Test counter for electronic battery tester
AssigneeMidtronics, Inc.
InventorsPhilip Varghese, Michael R. Cable, David J. Lewis, Michael E. Troy
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Abstract
An apparatus for testing a storage battery includes battery test circuitry configured to perform a battery test on the storage battery. The battery test circuitry responsively provides a test result output related to a condition of the storage battery. A test count memory configured to store a test count and test count circuitry is configured to maintain a test count in response to an occurrence of a battery test performed by the battery test circuitry.
Claims25
An apparatus for testing a storage battery, comprising:
- battery test circuitry configured to perform a battery test on the storage battery, the battery test circuitry responsively providing a test result output related to a condition of the storage battery;
- a current date memory configured to store a current date;
- a test date memory configured to store test count dates indicative of dates on which a battery test was performed;
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- test counter circuitry coupled to the battery test circuitry and test date memory, the test counter circuitry configured to store a current date in the test date memory in response to an occurrence of a battery test performed by the battery test circuitry the stored current date indicative of a date on which a battery test was performed, the test counter circuitry further configured to determine a number of battery tests performed during a test period of at least one day as a function of the stored test dates in the test date memory.
A method for monitoring use of a battery tester, comprising:
- performing a battery test on a battery using the battery tester;
- storing information in a memory related to a current date on which the battery test was performed;
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- determining the number of battery tests performed during a test period of at least one day as a function of stored date information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.