A card type device serving as a supplementary power supply device, and a
host using the same. The card type device may include a battery provided
in a frame to serve as a supplementary power supply to the host, a
connector to connect to the host for an interfacing of power and data to
and/or from the host, a battery charging/discharging circuit to charge
the battery with an input power supplied via the connector, and to output
the power of the battery via the connector. A power input/output
controller provides the host with information of attributes of the
battery during a connection to the host, with the power input/output
controller to control the battery charging/discharging circuit so that
the power of the battery is supplied to the host when a request for power
supply is transmitted from the host. The power input/output controller
controls the battery charging/discharging circuit so that the battery is
charged with the input power when the battery is completely discharged.
Further, the battery charging/discharging circuit is a smart battery
circuit, and the smart battery circuit provides the host with information
of attributes of the battery via an address pin of the connector. The
information of the attributes of the battery, provided to the host,
include at least one of a battery voltage, a battery remnant, battery
charging times, a battery manufacturer, and a battery manufacturing
period.