EP 1260010 A2 20021127 - SYSTEM AND METHOD ACCOMMODATING MORE THAN ONE BATTERY WITHIN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
Title (en)
SYSTEM AND METHOD ACCOMMODATING MORE THAN ONE BATTERY WITHIN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
Title (de)
SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR BENUTZUNG VON MEHR ALS EINER BATTERIE IN EINEM ELEKTRONISCHEN GERÄT
Title (fr)
SYSTEME ET PROCEDE DESTINES A LOGER PLUSIEURS BATTERIES DANS UN DISPOSITIF ELECTRONIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0101751 W 20010118
- US 48484900 A 20000118
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0154248A2] A system (10, 60) for facilitating the accommodation of two or more batteries (12, 14) in an electronic device (10). The system (10) includes a first mechanism (16, 18) that determines a charge status of a first battery (12) and a second battery (14) and provides a status signal in response thereto. A second mechanism (18, 32, 46) provides an indication of remaining battery life associated with the first battery (12) and/or the second battery (14) based on the status signal. In a specific embodiment, the system (10, 60) further includes a third mechanism (36) for selectively employing the first battery (12) or the second battery (14) as a power source for the electronic device (10) based on the status signal. In a more specific embodiment, the electronic device (10) is a wireless phone (10) that includes a transceiver (24) and a computer (18) in communication with the transceiver (24). The computer (18) is connected to a display screen (32). The wireless phone (10) has a housing (11) that accommodates the transceiver (24), the computer (18), the first battery (12), and the second battery (14). The second mechanism (18, 32, 46) includes a mechanism (18, 32, 46) for issuing a first alert, via the display screen (32), when the first battery (12) is drained. Another mechanism (18, 32, 46) issues a second alert when the second battery (14) is drained or detached from the electronic device (10). An additional mechanism issues alerts when the first battery (12) and/or the second battery (14) are low, when the second battery (14) is removed, and when the first battery (12) and/or second battery (14) are drained, as indicated by the status signal.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G01R 31/36 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
G01R 31/3648 (2013.01 - EP); H02J 7/0024 (2013.01 - EP); H02J 9/00 (2013.01 - KR)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0154248A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0154248 A2 20010726; WO 0154248 A3 20011220; AU 2962301 A 20010731; CN 1394374 A 20030129; EP 1260010 A2 20021127; JP 2003524362 A 20030812; JP 2010035416 A 20100212; KR 20020070322 A 20020905
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0101751 W 20010118; AU 2962301 A 20010118; CN 01803169 A 20010118; EP 01942804 A 20010118; JP 2001553635 A 20010118; JP 2009192197 A 20090821; KR 20027007607 A 20020614