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7536572 Power sharing between portable computer system and peripheral devices  
A method and apparatus that allows for controlling operating time of a portable computer system and a peripheral device. A portable computing system that includes a rechargeable power supply and...
7509193 Method and device for limiting the driving speed of a motor vehicle  
A method and a device are provided for limiting the driving speed of a motor vehicle that allow a selectable, fixed fuel consumption per distance traveled to be maintained without limiting...
7482941 Physical key to facilitate an inactive mode for a state-of-charge indicator within a battery  
The invention provides a system and battery including a state-of-charge indicator (SOCI) to monitor and display the amount of charge within the battery. The SOCI is capable of operating in a...
7474103 Storage medium having game program stored thereon and game apparatus  
At least one of continuous disconnection, intermittent disconnection, and temporary disconnection, of wireless communication between the input device and the game apparatus is detected. Remaining...
7420374 Battery with remaining electrical power display function and method of the same  
This invention provides an electronic device that has a battery with a power storage unit and a display module, a power detector and a display control module. The power storage unit is for storing...
7375497 State of charge tracking system for battery systems  
A battery control module for a battery system comprises a voltage measuring module that measures battery and a current measuring module that measures battery current. A state of charge (SOC) module...
7236346 Semiconductor apparatus and method of charging desired number of capacitors  
A capacitor charging semiconductor apparatus including a plurality of serially connected capacitors to be charged. A direct current source is applied to the plurality of capacitors. A plurality of...
7196523 Battery charge/discharge monitoring circuit and method  
A circuit for monitoring charge/discharge of a battery is disclosed. The circuit may comprise first and second terminal capacitors disposed for first and second terminals of a current detection...
7193421 Method and device for determining the state of a vehicle battery  
A method and a device for determining the state of a vehicle battery in which the battery voltage is measured and information regarding the state of the vehicle battery is derived from the measured...
7161486 Electrostatic sensors  
A sensor 10 comprises an array of electrostatic sensor elements 12, each centred at a respective sensing position 14. Each element produces a respective output signal at 16. The outputs 16...
7148655 Electronic equipment, display control method, recording medium and program  
A communication portion of a video camera receives expected power information of a printer from the printer, and also receives battery power information from a battery pack. When a microcomputer...
7136762 System for calculating remaining capacity of energy storage device  
The remaining capacity of a battery obtained by integrating current and that obtained from the estimated open circuit voltage of the battery are weighted with a weight which varies depending on the...
7064552 Device for determining the energy state of an energy storing device of a mobile data carrier  
A device ( 8 ) for determining the energy state of an energy storing device ( 7 ) of a data carrier ( 4 ) in which a voltage stabilizer ( 9 ) is used to derive a stabilized DC voltage for the...
6996734 System and method for using a legacy battery in an information handling system using a table having actual and translated remaining capacity values  
An information handling system that includes a processor, a memory, a program, a battery, and a module. The module receives a request for first information associated with the battery from the...
6940416 Low voltage testing and illuminating device  
This invention relates to a limited range low voltage testing, regulating, and indicating device comprising a detector and low voltage measurer of magnitude in a switch-regulated power supply...
6891355 Method for computing an amount of energy taken from a battery  
A method to compute an amount of energy taken from a battery coupled to a switching power converter is disclosed. The switching power converter charges a capacitor to a voltage and by the...
6789026 Circuit and method for monitoring battery state of charge  
A processor ( 13 ) operates to determine amount of charge presently stored in a battery by determining that the battery is in a zero-current relaxed condition. Circuitry ( 16,23 ) including a first...
6703811 Apparatus and method for managing battery recharging and discharging and recharging operations  
A battery capacity recovery apparatus performs discharging and/or recharging operations to increase the useful life of a battery. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a control unit and a...
6693577 Integration type A/D conversion method, integration type A/D converter, and battery charger utilizing such converter  
In the invention, an integrator integrates a current indicative of an input signal to generate at its output end a voltage (referred to as integral output voltage) by means of a condenser. At a...
6680615 Method and device for checking the charge state of a battery, in particular a rechargeable battery for a cellular mobile telephone  
The amount of charge passing through a measurement resistor connected to a rechargeable battery is measured by integrating in an analog manner an overall current. This overall current is equal to...
6661202 Degradation degree computing method and unit for battery  
A base resistance of the battery is obtained by cyclically measuring a discharge current and a voltage between a pair of terminals of the battery, while a rush current is flowing in an electric...
6646561 Method and device for in-use detecting low cranking strength of a combustion engine battery during engine starting  
A method and device for in-use detecting low cranking strength of a combustion engine battery during engine starting, based on integrating changes in battery voltage specifically during engine...
6639407 Charging/discharging electrical energy indication apparatus and electrical energy calculation method for use in the apparatus  
A charging/discharging electrical energy indication apparatus and electrical energy calculation method in which charging/discharging current and end voltage of the battery are sampled at a fixed...
6577135 Battery pack with monitoring function utilizing association with a battery charging system  
A battery detect circuit ( 32 ) is provided that is operable to dispose a sense resistor ( 50 ) in series with the battery to determine whether the charge is being provided to the battery or being...
6522148 State of charge measuring apparatus for battery device  
A state of charge (SOC) measuring apparatus for a battery device is provided capable of detecting accurate state of charge based on integrating charge and discharge current. The state of charge...
