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US 7,622,895 B1Granted
Power level display calibration device
AssigneeGriffin Technology, Inc.
InventorPaul Griffin
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AssigneeGriffin Technology, Inc.
InventorPaul Griffin
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A charging accessory for a portable electronic device has an input/output port for providing electrical connections to an input/output port of the device. The accessory includes a charger for charging the battery of the portable electronic device and a discharging circuit for discharging the battery of the device. A processor in the accessory determines when the device battery is fully charged and fully discharged. A time stamp associated with a charging/discharging cycle and device identification information identifying the particular device upon which the charging cycle was performed is stored in a memory of the accessory. The charging accessory then automatically performs a discharging/charging operation for the device according to a predetermined schedule to recalibrate a battery level display of the device whenever the accessory is coupled to the device.
A charging accessory for a portable electronic device having an input/output port, said charging accessory comprising:
A charging accessory for a portable electronic device, said charging accessory comprising:
A method of calibrating a battery level display of a portable electronic device with a charging accessory for said device, said method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.