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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110285540 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A LOW BATTERY CONDITION EXISTS IN A REMOTE CONTROL Various embodiments of systems, methods and apparatus are provided for adjusting a low battery detection thresholdin a remote control. An embodiment of a method includes determining a type of a battery powering a remote control of an entertainment device and determining... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110163886 | Systems and Apparatus for Battery Replacement Detection and Reduced Battery Status Transmission in a Remote Control Various mechanisms are described for indicating to a user a low battery condition of a remote control for a controlled device. More particularly, a remote control detects a low battery condition as well as the replacement of batteries in the remote control. The remote c... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110156989 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CARTRIDGE OF WELDING HELMET HAVING DISPLAY FUNCTION OF WELDING OPERATION TIME Disclosed is a method for controlling a cartridge of a welding helmet having a function to display a welding operation time, which can protect the welder's face from intense light generated during a welding or cutting operation and also, enable automated light transmitt... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110084846 | Electromagnetic Whiteboard Pen An electromagnetic whiteboard pen is disclosed, and particular an electromagnetic whiteboard pen capable of inking and digital inputting simultaneously is disclosed. The electromagnetic whiteboard pen has a marker for writing with ink and a coil for emitting electromagn... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110050436 | Wakeup Device Detecting Voltage Variation in Standby Mode A resume device is provided. The device detects voltage variation in standby mode. When a big voltage variation is detected, a resume process is run and a sound is played. Volume of the sound is adjustable and power is maintained within a proper range. Thus, power consu... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20100141461 | ALARM SYSTEM AND ALARM DEVICE Provided are an alarm system and an alarm device which are capable of enhancing a fail-safe function. A fire alarm device (A) operating as a master unit transmits a switching request signal to fire alarm devices operating as slave units at a predetermined timing, the sw... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100134305 | INTELLIGENT ADAPTIVE ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A WIRELESS MOBILE DEVICE An intelligent adaptive energy management system and method for an electronic device such as a cell phone or laptop computer. The system comprises at least two batteries that work cooperatively. The system includes multiple features that may be used alone or in combinat... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100090843 | OCCLUSION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD A method, computer program product, and infusion pump assembly for determining a first rate-of-change force reading that corresponds to the delivery of a first dose of an infusible fluid via an infusion pump assembly. At least a second rate-of-change force reading is de... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100060467 | TRANSMITTER WITH BATTERY STATUS INDICATOR A battery powered transmitter is provided with a battery status circuit that determines an output voltage level associated with the battery. The battery status circuit is provided with multiple voltage reference thresholds. One or more visual voltage status indicators a... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100026505 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME WITH BATTERY INDICATOR A digital photo frame (DPF) capable of indicating battery is provided. The DPF includes a light-emitting diode (LED) unit, a battery, a battery detection unit, a processing unit, and a display control unit. The battery detection unit is connected to the battery and is c... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090303061 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISABLING AN ACTIVE DATA TAG DEVICE The present invention discloses a data tag device (100) which initially operates in an active mode (304). The data tag device includes tag circuitry including a interface element (104), a controller element (102), and a memory (106) in... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090278701 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING REPLACEMENT OF A BATTERY IN A REMOTE CONTROL Various embodiments of systems, methods and apparatus are provided for indicating to a user a low battery condition of a remote control for a controlled device. More particularly, a remote control detects a low battery condition as well as the replacement of batteries i... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090262254 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING A LOW BATTERY DETECTION THRESHOLD OF A REMOTE CONTROL Various embodiments of systems, methods and apparatus are provided for adjusting a low battery detection threshold in a remote control. An embodiment of a method includes determining a type of a battery powering a remote control of an entertainment device and determinin... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090251149 | BATTERY TESTER A battery tester engages a power tool battery and includes a housing having a cavity for receiving a stem of the power tool battery. The battery tester has a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed in the cavity and is configured to engage corresponding b... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090237087 | Power source health assessment methods and systems thereof A method and system for assessing health of a power source includes measuring voltage and current of a power source in a system using a device in the system as the load. An internal resistance of the power source is determined based on the measured voltage and current. ... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090140870 | Battery systems with embedded cell monitors related application A battery pack is disclosed. The battery pack includes a battery cell and an RF cell monitor. The RF cell monitor is embedded in the battery cell and is operable for monitoring the battery cell and for generating an alert signal indicative of a predetermined condition o... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090128346 | ALERT DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE REMOVAL FROM CHARGERS Disclosed are devices and methods of electronic devices for activating an alarm when it is detected that an applied charging voltage has dropped below a threshold value. An electronic device is configured to detect the type of charger, for example, a bicycle charger or ... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090102672 | FEATURES TO REDUCE LOW-BATTERY REPORTING TO SECURITY SERVICES AT NIGHT A battery-powered RF sensor is provided for use in security and alarm systems for monitoring alarm state conditions, and transmitting an alarm state detection signal upon detection of an alarm state condition. The RF sensor is constructed to include an RF transmitting p... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20080252437 | BATTERY RUN DOWN INDICATOR An automotive vehicle battery monitor includes an electrical connection configured to electrically couple to an electrical system of the vehicle. An output provides a visual indication related to a condition of the battery. A mount mounts the output at a location at whi... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080233471 | Battery State Detection A battery state detection arrangement is provided for use in conjunction with a series connection of multiple battery cells, e.g., a series connection of at least two lead batteries in a vehicle electric system having a voltage which is higher than conventional system v... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080190196 | Electronic Instrument Movement/Barometer An instrument [particularly barometer] movement includes a plurality of elements including a pressure transducer capable of sensing barometric pressure and converting the sensed pressure into electric signals, a stepper motor having an hour shaft used in a conventional ... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080187158 | BATTERY ALARM FOR A HEARING AID, A HEARING AID AND A METHOD FOR THE USE IN A BATTERY ALARM A method for monitoring the supply voltage of a hearing aid comprising an electric cell (1) comprises the steps of counting the number of times the supply voltage falls below a predetermined value, and setting an alarm flag if said number of times reaches a prede... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080180264 | POWER CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TERMINAL DEVICE, METHOD OF DISPLAYING SHUTDOWN STATE OF TERMINAL DEVICE, AND METHOD OF DRIVING TERMINAL DEVICE The present invention relates to a power control apparatus and method for preventing a system from being repeatedly booted and shut off by re-setting a cut-off voltage when the system is shut down by a cutoff mode. The power control apparatus of a terminal device accord... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080164881 | Battery voltage monitoring apparatus A battery voltage monitoring apparatus monitoring an assembled battery voltage, the assembled battery including a plurality of battery cells, includes a voltage sensor detecting potential of the plurality of battery cells; an output logic circuit outputting a potential ... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080157982 | LED signaling electronic rodent repeller A rodent repeller having an elongated body, an end cap, an apex, a power supply, a buzzer, an LED, an LED transformer, and a buzzer transformer. Connection of the power supply to the buzzer via the buzzer transformer produces a signal to discourage rodents from remainin... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080129522 | Battery systems with embedded cell monitors A battery pack is disclosed. The battery pack includes a battery cell and a cell monitor. The cell monitor is embedded in the battery cell and is operable for monitoring the battery cell and for generating an alert signal indicative of a predetermined condition of the b... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080111523 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING CHARGING-STATE OF BATTERY OF PORTABLE TERMINAL A method and apparatus for displaying a battery charging-state is disclosed. The method comprises measuring the charged voltage of a battery unit, determining the charging stage of the measured charged voltage, and sequentially and cyclically displaying icons that indic... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080018306 | APPARATUS USING BATTERY AND METHOD OF DETECTING TIME FOR CHANGE/RECHARGE OF BATTERY THEREOF Provided are an apparatus using a battery and a method of detecting a time to change/recharge the battery in the apparatus. The apparatus includes: a battery for applying a battery voltage; a function unit for receiving the battery voltage to perform an intrinsic operat... | 01/24/2008 |
