Method and apparatus for streamlined battery swapping
AssigneeZebra Technologies Corporation
InventorsRaghavendra Shivaraju, Bijosh Thykkoottathil, Michael Robustelli, Marek Trusinski
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Abstract
A mobile computing device includes: a battery compartment configured to removably secure a first battery pack; an output device; and a processor configured to: detect a second battery pack in proximity to the mobile computing device; responsive to detecting the second battery pack, place the mobile computing device in a low-power operational mode; control the output device to generate a battery swap readiness notification; and responsive to securing of the second battery pack in the battery compartment in place of the first battery pack, return the mobile computing device to a full-power operational mode.
Claims19
A mobile computing device, comprising:
- a battery compartment configured to removably secure a first battery pack;
- an output device;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- detect a second battery pack in proximity to the mobile computing device;
- determine whether the second battery pack satisfies a minimum charge threshold;
- responsive to detecting the second battery pack and determining that the second battery pack satisfies the minimum charge threshold, (a) automatically place the mobile computing device in a low-power operational mode, and (b) when the mobile computing device is in the low-power operational mode, control the output device to generate a battery swap readiness notification;
- and
- responsive to securing of the second battery pack in the battery compartment in place of the first battery pack, return the mobile computing device to a full-power operational mode.
A method, comprising:
- detecting a second battery pack in proximity to a mobile computing device having a battery compartment configured to removably secure a first battery pack;
- determining whether the second battery pack satisfies a minimum charge threshold;
- responsive to detecting the second battery pack and determining that the second battery pack satisfies the minimum charge threshold, (a) automatically placing the mobile computing device in a low-power operational mode, and (b) when the mobile computing device is in the low-power operational mode, controlling an output of the mobile computing device to generate a battery swap readiness notification;
- and
- responsive to securing of the second battery pack in the battery compartment in place of the first battery pack, returning the mobile computing device to a full-power operational mode.
A mobile computing device, comprising:
- a battery compartment configured to removably secure a first battery pack;
- an output device;
- an input device;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- detect a second battery pack in proximity to the mobile computing device;
- receive battery status information from the second battery pack;
- determine whether the battery status information meets a criterion;
- when the battery status information does not meet the criterion, control the output device to generate a warning notification;
- and
- when the battery status information meets the criterion, automatically place the mobile computing device in a low-power operational mode,
- wherein the processor is further configured to detect activation of the input device to override the warning notification prior to placing the mobile computing device in the low-power operational mode.
A method, comprising:
- detecting a second battery pack in proximity to a mobile computing device having a battery compartment configured to removably secure a first battery pack;
- receiving battery status information from the second battery pack;
- determining whether the battery status information satisfies a minimum charge threshold;
- and
- when the battery status information does not satisfy the minimum charge threshold, controlling an output device of the mobile computing device to generate a warning notification;
- and
- when the battery status information satisfies the minimum charge threshold, automatically placing the mobile computing device in a low-power operational mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.