Abstract:
Apparatus embodiments of the invention are disclosed for requesting power via a wired interface. In example embodiments, a pull-down circuit in the apparatus acting as a power consumer when there is no energy in the apparatus, is connected via a configuration line over a cable to a power provider device. The apparatus may be in a power down mode, it may have an empty battery, or it may have no battery. The pull-down circuit is configured to use energy from the configuration line to pull down a voltage on the configuration line, to signal the power provider device to provide power over another line of the cable to the apparatus.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an apparatus, to an accessory, to methods and computer program products for them, and to a system comprising the apparatus and the accessory. The apparatus comprises at least one processor, memory including computer program code. The accessory comprises an interface with at least one power pin and a signaling pin; and resisting means configured to be coupled to a battery identification resistor of a battery via the signalling pin. The apparatus further comprises an interface with at least one power pin and a battery identification pin, and detection means configured to detect a resistance associated with the battery identification pin and to determine, based on the detected resistance, whether an accessory is attached to the apparatus.
Abstract:
An apparatus including a processor configured to cause detecting a second apparatus including a wireless charging unit being attached to the apparatus; determining a parameter concerning the second apparatus; and automatically adjusting at least one functionality of the apparatus in accordance with the parameter.