GB2430316B - A method and apparatus for indicating that a re-chargeable power supply of a portable device should be charged - Google Patents

A method and apparatus for indicating that a re-chargeable power supply of a portable device should be charged

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GB2430316B
GB2430316B GB0519077A GB0519077A GB2430316B GB 2430316 B GB2430316 B GB 2430316B GB 0519077 A GB0519077 A GB 0519077A GB 0519077 A GB0519077 A GB 0519077A GB 2430316 B GB2430316 B GB 2430316B
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charged
indicating
power supply
portable device
chargeable power
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GB2430316A (en
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Donald Power
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NEC Technologies UK Ltd
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NEC Technologies UK Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/42—Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
    • H01M10/48—Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
    • H01M10/488—Cells or batteries combined with indicating means for external visualization of the condition, e.g. by change of colour or of light density
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/0047—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries with monitoring or indicating devices or circuits
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/42—Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
    • H01M10/44—Methods for charging or discharging
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
    • H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
    • H04M1/72519—
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries
GB0519077A 2005-09-19 2005-09-19 A method and apparatus for indicating that a re-chargeable power supply of a portable device should be charged Expired - Fee Related GB2430316B (en)

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GB0519077A GB2430316B (en) 2005-09-19 2005-09-19 A method and apparatus for indicating that a re-chargeable power supply of a portable device should be charged

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GB0519077A GB2430316B (en) 2005-09-19 2005-09-19 A method and apparatus for indicating that a re-chargeable power supply of a portable device should be charged

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GB0519077D0 GB0519077D0 (en) 2005-10-26
GB2430316A GB2430316A (en) 2007-03-21
GB2430316B true GB2430316B (en) 2007-12-12

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US11188141B2 (en) * 2018-05-11 2021-11-30 Apple Inc. Voltage region sensing for maximum system power

Citations (3)

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WO2001011752A1 (en) * 1999-08-10 2001-02-15 Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ) Method, system and apparatus for proximity-based recharge notification
US20020094849A1 (en) * 2001-01-17 2002-07-18 Cannon Joseph M. Methods and systems for indicating cellular telephone battery- charging information
WO2004112215A1 (en) * 2003-06-12 2004-12-23 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Wireless battery charger detection and notification

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2001011752A1 (en) * 1999-08-10 2001-02-15 Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ) Method, system and apparatus for proximity-based recharge notification
US20020094849A1 (en) * 2001-01-17 2002-07-18 Cannon Joseph M. Methods and systems for indicating cellular telephone battery- charging information
WO2004112215A1 (en) * 2003-06-12 2004-12-23 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Wireless battery charger detection and notification

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