Patent ID: 7808122

Claim:
A system for configuring alternating current (AC) power, the system comprising: a power system comprising: at least one first connector configured to convey the AC Power and selected from a group consisting of a line-cord and a plug; a plurality of direct current (DC) receptacles; a first AC to DC regulator configured to convert AC power to DC power; at least one first DC to DC regulator configured to receive the DC power from the AC to DC regulator, to convert the DC power to a first selected DC power level, and to generate the DC power at the first selected DC power level for at least one first DC receptacle; a first processor configured to determine the first selected DC power level, to configure the at least one first DC to DC regulator to convert the DC power to the first selected DC power level, and to enable generating the DC power at the first selected DC power level to the at least one first DC receptacle; and a receiving connector configured to convey AC power; and a power device comprising: a second connector configured to removably connect alternately to the receiving connector and an AC power source; at least one second DC receptacle; a communication system configured to receive at least one externally transmitted communication comprising configuration data that, when processed, identifies a second selected DC power level; a second AC to DC regulator configured to convert AC power to other DC power; at least one second DC to DC regulator configured to receive the other DC power from the second AC to DC regulator, to convert the other DC power to the second selected DC power level, and to generate the other DC power at the second selected DC power level for the at least one second DC receptacle, the second selected DC power level not initially preset; and a second processor configured to receive the communication from the communication system, to process the communication, to determine the second selected DC power level based on the configuration data, to configure the at least one second DC to DC regulator to convert the other DC power to the second selected DC power level, and to enable generating the other DC power at the second selected DC power level to the at least one second DC receptacle.