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US 6,169,387 AGranted
Battery management apparatus for portable electronic devices
AssigneeLifecor, Inc.
InventorThomas E. Kaib
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AssigneeLifecor, Inc.
InventorThomas E. Kaib
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A battery management system can have a portable electronic device for providing electrical therapy to the body of a patient responsive to the occurrence of a treatable condition. The portable device can have a rechargeable battery, memory, data processor for determining available operating time for the portable device prior to recharging, and a display panel, or alarm, to inform the patient of, inter alia, available operating time. The portable device data processor can obtain and record data regarding the patient, the battery, and the portable device operational status. The battery management system can also include a rechargeable “smart battery,” of known design, which has an integral processor and memory capable of monitoring and updating the status and condition of the battery. The portable electronic device can communicate with and update the operational characteristics stored by the smart battery. The smart battery can be recharged using an appropriate conventional recharger. The portable electronic device can include battery maintenance capabilities to perform tests on the smart battery to independently evaluate the condition thereof. The portable electronic device can also have a battery status monitoring circuit which can monitor the battery condition independently of the smart battery internal monitoring system. The portable electronic device can further include a converter-defibrillator.
A battery management system for a portable patient worn electronic energy delivery device for monitoring and administering therapy for a treatable heart condition, the battery management system comprising:
A method for determining available operating time of a portable electronic device having a rechargeable battery pack, said portable electronic device having a data/storage processor for calculating said available operating time, said rechargeable battery pack having a memory/processor communicating with said data/storage processor, said method for determining available operating time comprising:
A battery management method for a recharging device for a rechargeable battery pack of a portable electronic device, said rechargeable battery pack having a memory/processor and said recharging device having a processor operably connected to said memory/processor, said battery management method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.