# US 12,015,294 B2 · Indication for protective charging mode > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,015,294 B2 - Document ID: US12015294B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/135,045 - Filed: 2023-04-14 - Published: 2023-08-10 - Granted: 2024-06-18 - Earliest claimed: 2019-05-09 - Assignees: Apple Inc. - Applicants: Apple Inc. - Inventors: Vitalii Kramar; Patrick L. Coffman; Caelan G. Stack - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12015294B2 ## CPC - H02J 7/80: including monitoring or indicating arrangements - G06F 1/263: {Arrangements for using multiple switchable power supplies, e.g. battery and AC (G06F1/30 takes precedence)} - G06F 1/28: Supervision thereof, e.g. detecting power-supply failure by out of limits supervision - G06F 3/14: Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units} - H02J 7/61: against overcharge - H02J 7/82: Control of state of charge [SOC] - H02J 7/975: {in response to temperature} - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G06F 3/04847: Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials - H02J 7/825: {Detection of fully charged condition} - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract The present disclosure generally relates to techniques for a displaying a user interface including a visual indication that an electronic device is in a protective charging mode. While the electronic device is in a charging configuration with respect to an external power source, an energy-storage component of the electronic device is charged with power supplied by the external power source. After charging the energy-storage component, a user interface is displayed. When charging of the energy-storage component is stopped before reaching a full charge level, the user interface includes a visual indication that the electronic device is in a protective charging mode in which charging of the energy-storage component is delayed based on predetermined criteria. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device, comprising: a display device; an energy-storage component; one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: detecting a first user input corresponding to a request to change a state of a protective charging mode; in response to detecting the first user input corresponding to the request to change a state of the protective charging mode, concurrently displaying, via the display device, a first option for disabling the protective charging mode for a respective time period and a second option for disabling the protective charging mode without regard to the respective time period; while displaying the first option for disabling the protective charging mode for the respective time period and the second option for disabling the protective charging mode without regard to the respective time period, detecting a second user input; and in response to detecting the second user input: in accordance with a determination that the second user input corresponds to selection of the first option for disabling the protective charging mode for the respective time period, disabling the protective charging mode for the respective time period; and in accordance with a determination that the second user input corresponds to selection of the second option for disabling the protective charging mode without regard to the respective time period, disabling the protective charging mode without regard to the respective time period. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for: while displaying the first option for disabling the protective charging mode for the respective time period and the second option for disabling the protective charging mode without regard to the respective time period, displaying a cancel option that, when selected, causes the electronic device to forego disabling the protective charging mode. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for: after disabling the protective charging mode in response to detecting the second user input, in accordance with a determination that the first option for disabling the protective charging mode for the respective time period was selected and that the respective time period has expired, re-enabling the protective charging mode. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for: after disabling the protective charging mode in response to detecting the second user input, detecting a third user input corresponding to a request to enable the protective charging mode; and in response to detecting the third user input corresponding to a request to enable the protective charging mode, enabling the protective charging mode. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for: before detecting the first user input corresponding to the request to change a state of a protective charging mode, displaying an option for changing a state of the protective charging mode with a first appearance; and after disabling the protective charging mode in response to detecting the second user input, displaying the option for changing a state of the protective charging mode with a second appearance that is different from the first appearance. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for: after disabling the protective charging mode in response to detecting the second user input, in accordance with a determination that the first option for disabling the protective charging mode for the respective time period was selected and that the respective time period has expired, displaying the option for changing a state of the protective charging mode with the first appearance. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for: after disabling the protective charging mode in response to detecting the second user input, detecting a third user input corresponding to a request to enable the protective charging mode; and in response to detecting the third user input corresponding to a request to enable the protective charging mode, displaying the option for changing a state of the protective charging mode with the first appearance. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the protective charging mode is enabled, charging of the energy storage component of the electronic device with power supplied by an external power source is delayed until a predetermined time based on predetermined criteria. ### Claim 9 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display device and an energy-storage component, the one or more programs including instructions for: detecting a first user input corresponding to a request to change a state of a protective charging mode; in response to detecting the first user input corresponding to the request to change a state of the protective charging mode, concurrently displaying, via the display device, a first option for disabling the protective charging mode for a respective time period and a second option for disabling the protective charging mode without regard to the respective time period; while displaying the first option for disabling the protective charging mode for the respective time period and the second option for disabling the protective charging mode without regard to the respective time period, detecting a second user input; and in response to detecting the second user input: in accordance with a determination that the second user input corresponds to selection of the first option for disabling the protective charging mode for the respective time period, disabling the protective charging mode for the respective time period; and in accordance with a determination that