Talking power management utility

A computer-implemented method for alerting clinical staff in a hospital environment about a remaining battery charge level on a mobile medical computer cart by monitoring battery charge levels over a period of time via an inverter using a processor coupled to a memory comprising:

• monitoring and collecting battery charge level data from the mobile medical computer cart using an inverter, hardware, and a software plugin;
• detecting whether battery is weak or strong by analyzing daily battery charging patterns stored in a database over a period of time, using an algorithm;
• wherein detecting whether a battery is weak or strong determines at what battery charge threshold level to generate alerts, such that if it is determined that a battery is weak, then the battery charge threshold level is set at a charge level of 50%, and if it is determined that a battery is strong, then the battery charge threshold level is set at a charge level of 40%;
• determining a battery charge threshold level to generate alerts by analyzing battery discharge pattern stored in a database over a period of time, using the algorithm;
• placing the mobile medical computer cart into a detect and protect mode after a predetermined period of time;
• wherein the detect and protect mode is a hybrid power mode where the battery is trickle drained, such that only a small amount of power is required to keep the mobile medical computer cart in a hybrid state;
• detecting real-time utilization of the mobile medical computer cart by tracking keyboard and mouse clicks on the mobile medical computer cart;
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• triggering voice alerts coupled with visual alerts based on real-time active utilization of the mobile medical computer cart by a user;
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• wherein the alert is a user customizable computer-generated human voice message which includes visual and animated characters determined by user actions, such that if the mobile medical computer cart is in use by a user, then only the visual and animated characters are played when the alert is triggered, and if the mobile medical computer cart is not in use by a user, then a computer-generated human voice message and the visual and animated characters are played when the alert is triggered;
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• wherein volume of the alert is automatically adjusted to a lower volume during nights as ambient noise is usually lower and the volume of the alert is then automatically adjusted to a higher volume during daylight hours;
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• wherein the customizable computer-generated human voice message is customized by a user to various languages, accents, and genders;
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• wherein if the mobile medical computer cart is not used for a specified period of time, the mobile medical computer cart is automatically put into the detect and protect mode to save battery usage and is brought to fully functional normal operation with a keyboard or mouse click.