ELECTRIC APPLIANCE EQUIPPED WITH REDUNDANT BATTERY ENABLED BY MAINS POWER SUPPLY

Abstract

Contrary to and in lieu of conventional design of various cordless peripheral or control means, including but without limitation to cordless mouse in a computer set, or cordless trackball or cordless keyboard, otherwise cordless peripheral or indoor cordless phone set, where it is indispensably equipped with primary cell or secondary rechargeable cell or super capacitor and similar energy storage means to drive relevant circuit, whereby intended signal is transmitted to or received by receiver or transceiver in one-way or two-way executions, this invention proposes a redundant battery which is to be enabled by a mains power supply, into which redundant cells are to be loaded in place to provide power to the appliance to which it is applied for more convenience in operation at reduced costs.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] (a) Field of the Invention

[0002] Electric appliance equipped with redundant battery enabled by mains power supply to charge standby cells, featuring convenience of operation at reduced costs.

[0003] (b) Description of the Prior Art

[0004] With most wireless peripheral or control means, such as, for example, wireless computer mouse, cordless trackball, cordless keyboard or cordless telephone set for indoor use, it is a usual practice to have them equipped with primary cell or secondary, rechargeable cell or super capacitor, similar energy storage means to drive associated circuit, and to eventually transmit emission signals to receivers, in one-way, that is, simplex, or two-way, that is duplex mode of operations.

[0005] A pity known in the art with above-mentioned cordless peripheral installations is that due to gross power consumption, charging or replacement of cell is often required, and that amounting to a nuisance as would when the Unit is suspended standing by for charging to functionable power; where the computer or information-enriched household electric appliance or indoor cordless telephone set, or the main unit of otherwise electric appliance is equipped with reception circuit serving to drive reception device, or two-way transceiver device or A.C. or D.C. power supply serving to drive other interface device; as is usually the case, such power supply can be provided by the mains power supply for said computer or information-enriched electric appliance or indoor cordless telephone set or otherwise electric appliance, or alternatively indirectly from wired peripheral devices powered by the mains power supply, such as receiver or keyboard or otherwise wired peripheral device, power supply lent this way passing through a power supply interface will account for a power source for charging purposes and to supply the load; as an additional feature one set or more of battery or adaptor P0 for charging purposes in the main unit of a computer, information-enriched household electric appliance or indoor cordless telephone or other electric appliance, or on a notebook computer or monitor, on a computer main unit or on an information-based electric appliance or indoor cordless telephone or otherwise electric appliance; or alternatively in the form of one set or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purpose installed on a wired peripheral device such as keyboard or receiver set extended by cord assembly, or still in the form of one set or more of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes on assemblies of cordless peripheral equipment, whereof the power source is the mains power supply.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0006] Battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purpose, as a redundant set, according to the invention may be installed on the shell casing or receiver or keyboard, other wired peripheral device in service of an electric appliance, besides a computer main unit or information-enriched household electric appliance or indoor cordless telephone set, or installed onto a cordless peripheral whereof the mains power supply can be its properly supplied low voltage D.C. or be an A.C. line voltage to go through transformation and rectification for conversion to a D.C. source to feed a redundant battery or adaptor P0′ or peripheral circuit; in addition to providing power supply to one or more set of redundant batteries for charging purposes, adaptor for the same purpose included P0′, optionally equipped on the main shell casing or monitor or receiver, so as to charge in turn the redundant energy storage device ESD101′ which consists of a secondary cell or super capacitor coupled thereto, the mains power supply may further be coupled to the power supply interface as input to the cordless peripheral via power supply output interface, in an effort to regulate the charging voltage and charging with respect to energy storage device ESD101 in the cordless peripheral device being dealt with, as well as actuation of control in the cordless peripheral device, or actuation of the emission circuit T101 or two-way transceiver RT101, further more, the same battery or adaptor P0′, of one or more set, as a redundant equipment for charging purposes may be energized to charge, when required, redundant energy storage device ESD101′.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0007] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the circuit for the invention realized in one embodiment;

[0008] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of one circuit exemplifying the invention whereof the power supply control comprises in series connection a photo-emitting diode and current limiting resistor;

[0009] FIG. 3 illustrates the invention whereof the power supply control employs a zener diode to downgrade the voltage;

[0010] FIG. 4 illustrates the invention whereof the power supply control circuit features both illumination and voltage downgrading capabilities;

[0011] FIG. 5 illustrates the invention in the instance of a power supply control whereof output of steady voltage is owed to a combination of current limiting resistor with zener diodes;

[0012] FIG. 6 illustrates an example of the invention as applied to a hand-held cordless control, with the receiving circuit serving the purpose of a power supply output interface;

[0013] FIG. 7 illustrates the invention in an example in which the receiver and the cordless peripheral are each furnished with conductive magnet contacts meant to attract each other for the purpose of transmitting power;

[0014] FIG. 8 illustrates the invention in an example whereof the contacts are configured convex-concave to facilitate mutual coupling purposes;

[0015] FIG. 9 illustrates a section view of the combination side of the example illustrated in FIG. 8, taken at an angle;

[0016] FIG. 10 illustrates an example whereof the contacts are structured concentrically;

[0017] FIG. 11 gives a section view, taken at an angle, of the combination side of the example given in FIG. 10;

[0018] FIG. 12 illustrates the invention in an example in which the receiver and the cordless peripheral are coupled resembling a seated cushion;

[0019] FIG. 13 is a section view of the combination side of the execution pursuant to FIG. 12;

[0020] FIG. 14 illustrates an example of charging executed at random to cordless peripheral using independent power line and adaptor specified for source of charging power;

[0021] FIG. 15 illustrates the invention in an example that is fitted with power line roller device;

[0022] FIG. 16 illustrates the invention redundant battery for charging purposes as applied by incorporation to a notebook computer;

[0023] FIG. 17 illustrates the invention redundant battery for charging purposes as applied by incorporation to a monitor utility;

[0024] FIG. 18 illustrates the invention in the execution of a redundant battery as to which charging is effected at random from a mains power supply, as applied in connection with a cord-bearing keyboard;

[0025] FIG. 19 illustrates the invention in the execution of a redundant battery or adaptor P0′ featuring charging capabilities which derives its own power from the mains power supply, as applied in connection with a cordless telephone set; and,

