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US 2001/0017533 A1Published application
Method of displaying full-charge-state
AssigneeSanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsOsamu Kaite, Toshiharu Kokuga
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Abstract
A method of displaying the full-charge-state of a battery according to the invention is characterized in that the displaying is retarded by a predetermined period of time after the full-charge-state is detected. According to the method, the delay time is so determined that the battery which requires a shorter charging time needed to full-charge the battery has a longer delay time period than the battery requiring a longer charging time.
Claims11
A method of displaying the full-charge-state of batteries delayed a prescribed delay time period after the full-charge-state is detected, the method comprising the step of:
- extending the delay time period of a battery having a shorter charging time to be fully charged than a battery having a longer charging time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.