Device and battery module with integrated backup radio
AssigneeZebra Technologies Corporation
InventorsSichong Li, Irfan Kadri
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Abstract
An example mobile computing device includes: a battery module including a battery cell having a conductive casing; a coupler; and a controller coupled to the coupler, the controller configured to communicate a broadcast signal to the coupler, the coupler radiating the broadcast signal to the conductive casing of the battery module and causing the conductive casing of the battery module to transmit the broadcast signal from the mobile device.
Claims19
A mobile computing device comprising:
- a battery module removable from the mobile computing device, the battery module including:
- a battery cell having a conductive casing;
- a coupler;
- and
- a controller coupled to the coupler, the controller configured to:
- communicate a broadcast signal to the coupler, the coupler radiating the broadcast signal to the conductive casing of the battery cell and causing the conductive casing of the battery cell to transmit the broadcast signal from the battery module.
A battery module for a mobile computing device, the battery module comprising:
- a battery module housing removeable from the mobile computing device, the battery module housing including:
- a battery cell including a conductive casing;
- a coupler;
- and
- a controller coupled to the coupler, the controller configured to:
- communicate a broadcast signal to the coupler, the coupler radiating the broadcast signal to the conductive casing of the battery cell and causing the conductive casing of the battery cell to transmit the broadcast signal.
A radio integrated within a battery module, the radio comprising:
- a coupler configured to excite a conductive casing of a battery cell of the battery module;
- and
- a controller coupled to the coupler, the controller configured to communicate a broadcast signal to the coupler, the coupler radiating the broadcast signal to the conductive casing of the battery cell and causing the conductive casing of the battery to transmit the broadcast signal from the radio.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.