[0026] FIG. 20 illustrations an application of the invention in the form of a redundant battery featuring charging capabilities in connection with a cord-bearing telephone set.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0027] As shown in FIG. 1, a block diagram of the circuit employed for an instance of the invention in the form of a redundant battery which owes its power to a mains power supply which feeds an electric appliance not covered in the drawing, it will be appreciated that in this embodiment the invention comprises essentially:

[0028] Receiver circuit REC101: which is in the form of an R.F. or ultrared or supersonic receiving circuit which consists of solid electronic elements or electromechanical components to receive manually controlled or audio or video signals, and is installed onto independently existent receiver casing H101, or the main casing of computer or information-enriched household electric appliance or indoor cordless telephone set or otherwise electric appliance, or of a monitor unit or notebook computer or otherwise peripheral such as keyboard, to make the casing a symbiotic one, and, once accessed to power supply from a computer or otherwise electric appliance by way of cord set CB100, the receiver circuit RC101 will become a source of power to one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, located within receiver casing H101, and to the receiver itself, signal received may be transferred to the main unit via cord set CB100, where the cordless interface is of a two-way duplex mode, this receiver circuit REC101 may be replaced with a two-way transceiver RT101; where the mains power supply is of A.C. system, the receiver circuit may be equipped with converter for rectification of A.C. into D.C. with which to drive receiver circuit and to serve as a source of charging power to redundant battery or adaptor P0′, or for feeding to the power output interface PS101;

[0029] Cord set CB100: furnished way between the power supply to the receiver, computer main unit, information-enriched household electric appliance, indoor cordless telephone set or monitor and the circuit, executed in a plurality of wire, including socket/plug sets of PS2, USB, IEEE1394 or other chosen interface specification, for connection the power supply to computer main unit, or information-enriched electric appliance or indoor cordless telephone or monitor with circuit, or for connection straight inside a symbiotic casing, so as to supply the power needed to empower the redundant battery or adaptor P0′ in the casing of a computer, other electric appliance or monitor, or other cord-bearing peripheral and relevant circuit, and to transmit signals as well;

[0030] Power output interface PS101: composed of electric power transmission means and installed onto independently provided receiver casing, where the receiver is symbiotic with the main unit or other peripheral, the same may be installed on the main unit casing or onto the casing of Monitor or Receiver or other peripheral, the power output interface PS101 is meant for like-electrode-on-like-electrode coupling with power input interface PS102 on cordless peripheral, whereby energy on the Main unit is transferred to Electric Energy Storage ESD101 in the cordless peripheral;

[0031] Power Input interface PS102: in the form of an electric power transmitter composed of conductive contacts or plug/socket assembly, meant for like-electrode coupling with power output interface PS101 on the Main unit Casing or on Monitor or Receiver or other peripheral, whereby electric energy delivered to the Main unit is transferred to the Electric Energy Storage ESD101 in the cordless peripheral or in the redundant electric energy storage ESD101′;

[0032] Coupling means fit to interact between a power output interface and a power input interface pursuant to the invention include:

[0033] 1. That which will transmit electric energy by matching means interacting a power output interface PS101 with a power input interface PS102;

[0034] 2. That which will transmit electric energy by superposing power output interface PS101 with power input interface PS102;

[0035] 3. That which will transmit electric energy by the interposition of a supplemental magnet way between power input interface PS102 and power output interface PS101;

[0036] 4. That which will transmit electric energy by the mounting of electromagnetically conductive contacts way between power output interface PS101 and power input interface PS102;

[0037] 5. That which will make charging at random by the interposition of a plug/socket assembly way between power output interface PS101 and power input interface PS102;

[0038] 6. That which will form an optional charging means by the furnishing of power cord interposed between power output interface PS101 and power input interface PS102, removable, or which may be stowed away or wound inside the casing, as well as a correspondent plug/socket assembly;

[0039] 7. That which will form a polarity error-proofing means permissive of mutual coupling destined for the transmission of electric energy way between the power output interface PS101 and power input interface PS102, featuring:

[0040] (1) series connection of a reverse isolation diode in the power supply circuit; or

[0041] (2) a polarity error-proofing geometry in the structure of the conductive contacts or plug/socket assembly; or

[0042] (3) a supplemental magnet sub-assembly in the conductive contacts or plug/socket assembly way between power output interface PS101 and power input interface PS102, such that mutual attraction will result when coupling of the correct polarity is made between the output side and the input side of power supply, but mutual repulsion would ensue once the coupling is unmatched due to polarity error, thus achieving the polarity error detection effect;

[0043] Receiver casing H101: structured independently or else integral with the main unit casing or monitor or other peripheral, housing the receiver circuit REC101 or two-way transceiver RT101 and furnished with one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes P0′, on said casing may be fitted where needed conductive contacts C101, C102 or power supply plug/socket assembly or adapted for storage of power cord or may concurrently be furnished with extension hub;

[0044] Peripheral circuit T101: composed of solid electronic element or electromechanical parts, to be driven by energy storage device ESD101 which consists of primary or secondary cell or super capacitor, so as to convert input of manual operation or audio or video signal into electric signal which is to be further converted into R.F. or ultrared, supersonic signal for transmission to the transceiver REC101 that forms part of the receiver, where the cordless interface features two-way transmission/receiving capabilities, the peripheral circuit T101 may be replaced by a two-way transmission/receiving device RT101;

[0045] Cordless peripheral casing H102: in the form of independent housing complete with R.F. or ultrared or supersonic transmitting keyboard or mouse or trackball or otherwise cordless peripheral featuring other control or operational capabilities, incorporating relevant mechanism, control for ad hoc peripherals and emission circuit T101, or two-way transceiver circuit device RT101, other relevant circuit structure, including furnishing of one or more set of battery or adaptor P0, or electric energy storage EDS101 which comprises primary cell or secondary cell or super capacitor, to account for a power source of control of cordless peripheral, where the cordless peripheral features rechargeable capabilities, there may be provided as required one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, to be incorporated into relevant circuit structure in a redundant energy storage ESD101′ for secondary cell or super capacitor, on the casing may be mounted power input interface PS102 which consists of plug/socket assembly or of conductive contacts C101′, C102′ where needed, where required, there may be provided power control REG101, redundant power control REG101′ specifically for power storage ESD101 or redundant power storage ESD101′ or for both in common service, these power storage ESD101 and redundant power storage being themselves provided where needed in the first place, to control electric power coming from power output interface PS101, for the purpose of charging eventually the power storage ESD101 or redundant power storage ESD101′;

[0046] Power control REG101 or redundant power control REG101′:for installation in the mains casing of computer or information-enriched household electric appliance or onto a monitor casing or receiver or still, to one or more set of linear analogue voltage degrading circuit or wave interception (PWM) circuit, composed of electromechanic or solid state electronic parts on the casing of cord-bearing peripheral or cordless peripheral, in order to regulate the power supply required for redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes fitted on the main casing of computer, information-enriched household electric appliance or indoor cordless telephone set or otherwise electric appliance, or on a monitor casing or receiver or other peripheral installations, regulation to be executed by voltage restriction or current restriction, illuminated display of the charging condition included, in an effort to control the electric power that is fed to the power input interface PS102 on the cordless peripheral device, illuminated display of the condition of charging control by current restriction or voltage restriction with respect to the energy storage ESD101 or redundant energy storage ESD101′ included.

