Internet of things battery device
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsWael Guibene, John Brady, Keith Nolan, Mark Kelly, Cliodhna Ni Scanaill
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring an internet-of-things (IoT) battery device (IBD). An example IBD includes a radio transceiver to communicate with an IoT charging device (ICD), a battery, and a battery monitor to determine a state of charge (SoCh) for the battery. An alerter is included to send an alert message to the ICD, via the radio transceiver, to indicate that the SoCh is less than an alert threshold.
Claims25
An apparatus, comprising an internet-of-things (IoT) battery device (IBD), comprising:
- an enclosure having a battery form factor;
- a radio transceiver to communicate with an IoT charging device (ICD);
- a battery;
- a battery monitor to determine a state of charge (SoCh) for the battery and to periodically transmit to the ICD, via the radio transceiver, a current state of charge of the battery;
- and
- an alerter to send an alert message to the ICD, via the radio transceiver, to indicate that the SoCh is less than an alert threshold, wherein the alert indicates to the ICD that the battery needs to be in a proximity to the ICD for charging by the ICD, and includes information that enables the location of the IBD to be determined by the ICD;
- wherein the radio transceiver, the battery, the battery monitor, and the alerter are included in the battery form factor enclosure.
A method for monitoring an Internet of Things (IoT) battery device (IBD) including a battery and a transceiver included in an enclosure having a battery form factor, the method comprising:
- initiating communications from the IBD to an IoT charging device (ICD);
- determining a state of charge (SoCh) of the battery in the IBD;
- periodically transmitting a current state of charge of the battery in the IBD to the ICD;
- analyzing the SoCh to determine if a threshold limit has been crossed;
- and
- sending an alert message to the ICD if the threshold has been crossed, wherein the alert is to indicate to the ICD that the battery needs to be in a proximity to the ICD for charging by the ICD, and the alert is to include information to enable the location of the IBD to be determined by the ICD.
A non-transitory, machine readable medium comprising instructions to direct a controller in an internet of things (IoT) battery device (IBD), the IBD including the controller, a battery and a transceiver included in an enclosure having a battery form factor, the instructions to direct the controller to:
- communicate with an IoT charging device (ICD);
- determine a state of charge (SoCh) of the battery;
- periodically transmit a current state of charge of the battery to the ICD;
- analyze the SoCh to determine if a threshold limit has been crossed;
- create an alert message comprising the SoCh, wherein the alert is to indicate to the ICD that the battery needs to be in a proximity to the ICD for charging by the ICD, and the alert is to include information to enable the location of the IBD to be determined by the ICD;
- and
- send the alert message to the ICD.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.