# US 2019/0356137 A1 · Rule based smart charging > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0356137 A1 - Document ID: US20190356137A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/985,395 - Filed: 2018-05-21 - Published: 2019-11-21 - Earliest claimed: 2018-05-21 - Assignees: Sling Media Pvt Ltd - Applicants: Sling Media Pvt. Ltd. - Inventors: Vikram Balarajashetty - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190356137A1 ## CPC - H02J 7/90: Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage - H02J 7/04: Regulation of charging current or voltage - H02J 7/44: between battery management systems and power sources - H02J 7/50: acting upon multiple batteries simultaneously or sequentially - H02J 7/933: {the cycle being controlled or terminated in response to electric parameters} - H01M 10/4257: {Smart batteries, e.g. electronic circuits inside the housing of the cells or batteries} - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract Smart battery charging solutions are disclosed. The smart charging solutions of the disclosure enable a user to configure a mobile device with individualized battery charging settings. The user specific settings may be combined with system settings to generate rules on battery charging. Context awareness is achieved through various sensors and through information sharing within and among the systems of the mobile device. The battery charging rules and the context awareness information are used together in controlling the charging of a battery. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: a power charge circuit configured to implement a battery charging operation on a battery of a device; one or more sensors configured to detect a context of the battery charging operation; and a control unit configured to control the power charge circuit in the battery charging operation based on the detected context. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the control unit includes a storage medium containing executable instructions which, when executed by a control unit, configures the control unit to implement actions including: retrieving a stored battery charging configuration setting, determining a rule based on the retrieved battery charging configuration setting; applying the rule to the detected context; and outputting a control signal based on the application of the rule to the detected context. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors include a sensor configured to determine an environmental context of the battery charging operation. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the environmental context includes a location of the battery charging operation. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the environmental context includes a motion activity related to the device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors include a sensor configured to determine a condition of the battery. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to control the power management circuitry in the battery charging operation based on a determined schedule of a user of the device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors include a sensor configured to detect a voice; and, The control unit is configured to analyze the voice to determine a schedule of a user of the device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the determining the schedule of the user based on the voice includes retrieving a stored schedule key word. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to control the power management circuitry in the battery charging operation based on a determined operation status of the device. ### Claim 11 A mobile device, comprising: a battery a battery charging circuitry; a control unit configured to control the battery charging circuitry in charging the battery based on a battery charging rule, the control unit including a storage medium containing executable instructions which, when executed by a processor of the control unit, configures the processor to implement actions including: receiving a battery charging configuration setting, determining the battery charging rule based on the battery charging configuration setting; outputting a control signal to the battery charging circuitry based on the battery charging rule. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The mobile device of claim 11, further comprising one or more sensors configured to detect a context of the battery charging, wherein the control signal is determined based on the rule and the detected context of the battery charging. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the one or more sensors is configured to detect a location of the mobile device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the one or more sensors is configured to detect a motion activity related to the mobile device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the one or more sensors is configured to detect a condition of the battery. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the control signal is determined based on the battery charging rule and a piece of calendar information stored on the mobile device. ### Claim 17 A method, comprising: determining a battery charging operation of a mobile device; receiving a battery charging setting information; detecting a context of the battery charging operation; determining a battery charging schedule based on the battery charging setting and the context of the battery charging operation; and controlling the battery charging operation by outputting a control signal based on the battery charging schedule. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the context of the battery charging includes a schedule of a user of the mobile device about the battery charging operation. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the context of the battery charging includes an activity of the user of the mobile device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein comprising activating an interaction means for a user of the mobile device to input the battery charging setting information.