[0047] Any of the electric appliance defined in the foregoing is furnished with a redundant battery that is fed by a mains power supply, in respect of which the power control circuit, in addition to yielding control, regulation and display performances by means of conventional technique such as linear analogue circuit or wave interception circuit(PWM), may be executed by a series connection with zener diodes, or with any other diode having a zener effect and photo-emitting effect at the same time, so-called light-emitting diode to achieve in concurrent voltage degrading and display of current transmission state at the same time, circuit cited below are examples executed in view of cost reductions.

[0048] Referring to FIG. 2, a block diagram of the invention in respect of which power control means is composed of photo-emitting diodes and current limiting resistor in series connections, it is seen that a multiple set of electric energy storage ESD101 and redundant electric energy storage ESD101′ are respectively in series with ad hoc power control REG101 and redundant power control REG101′ before being paralleled across the D.C. charging power supply, the power control device is composed of a light-emitting diode LED101 (including one or more in series or in parallel) in forward series with the D.C. power source to make for a voltage degrading or light emission capability, as reflected in a charging condition, and series connection with a current limiting resistor R101 as an optional alternative, may be pursued to protect from short circuit, in addition, forward series connection of an isolation diode CR101 is another option to prevent back flow.

[0049] Referring to FIG. 3, an example of the invention where a zener diode ZD101 is employed to account for the circuit for a power control device by reason of its voltage degrading characteristics, in this instance the zener diode is in series with the output terminal straight, and the voltage of the zener diode is taken as the level of voltage degradation between the power source and the output interface, or optionally a charging state display circuit composed of photo-emitting diode LED102 and current limiting resistor R102 connected in series may be in parallel across the output terminals, or as further illustrated in the example given in FIG. 4, covering a circuit for the photo-emitting and voltage degradation power control device pursuant to the invention, it is seen of a charging condition display circuit composed of a zener diode ZD101 (may comprise one or more of same in series or parallel connection) in series with a photo-emitting diode LED101 (comprising, where desired, one or more of same connected in series or in parallel) having voltage degradation as well as light emitting capabilities, further in series with a current limiting resistor R101 and optionally in series again with an isolation diode CR101 at the input end, or alternatively or additionally that again in parallel with a series connection of photo-emitting diode LED102 and current limiting resistor R102 on the output end, to serve the purpose of voltage degradation and display of charging states at the same time.

[0050] In the example of a power control device circuit in respect of which the output is released in stabilized voltage by the composition of a current limiting resistor R101 with zener diode ZD101 illustrated in FIG. 5, it is seen that the current limiting resistor R101 is in series between the power supply and the output interface, while the zener diode ZD101 in parallel across the output interface to make for an output of stabilized voltage, where needed it may further be in series with an isolation diode CR101 at the input end, or alternatively where needed a charging state display circuit composed by light emitting diode LED102 in series with current limiting resistor R102 may be in parallel across the output terminal.

[0051] An electric appliance defined as such pursuant to the invention is equipped with a redundant battery owing its power to the Mains power supply, among various executions of application, apart from structures in which casings are installed independent of each other, it is also permissible to correlate by coupling engagement the receiver compartment with cordless peripheral devices, the coupling may for example be through conduction by the intervention of an electric transmission interface, in FIG. 6 is given an example of the subject appliance equipped with a redundant battery owing its power to the mains power supply, as applied to a hand-held type cordless control means, whereof the receiver circuit also functions as a power output interface, as shown, the cordless interface by the structure of a hand-held type cordless control PH101 incorporates on or more set of battery or adaptor P0 to be loaded with a primary cell or secondary rechargeable cell or super capacitor electric energy storage ESD101, to account for a source of power to control of cordless peripheral devices, where needed there may be provided additionally one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, for incorporation into relevant circuit in secondary cell or super capacitor, otherwise redundant electric storage ESD101′, on the grip HA100 may, where needed, be provided power input interface composed of conductive contact P101′, P102′ or plug/socket assembly, whereas the receiver, in the form of a chassis casing H200 is topped with a sunken seat HP100 for coupling with the grip HA100 of the hand-held type cordless control PH101, the chassis casing H200 incorporates one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, and optionally annular or pieces of conductive contacts P101, P102 or plug/socket assembly serving as power output interface for coupling with the annular or piece of conductive contacts P101′, P102′ or plug/socket assembly serving as power input interface for the grip HA100 of the hand-held type cordless control PH101, to serve power transmission purposes; structurally, both the grip HA100 and the sunken seat HP100 may be designed to assume such geometry that error of polarity coupling is prevented from the beginning.

[0052] In FIG. 7 is illustrated an example of the invention whereof both the receiver and the cordless peripheral are equipped with conductive contact counterparts which, when coupled together, can transmit electric power, in the cordless interface which is the cordless peripheral PH102 as shown is provided one or more set of battery or adaptor P0 to house primary cell or secondary rechargeable cell or super capacitor energy storage ESD101, to account for a power source of control of cordless peripheral, where needed there may be installed additionally one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes by the laying of secondary rechargeable cell or super capacitor, other redundant energy storage ESD101′ or similar circuit arrangement, on one end of the cordless peripheral PH102 may be provided conductive contacts MP201′, MP202′, with the receiver casing H202 accommodating one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, to be matched with correspondently provided conductive magnetic contacts MP201, MP202 so that when both parts are coupled without polarity error, power transmission is made, aforementioned receiver may be integral with the Main unit or substantiated on independent casing, associated with main unit by means of wire CB100 and plug PC101, whereas power control REG101, redundant power control REG101′ may be installed on the casing H202 of cordless peripheral PH102 or Receiver, as appropriate.

