Devices and methods for power transmission level indication

A wireless communications device comprising:

• a battery;
• a first voltmeter;
• a second voltmeter;
• a first ammeter;
• a second ammeter;
• a first wireless transceiver;
• a second wireless transceiver;
• a display;
• a power transmission level indicator;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising
• calculating a power transmission level, wherein calculating the power transmission level comprises:
• receiving a first voltage reading from the first voltmeter, the first voltage reading associated with the first wireless transceiver,
• receiving a first amperage reading from the first ammeter, the first amperage reading associated with the first wireless transceiver,
• calculating a first power transmission level that is based upon the first voltage reading and the first amperage reading, the first power transmission level associated with the first wireless transceiver,
• receiving a second voltage reading from the second voltmeter, the second voltage reading associated with the second wireless transceiver,
• receiving a second amperage reading from the second ammeter, the second amperage reading associated with the second wireless transceiver,
• calculating a second power transmission level that is based upon the second voltage reading and the second amperage reading, the second power transmission level associated with the second wireless transceiver, and
• calculating a total power transmission level that is based upon the first power transmission level and the second power transmission level,
• reading an amount of energy remaining in the battery,
• calculating an amount of time the wireless communications device is able to operate at the total power transmission level with the amount of energy remaining in the battery until the battery reaches a critical battery level,
• displaying, on the display, the amount of time, and
• displaying, on the power transmission level indicator, the total power transmission level.

A method comprising:

• detecting, by a wireless communications device comprising a processor and a battery, a power transmission level, wherein detecting the power transmission level comprises
• receiving a first voltage reading from a first voltmeter of the wireless communications device, the first voltage reading associated with a first wireless transceiver of the wireless communications device,
• receiving a first amperage reading from a first ammeter of the wireless communications device, the first amperage reading associated with the first wireless transceiver,
• calculating a first power transmission level that is based upon the first voltage reading and the first amperage reading, the first power transmission level associated with the first wireless transceiver,
• receiving a second voltage reading from a second voltmeter of the wireless communications device, the second voltage reading associated with a second wireless transceiver of the wireless communications device,
• receiving a second amperage reading from a second ammeter of the wireless communications device, the second amperage reading associated with the second wireless transceiver,
• calculating a second power transmission level that is based upon the second voltage reading and the second amperage reading, the second power transmission level associated with the second wireless transceiver, and
• calculating a total power transmission level based upon the first power transmission level and the second power transmission level;
• reading, by the wireless communications device, an amount of energy remaining in the battery;
• calculating, by the wireless communications device, an amount of time the wireless communications device is able to operate at the total power transmission level with the amount of energy remaining in the battery until the battery reaches a critical battery level;
• and
• displaying, on a display of the wireless communications device, the amount of time, and the total power transmission level.