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Battery time monitor for cellular telephone
Assignee: Murata Machinery Ltd
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Filing: 1992-04-30
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Granted: 1993-09-28
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Expires: 2012-04-30
Abstract
Abstract A battery monitoring system for a cellular telephone which provides the user with a real time display of the amount of time remaining for use of the cellular telephone in both the standby and conversation modes. The amount of time may be calculated directly from the rate of discharge of the battery or from stored conversion factors corresponding to various states of charge of the battery.
Inventors
- 👤 Timothy M. Burke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 21:25
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/60; H04M1/6033; H04M1/6041; G; G01; G01R; G01R31/00; G01R31/36; G01R31/3644; G01R31/3648; H01; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/42; H01M10/48; H04M1/02; H04M1/04; H04W; H04W52/00; H04W52/02; H04W52/0209; H04W52/0261; G01R31/382; G01R31/3828; G01R31/3832; Y; Y02; Y02D; Y02D30/00; Y02D30/70; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y10; Y10S; Y10S320/00; Y10S320/18; Y10S320/21
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
In a cellular telephone having a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation and including a battery defining a state of charge, a device for monitoring the state of charge of the battery, the device comprising: measuring means for substantially continuously measuring the state of charge of the battery and for generating a charge value corresponding to the state of charge of the battery, storage means for storing the charge value, determining means, responsive to the storage means, for using the charge value to determine a first amount of time remaining for use of the battery in the first mode of operation and a second amount of time remaining for use of the battery in the second mode of operation, and display means, responsive to the determining means, for providing a real time display of the first amount of time remaining and the second amount of time remaining, whereby the device provides a dynamic indication of the amount of time remaining for use of the battery in the first mode of operation and the amount of time remaining for use of the battery in the second mode of operation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
192 words
In a cellular telephone having a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation and including a battery defining a state of charge, a device for monitoring the state of charge of the battery, the device comprising: measuring means for substantially continuously measuring the state of charge of the battery and for generating a charge value corresponding to the state of charge of the battery, storage means for storing the charge value, determining means, responsive to the storage means, for using the charge value to determine a first amount of time remaining for use of the battery in the first mode of operation and a second amount of time remaining for use of the battery in the second mode of operation, and display means, responsive to the determining means, for providing a real time display of the first amount of time remaining and the second amount of time remaining, whereby the device provides a dynamic indication of the amount of time remaining for use of the battery in the first mode of operation and the amount of time remaining for use of the battery in the second mode of operation.
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