System for identifying a battery based on a color of a part of the battery
AssigneeCPS Technology Holdings LLC
InventorsJason David Searl, Kathryn Marie Ciurlik, Trish T. Haudricourt, Kathryn Ann Campbell
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Abstract
Battery life cycle management is facilited with distinct visual cues of colors and color-coded combinations. The color-codes enable battery types and characteristics over the course of the life of the battery to be determined. The color-codes are based on a color system that indicates a performance rating of the batteries. A system for managing the color-coded batteries selects color-coded batteries for use based upon color, maintaining color based functionality, and color-coded battery indication for destruction of the battery at the end of its life cycle.
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A system for managing a color-coded battery, the system comprising a processor configured to:
- select a color-coded battery from a plurality of color-coded batteries for use based upon color, color for the color-coding being based on a color on a label affixed to the battery associated with a specific battery use, and the plurality of color-coded batteries including batteries having differently colored labels, the selecting including:
- determining user requirements;
- and
- applying a selection algorithm to select a specific color-coded battery from the plurality of color-coded batteries that meets the user requirements;
- monitor the life cycle of the color-coded battery based upon color;
- and
- select a color-coded battery for recycling or disposal based upon color.
A system for managing a color-coded battery, the system comprising a processor configured to:
- select a color-coded battery for use based upon color, color-coding for the color-coded battery being based on a color on a label affixed to the battery;
- monitor the life cycle of the color-coded battery based upon the color on the label;
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- select a color-coded battery for recycling or disposal based upon color, selecting the color-coded battery for disposal based upon color includes:
- determining a processing step based upon color-code;
- identifying the color-coded battery from a plurality of color-coded batteries;
- and
- performing a processing step for the color-coded battery.
A system for identifying a battery, the system including:
- a processor configured to:
- determine user requirements;
- apply a selection algorithm to select a first color and a second color from a plurality of color-coded batteries that meets the user requirements where color is associated with a specific battery use and the plurality of color-coded batteries includes batteries having differently colored labels, the color-coding being based on a color on the label affixed to the battery;
- select a first battery of a first type from the plurality of color-coded batteries, the first battery having a first feature corresponding to the first type, wherein the first feature has the first color to indicate the first battery is the first type;
- and
- select a second battery of a second type from the plurality of color-coded batteries, the second battery having a second feature corresponding to the second type, the second feature having the second color to indicate the second battery is the second type, the first color being based on a first performance rating, and the second color is based on a second performance rating, the second performance rating being higher than the first performance rating and the second color being further along a color spectrum than the first color;
- monitor the life cycle of the first battery and the second battery based upon color;
- and
- select at least one color-coded battery for recycling or disposal based upon color.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.