[0053] Shown in FIG. 8 is the invention realized in one example in which the contacts are configured to facilitate interactive coupling, whereof the receiver casing H203 houses one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purpose and is optionally furnished with conductive contacts P301, P302; the cordless peripheral PH103 may accommodate one or more set of battery or adaptor P0 into which may be introduced primary cell or secondary rechargeable cell or super capacitor energy storage ESD101, to account for control of power to cordless peripheral, there may be optionally furnished one or more set of redundant storage or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes when duly loaded with relevant circuit arrangement such as secondary cell or super capacitor, other energy storage means ESD101′, where needed the cordless peripheral PH103 may be furnished with conductive contacts P301′, P302′ for convexo-concavo coupling with correspondent conductive contacts P301, P302, and when that is done, transmission of power is enabled thereby; a section of the execution of coupling of the example illustrated in FIG. 8, seen at an angular setting, is given in FIG. 9.

[0054] Shown in FIG. 10 is an example of the invention whereof the conductive contact is executed concentric, embodying a receiver casing H204 to house in one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, concurrent with provision, where needed, of concentric conductive contacts P401, P402; the cordless peripheral PH104 housing one or more set of battery or adaptor P0 to accommodate energy storage means ESD101 in the form of a primary cell, secondary rechargeable cell or super capacitor, to account for control of power to cordless peripheral arrangements, and where needed, there may be installed one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, into which are to be introduced secondary cell or super capacitor, otherwise redundant electric energy storage means ESD101′, where necessary the cordless peripheral PH104 may be provided with concentric annular conductive contacts P401′, P402′ meant for randomized annular coupling with correspondently provided conductive contacts P401, P402 on the receiver, to serve power transmissions; a section view of the coupling execution of the example shown in FIG. 10, in a lateral profile, is given FIG. 11.

[0055] In FIG. 12 is shown an example of the invention whereof the receiver is coupled with cordless peripheral in chassis-borne engagement, structurally one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes is furnished on the receiver housing H205 attached to the chassis, meanwhile in those optionally provided conductive contacts P501, P502 and cordless peripheral means PH105 are furnished one or more set of battery or adaptor P0 serving to accommodate primary cell or secondary rechargeable cell or super capacitor, otherwise energy storage means ESD101 to account for control of power to cordless peripheral arrangements, there may be optionally provided in addition one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes to accommodate circuit arrangement for secondary cell or super capacitor or otherwise redundant energy storage means ESD101′, the cordless peripheral PH105 may be equipped with conductive contacts P501′, P502′ where needed to be matched with correspondently provided counterpart contacts P501, P502 on the Receiver, and when that is done, power transmission is made; a section of the execution of coupling match of the embodiment shown in FIG. 12, is given in FIG. 13.

[0056] In FIG. 14 is shown an example whereof randomized charging for cordless peripheral devices is provided by an adaptor that is common for both an independent power cord and the source of power for charging purposes, as shown in the illustration, one or more power cord W1000 and one or more power output interface plug/socket assembly C1000 are provided for a computer or notebook computer or information-based household electric appliance or indoor cordless telephone set or other appliance main unit or monitor or keyboard or receiver or cord-bearing interface, to provide randomized charge with respect to one or more cordless peripheral arrangement PH1000; the power cord W1000 may have both ends thereof furnished with plug/socket assembly C1000 to associate with the power output interface PS101, power input interface PS102 or power line W1000 with one terminal connected to the power output interface PS101 or to the power input interface PS102 straight; or still connected way between the power output interface of a computer, a notebook computer, or information-based household electric appliance or indoor cordless telephone cord, or other appliance main unit or monitor or keyboard or receiver and the power input interface of a cordless peripheral arrangement, or alternatively the power line may be omitted by having the plug/socket assembly C1000 connected to the power output interface PS101 and power input interface PS102 straight.

[0057] Alternatively where needed a power line roller means RW1000 serving to backwind the wire by spring mechanism or through manual winding technique, or arrangement for foldup space saver may be installed to facilitate using and storing of power lines, an example to such effects is illustrated in FIG. 15, whereof the power line rollup device RW1000 may be structured integral with the associated computer, notebook computer, information-based household electric appliance, indoor cordless telephone, other appliance main unit or monitor, or keyboard or receiver or other receiver housing H101 complete with a cord-bearing interface, or cordless peripheral PH1000 or other devices, or alternatively be structured independently whereby transmission of power is made by interconnection of power line with main unit power supply, or the power supply may be connected to the main unit in parallel with cord assembly CB100 on the receiver.

[0058] By any rate, the power supply to aforementioned computer or information-based household appliances or indoor cordless telephone, or the main unit of otherwise appliances is a redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes in the place of a power supply, and as such may be arranged such that:

[0059] (1) it is, where needed, installed to the main unit casing of a computer or notebook computer or otherwise appliance: such as the example by way of application to a notebook computer, more specifically, let one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes be installed on a chosen position on a notebook computer housing N101, to facilitate the emplacement of an energy storage means ESD101′ capable of charging/discharging as required, such that, once the electric energy that is stored in the energy storage means on the notebook computer itself, or line voltage delivered to the same notebook computer is converted into low voltage D.C., it make for a randomized charging power supply to the redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purpose through regulation at an ad hoc redundant power supply control means REG101′;

[0060] (2) it may, where appropriate, be installed on a monitor such as is exemplified in FIG. 17, illustrating the invention redundant battery for purpose of charging operation applied on a monitor M101 on a chosen location on which there is provided one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes into which is to be loaded a redundant electric energy storage means ESD101′ into which is to be charged power supply for release when there is a need for that, power supply to the redundant battery or adaptor P0′ is fed at random as procured from the power supply on the monitor, by way of the redundant power control means REG101′;

[0061] (3) it may, where appropriate, be installed onto a cord-bearing keyboard which incorporates an access wire assembly CB100 running to the main unit, such as is exemplified in the illustration of FIG. 18, it, in essence, relates to the installation of one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes at the bottom or other chosen location of a traditional keyboard KB101, to accommodate an energy storage means ESD101′ meant to receive charging and to discharge when needed, as to the power supply to the redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, it is provided in a randomized manner from the main unit D.C. source transmitted by the cord assembly CB100 on a cord-bearing keyboard, duly regulated at a redundant power control REG101′;

[0062] (4) it may, where appropriate, be installed in a one-way or two-way receiver serving to transmit signals and electric energy, and associated with the main unit by a cord assembly CB100, the one-way receiver or two-way transceiver is coupled with cordless peripheral means by virtue of one-way or two-way receiving/transmission signals or video/audio signals, complete with one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, into which is to be loaded redundant electric energy storage means ESD101′ serving to receiving charging and to discharge when needed, power supply from main unit power supply as delivered by cord assembly CB100, by way of redundant power control REG101′, serves as a randomized power source to the redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes;

