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US 6,784,637 B2Granted
Battery charger/tester with storage media
AssigneeSPX Corporation
InventorsKurt Raichle, Jeff Patterson, Paul Sontheimer
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Abstract
A method and apparatus that allows a battery charger/tester to store and retrieve information from a storage media. Information, such as the result of the charge and testing of the battery, can be stored on the storage media. Additionally, information, such as firmware updates, can be uploaded from the storage media.
Claims17
A charging apparatus, comprising:
- a power source charger and tester having a module port;
- and
- a removable data module received in the module port and is in communication with the power source charger and tester.
A method of storing and retrieving data for a charging and testing apparatus, comprising:
- operating the charging apparatus and tester;
- and
- accessing a removable data module by a microprocessor.
A charging system, comprising:
- a power source charger and testing means having a module receiving means;
- and
- a removable data means is received in the module receiving means and is in communication with the power source charger means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.