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US 11,388,280 B2Granted
Device, method, and graphical user interface for battery management
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsRichard R. Dellinger, Andre M. J. Boule, Patrick L. Coffman, Donald W. Pitschel, Emily Clark Schubert
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Abstract
A device monitors a battery charge level and battery-usage patterns and provides alerts in accordance therewith.
Claims33
An electronic device, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- a memory;
- and
- one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more program including instructions for:
- activating a first mode of operation of the electronic device wherein the first mode of operation comprises a wireless connection between the electronic device and a peripheral display unit;
- monitoring battery usage of the electronic device, wherein monitoring battery usage of the electronic device includes monitoring a charge level of one or more batteries of the electronic device and monitoring battery usage patterns of the one or more batteries of the electronic device since activating the first mode of operation;
- and
- while monitoring battery usage of the electronic device:
- in accordance with a determination that a charge level of the electronic device meets charge-level notification criteria, providing a charge-level alert that indicates a current charge level of the one or more batteries;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that battery usage of the electronic device since activating the first mode of operation meets battery-usage notification criteria different from the charge-level notification criteria, providing a battery-usage alert that indicates a current battery usage pattern since activating the first mode of operation.
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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:
- activating a first mode of operation of the electronic device wherein the first mode of operation comprises a wireless connection between the electronic device and a peripheral display unit;
- monitoring battery usage of the electronic device, wherein monitoring battery usage of the electronic device includes monitoring a charge level of one or more batteries of the electronic device and monitoring battery usage patterns of the one or more batteries of the electronic device since activating the first mode of operation;
- and
- while monitoring battery usage of the electronic device:
- in accordance with a determination that a charge level of the electronic device meets charge-level notification criteria, providing a charge-level alert that indicates a current charge level of the one or more batteries;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that battery usage of the electronic device since activating the first mode of operation meets battery-usage notification criteria different from the charge-level notification criteria, providing a battery-usage alert that indicates a current battery usage pattern since activating the first mode of operation.
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A method comprising:
- at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory:
- activating a first mode of operation of the electronic device wherein the first mode of operation comprises a wireless connection between the electronic device and a peripheral display unit;
- monitoring battery usage of the electronic device, wherein monitoring battery usage of the electronic device includes monitoring a charge level of one or more batteries of the electronic device and monitoring battery usage patterns of the one or more batteries of the electronic device since activating the first mode of operation;
- and
- while monitoring battery usage of the electronic device:
- in accordance with a determination that a charge level of the electronic device meets charge-level notification criteria, providing a charge-level alert that indicates a current charge level of the one or more batteries;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that battery usage of the electronic device since activating the first mode of operation meets battery-usage notification criteria different from the charge-level notification criteria, providing a battery-usage alert that indicates a current battery usage pattern since activating the first mode of operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.