[0063] (5) it may, where appropriate, be installed on other cord-bearing peripheral equipment associated with the Main unit by a cord assembly CB100, such as those for purpose of power transmission and signal transmission, including, for example, scanner, digital camera, tabulator or speaker, one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes is to be installed at a chosen location as needed, into which is to be loaded redundant electric energy storage means ESD101′ meant to receive charging and to discharge when needed afterwards, power delivered by cable assembly CB100 from the main unit will make for a randomized power for charging purposes to the redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes by way of power control means REG101′;

[0064] (6) it may, where appropriate, be furnished on the main unit of an information-based household electric appliance or cordless peripheral, in the form of one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes such as is exemplified in FIGS. 1-2 or FIGS. 14-15, into which is to be loaded redundant energy storage means ESD101′ serving to receive charging and to discharge when needed afterwards;

[0065] (7) it may, where appropriate, be installed into the main seat of a household cordless cellular phone set or hand-held receiver and speaker, such as is exemplified in the embodiment shown in FIG. 19, the redundant battery or adaptor P0′ owes its power supply to the power supply from the signal cord S100 on the main unit BS101, or sourced from an auxiliary power supply PS200, which is a D.C. source of low rating voltage D.C. converted from line voltage, is to be regulated by redundant power control REG101′ to account for a source of power supply with which to enable the redundant battery or adaptor P0′, so as to provide randomized charging for the redundant energy storage means ESD101′ as arranged in place, on the Main unit BS101 of cordless phone or cordless hand-held cellular handset HY101 may be installed where appropriate one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purpose, into which is to be loaded a redundant energy storage means ESD101′ serving both to receive charging and to discharge where needed;

[0066] (8) it may, where appropriate, be installed into the casing of a household cord-bearing phone set, such as is illustrated in the example shown in FIG. 20, as a result of the trend for multiple functional development of cord-bearing telephone sets, in certain models there have been provided auxiliary power sources, in this invention the power supply of the main unit BS102 signal line S100 or an auxiliary power source PS200 of low voltage D.C. converted from line voltage may account for a power supply for charging purposes to the redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes so that randomized charging is made possible with respect to the redundant energy storage means ESD101′ as arranged, to the main unit BS102 or hand-held handset and assembly HY102 of a cord-bearing phone set may be provided where appropriate one or more set or redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, into which is to be installed redundant energy storage means ESD101′ meant to receive charging and to discharge when needed afterwards;

[0067] (9) it and the redundant energy storage means ESD101′ deployed in order may be any two or more of the devices or means, arrangements disclosed in item 1 through item 8 in this paragraph hereinbefore.

[0068] In summation, as disclosed herein, the present invention, an appliance furnished with the subject redundant battery featuring charging capabilities, be it a computer, an information-based household electric appliance, indoor cordless telephone set, other main unit housing, monitor casing or keyboard, receiver interconnected with cord assembly, be it a cord-bearing interface or a cordless peripheral, makes possible use of a low-cost randomized power transmission interface for randomized charging with respect to rechargeable secondary cell or super capacitor, other energy storage means arranged in the primary battery as well as the redundant battery that is installed in a computer, the main unit of other appliance, or keyboard, receiver, otherwise cord-bearing peripheral casing or housing, cordless peripheral assemblies inclusive, and that rendering unnecessary the provision of any independent charging circuit or equipment for the same purpose, which is truly a novel design permitting substantial cut of production cost while increasing the usefulness, convenience feature of the appliance processed accordingly.

Claims

1. Electric appliance equipped with redundant battery enabled by mains power supply, characterized in employing as a power supply for charging purposes: the mains power supply lent from a computer, information-based household electric appliance, indoor cordless telephone or otherwise appliance, or alternatively employing the power supply to cord-bearing peripherals, including receiver or keyboard or otherwise cord-bearing devices, duly regulated and as output from a power output interface, as a power supply for charging purposes by which a load may be driven as well; further in the featuring of one or more set of battery or adaptor P0 for charging purposes installed on a computer, information-based household appliance, indoor cordless telephone, or the main unit of any otherwise appliance, notebook computer or monitor; or of one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes on cord-bearing peripheral, such as keyboard or a receiver, extended from a conductor or cord assembly, or still of one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes on appliance which is equipped with a cordless peripheral, and where the mains power supply is taken as the power supply for charging purposes; such a redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes may be installed singly or plurally on one or more spots on a cord-bearing peripheral such as a receiver or keyboard or on a cordless peripheral or straight on the casing of a computer main unit, or information-based household appliance or indoor cordless telephone set or other appliance where appropriate, with the low voltage D.C. system borrowed from the mains power supply straight, or alternatively mains line voltage may be subjected to transformation and rectification to yield required rating power supply serving the redundant battery or adaptor P0′ and associated peripheral circuit; in addition to providing power to one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ as installed on the main unit casing or monitor or receiver, optionally available, and to charging the redundant energy storage means ESD101′ which consists of a secondary cell or super capacitor being coupled thereto, the mains power supply may further be coupled to the power input interface on a cordless peripheral via a power output interface, so as to effect regulation, control and charging with respect to the energy storage means ESD101 in said cordless peripheral, and serving to drive the control and emission circuit T101 in the cordless peripheral arrangement, or the two-way transceiver RT101, while concurrently providing power supply to one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes as well as redundant power storage means ESD101′.

