US 2014/0152448 A1 · Tangible Charge Level Awareness Method and Apparatus Using Augmented Batteries

Abstract

The augmented battery includes an internal motion sensor, charge condition monitor, annunciator and optional wireless communicator. When the augmented battery is installed in a device, it provides augmented capabilities not present in the device when using conventional batteries. The augmented capabilities include responding to implicit commands from the user (by simply lifting the device containing the augmented battery) and explicit commands (such as intentional motion or tapping gestures) by providing audible or vibrational response indicating the charge conditions of the cell within the battery. Wireless communication allows the augmented battery to interact with external devices, such as battery health monitor display devices and also with the device into which the battery is installed, giving the device new augmented functionality.

Claims27

Dependent claims

A battery comprising:

at least one cell capable of holding an electrical charge;
a motion sensor physically disposed to sense motion of said cell;
a charge monitor electrically coupled to said cell and capable of detecting charge conditions within the cell;
and
an annunciator communicatively coupled to said charge monitor and capable of emitting notification sound or vibrational waves in response to charge conditions within said cell,
the motion sensor, charge monitor and annunciator being interoperable to communicate the charge conditions within said cell in response to motion of the cell.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

13/689,859Filed 30 Nov 2012

Published

5 Jun 2014

Term ends

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Classification10 codes

G08B 21/182
Status alarms: level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold
H01M 10/425
Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells: structural combination with electronic…
H01M 10/4257
Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing: smart batteries, e.g.…
H01M 10/48
Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells: accumulators combined with arrangements for…

Tangible Charge Level Awareness Method and Apparatus Using Augmented Batteries

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Tangible Charge Level Awareness Method and Apparatus Using Augmented Batteries

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