6507194 Method of calculating remaining battery capacity  
The method of calculating remaining battery capacity specifies battery discharge efficiency with discharge rate and/or temperature as parameters, and calculates remaining battery capacity from...
6437575 Low-voltage detecting circuit  
A low-voltage detecting circuit for power sources is based upon the relation of the discharge time of a capacitor and the measured voltage value to determine whether the voltage level of the power...
6359419 Quasi-adaptive method for determining a battery's state of charge  
A method and apparatus for determining the state of charge of a battery including determining a current-based state of charge measurement based on coulomb integration, determining a voltage-based...
6339315 Measuring counter of the state of charge of the powering battery of an electronic appliance  
A charge counter for monitoring the charge of the battery state of an electronic device includes a sensing circuit of the charge and discharge current of the battery. The sensing circuit includes a...
6313606 Method and apparatus for detecting battery capacity  
A method and apparatus for detecting the capacity of a battery wherein a voltage method of measuring the voltage of the battery, to calculate the capacity of the battery based on the correlation...
6285191 Measurement of current in a vehicle using battery cable as a shunt  
Current flowing into and out of a battery installed in a vehicle (V) with the required cable between one of the battery terminals and a reference point on the vehicle is determined by measuring the...
6233535 Electric shaver or apparatus cooperating therewith and data-evaluation arrangement  
The invention is directed to an electric shaver or an apparatus cooperating with the shaver, with a microcontroller which operates to obtain information about the use history of the shaver or the...
6211653 Method and apparatus for measuring the state-of-charge of a battery  
An apparatus 10 for measuring the state-of-charge of a battery 14. Apparatus 10 includes a shunt resistor 18, a pair of capacitors 64, 66, and a controller 20. Controller 20 selectively and...
6201397 Device for measuring and displaying the operating autonomy of a storage battery  
A device for measuring and displaying the operating autonomy of a storage battery comprises an electric signal sensor for providing an electric signal indicative of the power drained from the...
6191590 Device and a process for monitoring the state of charge of a battery  
A device and method for determining the state of charge of a battery includes a microprocessor-controlled arithmetic unit connected in parallel to the terminal voltage of the battery. The...
6094052 Survivor capacity measuring apparatus for a battery  
A survivor capacity measuring apparatus for a battery is presented. The apparatus is constructed so as to determine whether or not the battery is deteriorated and indicates the result of this...
6057688 Residual capacity detecting apparatus for an electric vehicle's battery and a related residual capacity measuring method  
A reduction in the discharge voltage, caused due to a memory effect of a battery, is checked during a discharge operation. An initial discharge characteristic curve, representing an initial...
6054861 Apparatus for monitoring power of battery to supply electric power to load  
A micro discharge detection current which is obtained by reducing a discharge current of a battery at a predetermined ratio is detected by a current amplifying circuit and an integration voltage...
6049210 Device for displaying remaining battery capacity  
A device for displaying the remaining capacity of a rechargeable battery is provided. The device includes a current sensing resistor connected between an external power source and the rechargeable...
5998971 Apparatus and method for coulometric metering of battery state of charge  
The apparatus for metering the state of charge of a battery has a battery current sensor providing a voltage signal dependent on a current flowing into or out of the battery, an integrator for...
5973497 Method of determining and displaying battery charge status  
A method of determining and displaying the charge status of a storage battery of a battery-operated appliance, such as a razor. A time-based charge status is calculated, based at least in part on...
5955869 Battery pack and a method for monitoring remaining capacity of a battery pack  
A battery pack and a method of monitoring remaining capacity of a battery pack. With this method, two different procedures are used to estimate that remaining capacity. In a first procedure, data...
5862515 Battery tester  
A battery tester is formed at an AC constant-current generator for applying an AC current for measurement to a battery BT under test via a coupling capacitor, an internal resistance detecting...
5808469 Battery monitor for electric vehicles  
A battery monitor for monitoring the voltage and temperature of the batteries associated with a battery pack of an electric vehicle. The battery monitor includes an opto-isolator that electrically...
5798934 Battery remaining capacity measuring device  
A current/voltage detecting section detects current flowing through a load and terminals voltage of a battery. A correlation determining section obtains the correlation coefficient between a...
5789924 Method of calculating rechargeable battery charge capacity  
The method of calculating rechargeable battery charge capacity of this invention has steps to temporarily interrupt charging and calculate battery internal impedance, to calculate a no-load battery...
5691078 Remaining battery capacity meter and method for computing remaining capacity  
An inexpensive, high precision accumulation type remaining battery capacity meter and method are provided, whereby the remaining capacity of the battery is determined by computing an accumulated...
5672951 Determination and control of battery state  
A technique for measuring battery characteristics comprises measuring a battery terminal voltage, a charge/discharge current and a charge/discharge time. The technique entails arithmetically...
5648717 Battery charge gauge with current integrator and method for guaging battery charge  
A method for gauging battery charge in which current flowing from a battery (11) is integrated (25) and a charge counter counts charge. Voltage (Vb) across the battery is measured (16) and compared...
5640150 Resettable state-of-charge indicator for rechargeable batteries  
An improved state-of-charge indicator for a battery wherein the counter cuit of the battery state-of-charge indicator includes a means for both resetting and fine-tuning the counter circuit. The...
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