ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,958, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to HONOR DEVICE Co. LTD. (Shenzhen, China).
"Terminal device and charging method" was invented by Youjun Zhang (Shenzhen, China) and Yulei Wen (Shenzhen, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A terminal device includes: a tablet and a keyboard. The tablet includes: a first controller, a first charging port, and a battery. The keyboard includes: a second controller and a second charging port; and the keyboard includes no battery. The first controller communicates with the second controller through data lines in 3pin. When the first charging port is connected to a first external power supply, and t...