Method and apparatus for providing characteristics information of a peripheral device to an electronic device by encoding the characteristic information into a power signal

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PATENT NO 8909955
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13177942

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Various embodiments are described herein for a peripheral device and a method of identifying the peripheral device via power cycling. In one embodiment, the method comprises obtaining characteristic information about the peripheral device, encoding the characteristic information in a power signal at the peripheral device and sending the power signal to an electronic device that is operably connected with the peripheral device. The electronic device can then take action such as adjusting its settings or applications based on the characteristic information of the peripheral device.

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MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITEDDUN LAOGHAIRE DUBLIN A96 VR66

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Abdelsamie, Ahmed Napean, CA 26 568
Boucher, Antoine Kitchener, CA 14 647
Meunier, Marc Élis Kitchener, CA 7 137
Scharkov, John Ivan Toronto, CA 6 79
Verma, Sushil K Richmond Hill, CA 2 30

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