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US 2003/0222867 A1Published application
Energy consumption-rate indication for a battery-powered electronic device
OwnerHeather N. Bean, Mark N. Robinsinventors
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An energy consumption-rate meter determines an energy discharge rate of a battery installed in an electronic device. The meter further displays the battery discharge rate to a user of the device so that the user may use the device more energy-efficiently. An electronic device having the energy consumption-rate meter comprises a computer program that, when executed by a processor in the device, the program implements a method of gauging an energy consumption rate of the electronic device. The method comprises determining the battery discharge rate, and displaying an indication of the battery discharge rate as the energy consumption rate of the device. The battery discharge rate is determined one or both of directly and indirectly. The displayed indication is one or both of a relative form and an absolute form of the energy consumption rate.
An energy consumption rate meter for a battery-powered electronic device comprising:
A battery-powered electronic device that operates using one or more operational modes and that has an energy consumption-rate meter comprising:
A method of gauging an energy consumption rate for a battery-powered electronic device comprising:
A method of gauging an energy consumption rate for a battery-powered electronic device comprising:
An energy consumption-rate meter for a battery-powered electronic device comprising:
A battery-powered electronic device that operates using one or more operational modes comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.