ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,272,984, issued on April 8, was assigned to ZTE Corp. (Shenzhen, China).

"Fast/slow charging self-adaption method and apparatus, and electronic device" was invented by Haijun Zeng (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fast/slow charging self-adaption method is disclosed, including: detecting a light index of an environment where a terminal is located according to a preset cycle; comparing the light index with a preset light index threshold; and selecting a fast charging mode or a slow charging mode according to a result of comparison. A fast/slow charging self-adaption apparatus is further disclosed, including: a detection mo...