Patent ID: 7930043

Claim:
A method of delivering a power supply to a portable electronic device, the method comprising: verifying a connection location and a power requirement for the portable electronic device in response to a broadcast; determining a make and model of the portable electronic device; and supplying the verified power requirement to the portable electronic device after at least one of: the power supply connects to a network and determines power requirements via the network and verifies the make and model of the portable electronic device; one of plural power tips is identified, via its unique identifier, such that a respective unique identifier is matched to the make and model of the portable electronic device and the power supply verifies the power requirement and the make and model of the portable electronic device; a wireless device of the power supply communicates wireless with or identifies wirelessly the connection location of the portable electronic device and verifies the make and model of the portable electronic device; and a system of the power supply determines the make and model of the portable electronic device and verifies the make and model of the portable electronic device.