Battery pack, charging device, and electronic device

A charging device that has data tables for determining charged state data indicative of a charged state of a battery pack mounted thereon, based on at least one of a charging current supplied to and a charging voltage applied to the battery pack, comprising:

• a reading unit configured to read out identification data indicative of a type of the battery pack from a memory of the battery pack;
• a determining unit configured to determine whether or not there is a data table corresponding to the identification data read out;
• a data table-generating unit configured to be operable when it is determined that there is no data table corresponding to the identification data read out, to read out charging characteristics data from the memory of the battery pack using said reading unit, and generate a data table associating at least one of a charging current supplied to and a charging voltage applied to the battery pack and the charged state data with each other, based on the charging characteristics data read out;
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• a charged state data-determining unit configured to determine charged state data indicative of a charged state of the battery pack, based on the generated data table.

An electronic device that determines charged state data indicative of a charged state of a battery pack mounted thereon based on an output voltage from the battery pack, comprising:

• a reading unit configured to read out discharging characteristics data from a memory of the battery pack;
• a data table-generating unit configured to generate a data table associating an output voltage from the battery pack and the charged state data with each other, based on the discharging characteristics data read out;
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• a charged state data-determining unit configured to determine charged state data indicative of a charged state of the battery pack, based on the generated data table.

An electronic device that has data tables for determining charged state data indicative of a charged state of a battery pack mounted thereon, based on an output voltage from the battery pack, comprising:

• a reading unit configured to read out identification data indicative of a type of the battery pack from a memory of the battery pack;
• a determining unit configured to determine whether or not there is a data table corresponding to the identification data read out;
• a data table-generating unit configured to be operable when it is determined that there is no data table corresponding to the identification data read out, to read out discharging characteristics data from the memory of the battery pack using said reading unit, and generate a data table associating an output voltage from the battery pack and the charged state data with each other, based on the discharging characteristics data read out;
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• a charged state data-determining unit configured to determine charged state data indicative of a charged state of the battery pack, based on the generated data table.

A method of controlling a charging device that determines charged state data indicative of a charged state of a battery pack mounted thereon based on at least one of a charging current supplied to and a charging voltage applied to the battery pack, comprising:

• a reading step of reading out charging characteristics data from a memory of the battery pack;
• a data table-generating step of generating a data table associating at least one of a charging current supplied to and a charging voltage applied to the battery pack and the charged state data with each other, based on the charging characteristics data read out;
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• a charged state data-determining step of determining charged state data indicative of a charged state of the battery pack, based on the generated data table.

A method of controlling a charging device that has data tables for determining charged state data indicative of a charged state of a battery pack mounted thereon, based on at least one of a charging current supplied to and a charging voltage applied to the battery pack, comprising:

• a reading step of reading out identification data indicative of a type of the battery pack from a memory of the battery pack;
• a determining step of determining whether or not there is a data table corresponding to the identification data read out;
• a data table-generating step of, when it is determined that there is no data table corresponding to the identification data read out, reading out charging characteristics data from the memory of the battery pack, and generating a data table associating at least one of a charging current supplied to and a charging voltage applied to the battery pack and the charged state data with each other, based on the charging characteristics data read out;
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• a charged state data-determining step of determining charged state data indicative of a charged state of the battery pack, based on the generated data table.

A method of controlling an electronic device that determines charged state data indicative of a charged state of a battery pack mounted thereon based on an output voltage from the battery pack, comprising:

• a reading step of reading out discharging characteristics data from a memory of the battery pack;
• a data table-generating step of generating a data table associating an output voltage from the battery pack and the charged state data with each other, based on the discharging characteristics data read out;
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• a charged state data-determining step of determining charged state data indicative of a charged state of the battery pack, based on the generated data table.

A method of controlling an electronic device that has data tables for determining charged state data indicative of a charged state of a battery pack mounted thereon, based on an output voltage from the battery pack, comprising:

• a reading step of reading out identification data indicative of a type of the battery pack from a memory of the battery pack;
• a determining step of determining whether or not there is a data table corresponding to the identification data read out;
• a data table-generating step of, when it is determined that there is no data table corresponding to the identification data read out, reading out discharging characteristics data from the memory of the battery pack, and generating a data table associating an output voltage from the battery pack and the charged state data with each other, based on the discharging characteristics data read out;
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• a charged state data-determining step of determining charged state data indicative of a charged state of the battery pack, based on the generated data table.

A computer-readable program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling a charging device that determines charged state data indicative of a charged state of a battery pack mounted thereon based on at least one of a charging current supplied to and a charging voltage applied to the battery pack,

• wherein the method comprises:
• a reading step of reading out charging characteristics data from a memory of the battery pack;
• a data table-generating step of generating a data table associating at least one of a charging current supplied to and a charging voltage applied to the battery pack and the charged state data with each other, based on the charging characteristics data read out;
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• a charged state data-determining step of determining charged state data indicative of a charged state of the battery pack, based on the generated data table.

A computer-readable program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling a charging device that has data tables for determining charged state data indicative of a charged state of a battery pack mounted thereon, based on at least one of a charging current supplied to and a charging voltage applied to the battery pack,

• wherein the method comprises:
• a reading step of reading out identification data indicative of a type of the battery pack from a memory of the battery pack;
• a determining step of determining whether or not there is a data table corresponding to the identification data read out;
• a data table-generating step of, when it is determined that there is no data table corresponding to the identification data read out, reading out charging characteristics data from the memory of the battery pack, and generating a data table associating at least one of a charging current supplied to and a charging voltage applied to the battery pack and the charged state data with each other, based on the charging characteristics data read out;
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• a charged state data-determining step of determining charged state data indicative of a charged state of the battery pack, based on the generated data table.

A computer-readable program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling an electronic device that determines charged state data indicative of a charged state of a battery pack mounted thereon based on an output voltage from the battery pack,

• wherein the method comprises:
• a reading step of reading out discharging characteristics data from a memory of the battery pack;
• a data table-generating step of generating a data table associating an output voltage from the battery pack and the charged state data with each other, based on the discharging characteristics data read out;
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• a charged state data-determining step of determining charged state data indicative of a charged state of the battery pack, based on the generated data table.

A computer-readable program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling an electronic device that has data tables for determining charged state data indicative of a charged state of a battery pack mounted thereon, based on an output voltage from the battery pack,

• wherein the method comprises:
• a reading step of reading out identification data indicative of a type of the battery pack from a memory of the battery pack;
• a determining step of determining whether or not there is a data table corresponding to the identification data read out;
• a data table-generating step of, when it is determined that there is no data table corresponding to the identification data read out, reading out discharging characteristics data from the memory of the battery pack, and generating a data table associating an output voltage from the battery pack and the charged state data with each other, based on the discharging characteristics data read out;
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• a charged state data-determining step of determining charged state data indicative of a charged state of the battery pack, based on the generated data table.