Battery state indicator on a battery powered device
OwnerNader Newman, James Shoong-Leac Cheninventors
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Abstract
A method is provided for representing battery degradation of a rechargeable battery for use with a battery operated device. The method comprises the following steps. At predefined intervals, the battery degradation of the rechargeable battery is determined. An indicator is selected from one of a plurality of predefined indicators based on the determined battery degradation. The selected indicator is displayed on a screen of a computing device for representing the battery degradation. A computing device configured to implement the method is also described.
Claims22
A method of representing battery degradation of a rechargeable battery for use with a battery operated device, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining, at predefined intervals, the battery degradation of the rechargeable battery;
- selecting an indicator from one of a plurality of predefined indicators based on the determined battery degradation;
- and
- displaying the selected indicator on a screen of a computing device for representing the battery degradation.
A computing device configured to represent battery degradation of a rechargeable battery for use with a battery operated device, the computing device comprising:
- a screen;
- memory for storing computer readable instructions;
- and
- a processor configured to execute the computer readable instruction, thereby implementing the steps of:
- obtaining, at predefined intervals, the battery degradation of the rechargeable battery;
- selecting an indicator from one of a plurality of predefined indicators based on the determined battery degradation;
- and
- displaying the selected indicator on the screen for representing the battery degradation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.