Patent ID: 8013572
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: H02J

Abstract:
1. A portable recharging apparatus for wireless telephones, comprising: a housing; a first receptacle within the housing for receiving a wireless telephone having a main battery; a second receptacle within the housing for receiving an auxiliary battery; at least one electrical contact within the first receptacle, the electrical contact being operable to electrically connect the auxiliary battery to the wireless telephone so that a charge of the auxiliary battery may be applied to the main battery of the wireless telephone; a first mode actuator within the housing for setting a power mode of the apparatus to one of an on mode and an off mode; a second mode actuator within the housing for setting an operation mode of the apparatus to one of an automatic mode and a manual mode; and a processor, the processor being coupled to the first actuator and the second actuator, wherein the processor determines a power mode setting based on a setting of the first actuator and an operation mode setting based on a setting of the second actuator, and controls charging of the portable device in relation to the power mode setting and the operation mode setting; wherein if the manual mode of the second mode actuator is selected, the user device battery is recharged when the on mode of the first mode actuator is selected, and if the automatic mode of the second mode actuator is selected, the user device is recharged according to one or more pre-selected conditions.