2. Redundant battery owing its power supply to the main unit of an appliance described according to claim, comprising essentially:

Receiver circuit REC101: which is in the form of an R.F. or ultrared or supersonic receiving circuit which consists of solid electronic elements or electromechanical components to receive manually controlled or audio or video signals, and is installed onto independently existent receiver casing H101, or the main casing of computer or information-enriched household electric appliance or indoor cordless telephone set or otherwise electric appliance, or of a monitor unit or notebook computer or otherwise peripheral such as keyboard, to make the casing a symbiotic one, and, once accessed to power supply from a computer or otherwise electric appliance by way of cord set CB100, the receiver circuit RC101 will become a source of power to one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, located within receiver casing H101, and to the receiver itself, signal received may be transferred to the main unit via cord set CB100, where the cordless interface is of a two-way duplex mode, this receiver circuit REC101 may be replaced with a two-way transceiver RT101; where the mains power supply is of A.C. system, the receiver circuit may be equipped with converter for rectification of A.C. into D.C. with which to drive receiver circuit and to serve as a source of charging power to redundant battery or adaptor P0′, or for feeding to the power output interface PS101;

Cord set CB100: furnished way between the power supply to the receiver, computer main unit, information-enriched household electric appliance, indoor cordless telephone set or monitor and the circuit, executed in a plurality of wire, including socket/plug sets of PS2, USB, IEEE1394 or other chosen interface specification, for connection the power supply to computer main unit, or information-enriched electric appliance or indoor cordless telephone or monitor with circuit, or for connection straight inside a symbiotic casing, so as to supply the power needed to empower the redundant battery or adaptor P0′ in the casing of a computer, other electric appliance or monitor, or other cord-bearing peripheral and relevant circuit, and to transmit signals as well;

Power output interface PS101: composed of electric power transmission means and installed onto independently provided receiver casing, where the receiver is symbiotic with the main unit or other peripheral, the same may be installed on the main unit casing or onto the casing of monitor or receiver or other peripheral, the power output interface PS101 is meant for like-electrode-on-like-electrode coupling with power input interface PS102 on cordless peripheral, whereby energy on the main unit is transferred to electric energy storage ESD101 in the cordless peripheral;

Power input interface PS102: in the form of an electric power transmitter composed of conductive contacts or plug/socket assembly, meant for like-electrode coupling with power output interface PS101 on the main unit casing or on monitor or receiver or other peripheral, whereby electric energy delivered to the main unit is transferred to the electric energy storage ESD101 in the cordless peripheral or in the redundant electric energy storage ESD101′;

Receiver casing H101: structured independently or else integral with the main unit casing or monitor or other peripheral, housing the receiver circuit REC101 or two-way Transceiver RT101 and furnished with one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes P0′, on said casing may be fitted where needed conductive contacts C101, C102 or power supply plug/socket assembly or adapted for storage of power cord or may concurrently be furnished with extension hub;

Peripheral circuit T101: composed of solid electronic element or electromechanical parts, to be driven by energy storage device ESD101 which consists of primary or secondary cell or super capacitor, so as to convert input of manual operation or audio or video signal into electric signal which is to be further converted into R.F. or ultrared, supersonic signal for transmission to the transceiver REC101 that forms part of the receiver, where the cordless interface features two-way transmission/receiving capabilities, the peripheral circuit T101 may be replaced by a two-way transmission/receiving device RT101;

Cordless peripheral casing H102: in the form of independent housing complete with R.F. or ultrared or supersonic transmitting keyboard or mouse or trackball or otherwise cordless peripheral featuring other control or operational capabilities, incorporating relevant mechanism, control for ad hoc peripherals and emission circuit T101, or two-way transceiver circuit device RT101, other relevant circuit structure, including furnishing of one or more set of battery or capacitor, to account for a power source of control of cordless peripheral, where the cordless peripheral features rechargeable capabilities, there may be provided as required one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, to be incorporated into relevant circuit structure in a redundant energy storage ESD101′ for secondary cell or super capacitor, on the casing may be mounted power input interface PS102 which consists of plug/socket assembly or of conductive contacts C101′, C102′ where needed, where required, there may be provided power control REG101, redundant power control REG101′ specifically for power storage ESD101 or redundant power storage ESD101′ or for both in common service, these power storage ESD101 and redundant power storage being themselves provided where needed in the first place, to control electric power coming from power output interface PS101, for the purpose of charging eventually the power storage ESD101 or redundant power storage ESD101′;

Power control REG101 or redundant power control REG101′:for installation in the mains casing of computer or information-enriched household electric appliance or onto a monitor casing or receiver or still, to one or more set of linear analogue voltage degrading circuit or wave interception (PWM) circuit, composed of electromechanic or solid state electronic parts on the casing of cord-bearing peripheral or cordless peripheral, in order to regulate the power supply required for redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes fitted on the main casing of computer, information-enriched household electric appliance or indoor cordless telephone set or otherwise electric appliance, or on a monitor casing or receiver or other peripheral installations, regulation to be executed by voltage restriction or current restriction, illuminated display of the charging condition included, in an effort to control the electric power that is fed to the power input interface PS102 on the cordless peripheral device, illuminated display of the condition of charging control by current restriction or voltage restriction with respect to the energy storage ESD101 or redundant energy storage ESD101′ included.

3. Redundant battery owing its power supply to the main unit of an appliance described according to claim 1, or an appliance complete with a redundant battery which is enabled by the Mains power supply, whereof the power control circuit owes its control and display functions to various analogue circuit or carrier circuit (PWM), on the one hand, but such control and display functions can also be composed of zener diodes connected in series, otherwise diodes included, serial connection of diodes with zener effects or light emitting effects, or of light-emitting diodes to degrade voltage and to display current transmission state included.

4. Redundant battery enabled by main unit power supply incorporated as part of an appliance according to claim 1, or an appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply, whereof the coupling between the power output interface and the power input interface is executed such that:

(1) the power output interface PS101 and the power input interface PS102 are engaged together to get power transmission at work;

(2) the power output interface PS101 and the power input interface PS102 are superposed for coupling which makes possible power transmission;

(3) the power output interface PS101 and the power input interface PS102 are coupled by mutual attraction by the intervention of supplemental magnets provided therefor to get power transmission at work;

(4) the power output interface PS101 and the power input interface PS102 are coupled together by mutually attracting conductive contacts exhibiting magnetic properties at the same time to get power transmission at work;

(5) the power output interface PS101 and the power input interface PS102 are to be coupled by randomized matching of a plug/socket assembly provided therefor to get charging at work;

(6) the power output interface PS101 and the power input interface PS102 are equipped with power line and correspondent plug/socket assembly, removable, storable or which may be rolled into the casing, to facilitate randomized but selective charging operations.

5. Appliance equipped with redundant battery to be enabled by mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof the power output interface PS101 and the power input interface PS102 are further equipped with polarity error proofing means to safeguard coupling transmissions, the polarity error proofing means comprising:

(1) a reverse isolation diode in series with the power supply circuit; or

(2) polarity error proofing geometry of the contacts or plug/socket assembly; or

(3) supplemental magnet sets for the contacts or plug/socket assembly respecting both the power output interface PS101 and the power input interface PS102 such that both magnets will attract each other once the power output side and the power input side are correctly coupled, but will repel each other when both interfaces are coupled with incorrect polarity match, so as to rule out any erroneous, faulty coupling completely;

6. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof the power control is in series with the D.C. power source in the forward direction by means of a light emitting diode LED101 comprising one or more of same in series or parallel combination to realized voltage degrading and light emission performance on which display of the charging state depends, where needed a current limiting resistor R101 may be intervened in series to safeguard the circuit from shorting, further more, a forward serial isolation diode CR101 may be incorporated in series connection to prevent reverse current flow.

7. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by a Mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof the power control means is embodied by series connection of a zener diode or element with the output terminal whereby the voltage across the zener diode makes for the voltage degradation way between the power supply and the output interface, and optionally an isolation diode may be incorporated serially to the input terminal CR101, and a circuit for display of charging state may be incorporated by having a light emitting diode LED102 in series with a current limiting resistor R102, and that in parallel across the output terminal.

8. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by a Mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof the power control means comprises the incorporation in series of zener diode ZD101 (one or more of same connected in series or parallel) with voltage degrading as well as light emitting diode LED101 (one or more of same connected in series or parallel), and a current limiting resistor R101, and where appropriate, an isolation diode CR101 may be incorporated in series at the input terminal, or a charging state display circuit composed of a light emitting diode LED102 in series with a current limiting diode R102, paralleled over the output terminal to serve the purpose of voltage degradation and display of charging state at the same time.

9. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof the power control means comprises a current limiting resistor R101 connected in series between the power supply and the output interface, with a zener diode ZD101 in parallel across the output interface to constitute on output of stabilized voltage, where needed an isolation diode CR101 may be connected in series with the output terminal, or alternatively the output terminal may be in parallel with the series of a light emitting diode LED102 with a current limiting resistor R102, making for a charging state display circuit.

10. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply according to claim 1, comprising, in addition to mutually independent, standalone housing and casing, structural coupling between the receiver circuit and the cordless peripheral means where provided, and that complete with conductive contacts to facilitate conductive coupling match.

11. Appliance with a redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof the application is to a hand-held type cordless control means and where the receiver circuit also functions as a power output interface, the cordless interface by the structure of a hand-held type cordless control PH101 incorporates one or more set of battery or adaptor P0 to be loaded with a primary cell or secondary rechargeable cell or super capacitor electric energy storage means ESD101, to account for a source of power to control of cordless peripheral devices, where needed there may be provided additionally one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, for incorporation into relevant circuit in secondary cell or super capacitor, otherwise redundant electric storage means ESD101′, on the grip HA100 may, where needed, be provided power input interface composed of conductive contacts P101′, P102′ or plug/socket assembly, whereas the receiver, in the form of a chassis casing H200 is topped with a sunken seat HP100 for coupling with the grip HA100 of the hand-held type cordless control PH101, the chassis casing H200 incorporates one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, and optionally annular or pieces of conductive contacts P101, P102 or plug/socket assembly serving as power output interface for coupling with the annular or pieces of conductive contacts P101′, P102′ or plug/socket assembly serving as power input interface for the grip HA100 of the hand-held type cordless control PH101, to serve power transmission purposes; structurally, both the grip HA100 and the sunken seat HP100 may be designed to assume such geometry that error of polarity coupling is prevented from the beginning.

12. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof both the receiver and the cordless peripheral are equipped with conductive contact counterparts which, when coupled together, can transmit electric power, in the cordless interface which is the cordless peripheral PH102 is provided with one or more set of battery or adaptor P0 to house primary cell or secondary rechargeable cell or super capacitor energy storage means ESD101, to account for a power source of control of cordless peripheral, where needed there may be installed additionally one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes by the laying of secondary rechargeable cell or super capacitor, other redundant energy storage means ESD101′ or similar circuit arrangement, on one end of the cordless peripheral PH102 may be provided conductive contacts MP201′, MP202′, with the receiver casing H202 accommodating one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, to be matched with correspondently provided conductive magnetic contacts MP201, MP202 so that when both parts are coupled without polarity error, power transmission is made, aforementioned receiver may be integral with the Main unit or substantiated on independent casing, associated with main unit by means of wire CB100 and plug PC101, whereas power control REG101, redundant power control REG101′ may be installed on the casing H202 of cordless peripheral PH102 or receiver, as appropriate.

13. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enable by mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof the contacts are configured to facilitate interactive coupling, and the receiver casing H203 houses one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes and is optionally furnished with conductive contacts P301, P302; the cordless peripheral PH103 may accommodate one or more set of battery or adaptor P0 into which may be introduced primary cell or secondary rechargeable cell or super capacitor energy storage means ESD101, to account for control of power to cordless peripheral, there may be optionally furnished one or more set of redundant storage or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes when duly loaded with relevant circuit arrangement such as secondary cell or super capacitor, other energy storage means ESD101′, where needed the cordless peripheral PH103 may be furnished with conductive contacts P301′, P302′ for convexo-concavo coupling with correspondent conductive contacts P301, P302, and when that is done, transmission of power is enabled thereby.

14. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof the conductive contact is executed concentric, embodying a receiver casing H204 to house in one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, concurrent with provision, where needed, of concentric conductive contacts P401, P402; the cordless peripheral PH104 housing one or more set of battery or adaptor P0 to accommodate energy storage means ESD101 in the form of a primary cell, secondary rechargeable cell or super capacitor, to account for control of power to cordless peripheral arrangements, and where needed, there may be installed one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, into which are to be introduced secondary cell or super capacitor, otherwise redundant electric energy storage means ESD101′, where necessary the cordless peripheral PH104 may be provided with concentric annular conductive contacts P401′, P402′ meant for randomized annular conductive coupling with correspondently provided conductive contacts P401, P402 on the receiver, to serve power transmissions.

15. Appliance featuring a Redundant Battery to be enabled by a mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof the receiver is coupled with cordless peripheral in chassis-borne engagement, structurally one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes is furnished on the receiver housing H205 attached to the chassis, meanwhile in those optionally provided conductive contacts P501, P502 and cordless peripheral means PH105 are furnished one or more set of battery or adaptor P0 serving to accommodate primary cell or secondary rechargeable cell or super capacitor, otherwise energy storage means ESD101 to account for control of power to cordless peripheral arrangements, there may be optionally provided in addition one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes to accommodate circuit arrangement for secondary cell or super capacitor or otherwise redundant energy storage means ESD101′, the cordless peripheral PH105 may be equipped with conductive contacts P501′, P502′ where needed to be matched with correspondently provided counterpart contacts P501, P502 on the Receiver, and when that is done, power transmission is made.

16. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof randomized charging for cordless peripheral devices is provided by an adaptor that is common for both an independent power cord and the source of power for charging purposes, as shown in the illustration, one or more power cord W1000 and one or more power output interface plug/socket assembly C1000 are provided for a computer or notebook computer or information-based household electric appliance or indoor cordless telephone set or other appliance main unit or monitor or keyboard or receiver or cord-bearing interface, to provide randomized charge with respect to one or more cordless peripheral arrangement PH1000; the power cord W1000 may have both ends thereof furnished with plug/socket assembly C1000 to associated with the power output interface PS101, power input interface PS102 or power line W1000 with one terminal connected to the power output interface PS101 or to the power input interface PS102 straight; or still connected way between the power output interface of a computer, a notebook computer, or information-based household electric appliance or indoor cordless telephone cord, or other appliance main unit or monitor or keyboard or receiver and the power input interface of a cordless peripheral arrangement, or alternatively the power line may be omitted by having the plug/socket assembly C1000 connected to the power output interface PS101 and power input interface PS102 straight.

17. Appliance featuring a Redundant Battery to be enabled by a mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof the structure further incorporates a power line roller means RW1000 serving to backwind the wire by spring mechanism or through manual winding technique, or arrangement for foldup space saver may be installed to facilitate using and storing of power lines, an example to such effects is such that the power line rollup device RW1000 may be structured integral with the associated computer, notebook computer, information-based household electric appliance, indoor cordless telephone, other appliance main unit or monitor, or keyboard or receiver or other receiver housing H101 complete with a cord-bearing interface, or cordless peripheral PH1000 or other devices, or alternatively be structured independently whereby transmission of power is made by interconnection of power line with main unit power supply, or the power supply may be connected to the main unit in parallel with cord assembly CB100 on the receiver.

18. Redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof the application is in the form of a rechargeable redundant battery or adaptor P0′ as part of the shell casing of the main unit of a computer, a notebook computer or otherwise specified appliance.

19. Redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof the application is in the form of one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, as installed on a chosen position on a notebook computer housing N101, to facilitate the emplacement of an energy storage means ESD101′ capable of charging/discharging as required, such that, once the electric energy that is stored in the energy storage means on the notebook computer itself, or line voltage delivered to the same notebook computer is converted into low voltage D.C., it make for a randomized charging power supply to the redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purpose through regulation at an ad hoc redundant power supply control means REG101′.

20. Redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof the application is made with respect to a monitor M101 on a chosen location on which there is provided one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes into which is to be loaded redundant electric energy storage means ESD101′ into which is to be charged power supply for release when there is a need for that, power supply to the redundant battery or adaptor P0′ is fed at random as procured from the power supply on the monitor, by way of the redundant power control means REG101′.

21. Redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof the application relates to the installation of one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes at the bottom or other chosen location of a traditional keyboard KB101, to accommodate an energy storage means ESD101′ meant to receive charging and to discharge when needed, as to the power supply to the redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, it is provided in a randomized manner from the main unit D.C. source transmitted by the cord assembly CB100 on a cord-bearing keyboard, duly regulated at a redundant power control REG101′.

22. Redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply for application on any appliance as according to claim 1, and to be installed in a one-way receiver or two-way transceiver serving to transmit signals and electric energy, and associated with the main unit by a cord assembly CB100, the one-way receiver or two-way transceiver is coupled with cordless peripheral means by virtue of one-way or two-way receiving/transmission signals or video/audio signals, complete with one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, into which is to be loaded redundant electric energy storage means ESD101′ serving to receiving charging and to discharge when needed, power supply coming from the main unit power supply as delivered by cord assembly CB100, by way of redundant power control REG101′, serves as a randomized power source to the redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes.

23. Redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply for application by installation onto other cord-bearing peripheral equipment associated with the main unit by a cord assembly CB100, such as those for purposes of power transmission and signal transmission, including, for example, scanner, digital camera, tabulator or speaker, one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes is to be installed at a chosen location as appropriate, into which is to be loaded redundant electric energy storage means ESD101′ meant to receive charging and to discharge when needed afterwards, power delivered by cable assembly CB100 from the main unit will make for a randomized power for charging purposes to the redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes by way of power control means REG101′.

24. Redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply for application to the main unit of an information-based household appliance or to a cordless peripheral according to claim 1, such an application being made with a rechargeable battery or adaptor P0′ in a single or plural arrangement, with respect to chosen locations on said main unit of an information-based main unit or cordless peripheral, and into same will be loaded redundant energy storage means ESD101′ serving to receive charging only to discharge same when needed afterwards.

25. Redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply according to claim 1, where the application is to a household cordless cellular phone set or hand-held receiver and speaker, the redundant battery or adaptor P0′ owes its power to the power supply from the signal cord S100 on the main unit BS101, or sourced from an auxiliary power supply PS200, which is a D.C. source of low rating voltage D.C. converted from line voltage, is to be regulated by redundant power control REG101′ to account for a source of power supply with which to enable the redundant battery or adaptor P0′, so as to provide randomized charging for the redundant energy storage means ESD101′ as arranged in place, on the main unit BS101 of cordless phone or cordless hand-held cellular handset HY101 may be installed where appropriate one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purpose, into which is to be loaded a redundant energy storage means ESD101′ serving both to receive charging and to discharge where needed.

26. Appliance which is a household cord-bearing telephone set featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by the main unit thereof, whereof the redundant, rechargeable battery or adaptor P0′ is to be mounted onto the chassis of the cord-bearing telephone set, such that the power supply of the main unit BS102 signal line S100 or an auxiliary power source PS200 of low voltage D.C. converted from line voltage may account for a power supply for charging purposes to the redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes so that randomized charging is made possible with respect to the redundant energy storage means ESD101′ as arranged, to the main unit BS102 or hand-held handset and assembly HY102 of a cord-bearing phone set may be provided where appropriate one or more set of redundant battery or adaptor P0′ for charging purposes, into which is to be installed redundant energy storage means ESD101′ meant to receive charging and to discharge when needed afterwards.

27. Appliance featuring a redundant battery to be enabled by a mains power supply according to claim 1, whereof the rechargeable redundant battery or adaptor P0′ and the redundant energy storage means ESD101′ deployed in order may be any two or more of the devices or means, arrangements, layout disclosed in any claim numbered claim 18 through claim 26 hereinbefore.