from the adapter and to receive the data signal from the circuit, and to transmit the DC power and the data signal to the electronic device, the interconnection device on one end being detachably mateable to the adapter and on the other end being detachably mateable with the electronic device, the second end having a size and shape dependent upon the power input opening of the electronic device.