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Class 320/106 - MEANS TO IDENTIFY CELL OR BATTERY TYPE


Subclass of Class 320 - Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging
Definition: Subject matter including a sensor for determining or recognizing
No. of patents: 510
Last issue date: 03/16/2010


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7679315System for identification of genuine battery product in mobile device
Disclosed herein is a genuine product battery identification system for mobile devices. A tag for identifying whether a battery is a genuine product battery is included a battery, and a reader for transmitting and receiving radio frequency information is included in...
03/16/2010
7671559Battery charging system and mobile and accessory devices
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed at a method and system for recharging batteries for wireless electronic devices. According to one embodiment, a battery charging and monitoring system is disclosed. The system includes a host machine providin...
03/02/2010
7667429Battery pack authentication for a mobile device
Various embodiments are described herein for a mobile communication device that authenticates a smart battery prior to use. The mobile device includes a main processor and a device memory. The device memory stores first and second portions of security information us...
02/23/2010
7656119Apparatus and method for protecting mobile communication terminal having installed battery from over voltage electric charging
An apparatus for protecting a mobile communication terminal having a built-in battery from an electric charging and method thereof are disclosed, by which the mobile communication terminal is protected against a problem generated from using a false battery. The pres...
02/02/2010
7652450Secondary battery charging device
In a charging device, a driving power supply circuit for driving a control circuit is formed as a separate system from a first power supply circuit, regardless of whether the first power supply circuit is in a driving state or a non-driving state. A microcomputer al...
01/26/2010
7652451Charging control circuit
A primary cell and a secondary cell are distinguished from each other. A microcomputer of a digital camera determines a first cell (a primary cell) and a second cell (a secondary cell) as a built-in cell. When a dedicated charging device is connected to a digital ca...
01/26/2010
7629765Battery management system and method
A battery management system for managing a plurality of subsystem circuits and functions of a mobile communication device powered by a battery is disclosed. The battery management system includes a battery monitoring circuit a user interface, and a battery managemen...
12/08/2009
7626355Portable electronic device and method to protect same
A portable electronic device and a method to protect the portable electronic device from a battery bounce are provided. The portable electronic device (100) can comprise a free-fall condition sensor (105) enabled to detect a pre-battery bounce conditio...
12/01/2009
7619386Battery pack, charging control method, and application device
A battery pack having a secondary battery and a circuit that controls charging and discharging of the secondary battery is provided. The battery pack has a computer and a charging control section. The computer communicates with another computer disposed in a chargin...
11/17/2009
7615963Charging/discharging apparatus and method, power supplying device and method, power supplying systems and method, program storing medium, and program
In the present invention, a battery pack type discriminating or deciding concave portion (131) is formed at a position corresponding to a battery pack type deciding switch (214) of an SQ battery pack (1) and when the SQ battery pack (1) i...
11/10/2009
7612525Electrical apparatus
An electrical apparatus includes an electrical apparatus main body and a battery pack. The electrical apparatus main body has a load, a manipulation switch, a power receiving electrode, a main body control unit for controlling the electric power supplied from the po...
11/03/2009
7598701Battery pack and method for permanently disabling functions of a pirated battery pack
A battery pack and method are disclosed that permanently disable the battery pack on portable electronic equipment if the battery pack has been inauthentically remanufactured. An output voltage value and a discharge current value of the battery block are measured re...
10/06/2009
7598700Tamper resistant battery and battery warranty and performance tracking system
A battery warranty and metrics tracking network with a programmable battery product for storing, sending and receiving data from a battery warranty, enablement, and metrics tracking network, having an at least one onboard electronics module and storage media on the ...
10/06/2009
7595607Battery charging system and methods
A method for determining whether a battery is electrically and physically connected to a battery charger includes monitoring a battery charging voltage supplied by a battery charger that has superimposed a known signal on the battery charging voltage, and determinin...
09/29/2009
7583053Battery pack controller with specific battery voltage detection
The invention provides a specific battery detection means that specifies single batteries believed to be in an excess discharge state during operation of the electric motor for starting the engine, based on data for each battery pack detected prior to starting the e...
09/01/2009
7579807Battery charger
A battery charger including a charging power supply circuit connected to an input power supply and adapted to charge a battery to be charged, a charging control circuit adapted to control charging of the battery, and a constant voltage power supply adapted to drive ...
08/25/2009
7579808Battery pack having IC tag for detecting modification
A battery pack includes an IC tag carrying predetermined information. The IC tag stops functioning when the battery pack is disassembled or modified so that recorded information cannot be read out, whereby an act of disassembling or modification is detected, connect...
08/25/2009
7570013Rechargeable battery pack, in particular for use with electrical hand tool devices, charging device, and rechargeable battery pack and charging device system
A rechargeable battery pack (20), in particular, for use with electrical hand tool devices, comprises a first and a second charging connection (24, 26), and a third control connection (28), all three being connectable to a charging device (46...
08/04/2009
7570015Conditional battery charging system
A method and system are provided in which a charging process for rechargeable batteries is controlled in accordance with selected predetermined variable conditions. In an exemplary embodiment, a user is enabled to select the predetermined conditions under which the ...