the second user input corresponds to selection of the second option for disabling the protective charging mode without regard to the respective time period, disabling the protective charging mode without regard to the respective time period. ### Claim 10 A method, comprising: at an electronic device with a display device and an energy-storage component: detecting a first user input corresponding to a request to change a state of a protective charging mode; in response to detecting the first user input corresponding to the request to change a state of the protective charging mode, concurrently displaying, via the display device, a first option for disabling the protective charging mode for a respective time period and a second option for disabling the protective charging mode without regard to the respective time period; while displaying the first option for disabling the protective charging mode for the respective time period and the second option for disabling the protective charging mode without regard to the respective time period, detecting a second user input; and in response to detecting the second user input: in accordance with a determination that the second user input corresponds to selection of the first option for disabling the protective charging mode for the respective time period, disabling the protective charging mode for the respective time period; and in accordance with a determination that the second user input corresponds to selection of the second option for disabling the protective charging mode without regard to the respective time period, disabling the protective charging mode without regard to the respective time period. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for: while displaying the first option for disabling the protective charging mode for the respective time period and the second option for disabling the protective charging mode without regard to the respective time period, displaying a cancel option that, when selected, causes the electronic device to forego disabling the protective charging mode. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for: after disabling the protective charging mode in response to detecting the second user input, in accordance with a determination that the first option for disabling the protective charging mode for the respective time period was selected and that the respective time period has expired, re-enabling the protective charging mode. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for: after disabling the protective charging mode in response to detecting the second user input, detecting a third user input corresponding to a request to enable the protective charging mode; and in response to detecting the third user input corresponding to a request to enable the protective charging mode, enabling the protective charging mode. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for: before detecting the first user input corresponding to the request to change a state of a protective charging mode, displaying an option for changing a state of the protective charging mode with a first appearance; and after disabling the protective charging mode in response to detecting the second user input, displaying the option for changing a state of the protective charging mode with a second appearance that is different from the first appearance. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for: after disabling the protective charging mode in response to detecting the second user input, in accordance with a determination that the first option for disabling the protective charging mode for the respective time period was selected and that the respective time period has expired, displaying the option for changing a state of the protective charging mode with the first appearance. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for: after disabling the protective charging mode in response to detecting the second user input, detecting a third user input corresponding to a request to enable the protective charging mode; and in response to detecting the third user input corresponding to a request to enable the protective charging mode, displaying the option for changing a state of the protective charging mode with the first appearance. ### Claim 17 (depends on 9) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein when the protective charging mode is enabled, charging of the energy storage component of the electronic device with power supplied by an external power source is delayed until a predetermined time based on predetermined criteria. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising: while displaying the first option for disabling the protective charging mode for the respective time period and the second option for disabling the protective charging mode without regard to the respective time period, displaying a cancel option that, when selected, causes the electronic device to forego disabling the protective charging mode. ### Claim 19 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising: after disabling the protective charging mode in response to detecting the second user input, in accordance with a determination that the first option for disabling the protective charging mode for the respective time period was selected and that the respective time period has expired, re-enabling the protective charging mode. ### Claim 20 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising: after disabling the protective charging mode in response to detecting the second user input, detecting a third user input corresponding to a request to enable the protective charging mode; and in response to detecting the third user input corresponding to a request to enable the protective charging mode, enabling the protective charging mode. ### Claim 21 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising: before detecting the first user input corresponding to the request to change a state of a protective charging mode, displaying an option for changing a state of the protective charging mode with a first appearance; and after disabling the protective charging mode in response to detecting the second user input, displaying the option for changing a state of the protective charging mode with a second appearance that is different from the first appearance. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, further comprising: after disabling the protective charging mode in response to detecting the second user input, in accordance with a determination that the first option for disabling the protective charging mode for the respective time period was selected and that the respective time period has expired, displaying the option for changing a state of the protective charging mode with the first appearance. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, further comprising: after disabling the protective charging mode in response to detecting the second user input, detecting a third user input corresponding to a request to enable the protective charging mode; and in response to detecting the third user input corresponding to a request to enable the protective charging mode, displaying the option for changing a state of the protective charging mode with the first appearance. ### Claim 24 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein when the protective charging mode is enabled, charging of the energy storage component of the electronic device with power supplied by an external power source is delayed until a predetermined time based on predetermined criteria.