08/04/2009
7570014Battery pack and electronic equipment having a discrimination function to determine battery pack type
The battery pack is charged by an electronic equipment and communicates with the electronic equipment. The battery pack is provided with a discrimination resistor electrically connected to communication lines, and a controller having a discrimination function for el...
08/04/2009
7570016Battery pack including multiple battery cell technologies
A battery pack includes a housing. A first battery is located in the housing, the first battery using a first cell technology. A second battery is located in the housing, the second battery using a second cell technology that is different from the first cell technol...
08/04/2009
7564214Battery pack, charging control method, and application device
A battery pack having a secondary battery and a circuit that controls charging and discharging of the secondary battery is provided. The battery pack has a computer that communicates with another computer disposed in a charging device, authenticate the charging devi...
07/21/2009
7535195Battery charger that employs current sharing to simultaneously power an application and charge a battery
Circuitry for powering a load and charging of a battery from a power source by a smart power supply is provided. The smart power supply controls the maximum current for battery charging based in part upon variables such as the maximum rate of charge of the battery a...
05/19/2009
7525280Multi-type battery charger control
An apparatus for selectively charging a variety of batteries. A battery charging system includes a charging circuit, a processor, and a key, or identification device. The key has a value or code associated with the type of battery to be charged. The processor execut...
04/28/2009
7511452Portable electronic device and capacitive charger providing data transfer and associated methods
The electronic apparatus includes a portable electronic device and a charger for capacitively charging the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is temporarily placed adjacent the charger. The portable electronic device includes a device dat...
03/31/2009
7501792Charging cable with USB-like connector
A charging-cable includes a charger-connector for connecting the charging-cable to a USB connector in a charger, and a device-connector for connecting the charging-cable to a portable device. The charger-connector includes USB-terminals arranged so that a first USB-...
03/10/2009
7498766System and method for authenticating a battery
Described is a system and method for authenticating a power source. The system comprises a battery including a first encryption engine storing a first key, and a battery charger including a microcontroller and a second encryption engine storing a second key. When th...
03/03/2009
7498765Method of controlling charging secondary battery based on type of secondary battery and apparatus
A rechargeable battery charging apparatus includes a type detection section for determining the type of rechargeable battery, a power-supply section for charging the rechargeable battery, and a charging control section for controlling the power-supply section. The c...
03/03/2009
7492122Method and apparatus for detecting the cell count in a battery pack
A method and apparatus for detecting a number of battery cells in a battery pack is provided which includes an electronic detection circuit with a memory. The electronic detection circuit may be an electronic speed controller for a radio controlled model. The electr...
02/17/2009
7492121Smart battery and method for recognizing battery type using the same
A smart battery pack and a method for recognizing the battery type using the same. The smart battery pack includes at least one battery cell coupled to an external set via positive and negative electrode terminals. A timer circuit is coupled to the external set via ...
02/17/2009
7489102Battery charger that identifies portable device type and rechargeable battery type and method
A battery charger may include a charger connector to be coupled to a corresponding device connector of a portable device including a rechargeable battery. The battery charger may also include a charging circuit connected to the charger connector, and a controller co...
02/10/2009
7486045Battery pack, electrical device connectable to battery pack, and method of identifying battery pack type
A battery pack has a rechargeable battery, a pair of externally exposed charge/discharge terminals connected to the electrodes of the rechargeable battery, and an externally exposed battery pack signal terminal for identifying the type of the battery pack. The batte...
02/03/2009
7482779Control apparatus of electricity accumulation mechanism
A hybrid ECU executes a program that includes the steps of: determining whether a deterioration degree of a battery is greater than a predetermined degree; when the deterioration degree of the battery is greater than the predetermined value, tightening the regulatio...
01/27/2009
7482780Diagnosis method, power supply control device, electronic apparatus, battery pack and computer-readable storage medium capable of setting the electronic apparatus to a diagnosis mode
A diagnosis method diagnoses an electronic apparatus that is operable with a battery pack having a memory which stores information. The diagnosis method reads information from the battery pack, and sets the electronic apparatus to a diagnosis mode when the read info...
01/27/2009
7471059Multiple function current-sharing charging system and method
Multiple function current-sharing charging systems aid methods are provided. Where first and second rechargeable power supplies are connected to a charging system, a first charging current is provided to the first rechargeable power supply and a second charging curr...
12/30/2008
7449861Electric charging apparatus, electronic apparatus and electric charging control method
According to one aspect of the present invention, a battery charging apparatus, which is attachable/removable to/from an ink jet printer, and which electrically charges a secondary battery to supply electric power to the ink jet printer. The battery charging apparat...
11/11/2008
7439705Diagnosis method, power supply control device, electronic apparatus, battery pack and computer-readable storage medium
A diagnosis method diagnoses an electronic apparatus that is operable with a battery pack having a memory which stores information. The diagnosis method reads information from the battery pack, and sets the electronic apparatus to a diagnosis mode when the read info...
10/21/2008
7439706Battery determination system for battery-powered devices
This system provides a method for determining whether ordinary battery cells, a battery pack, and/or a charger unit are attached to a portable electronic device. The system provides a center contact in a battery shaft that contacts a battery pack or a point on an in...
10/21/2008
7439707Battery, charging device, and image capture system with battery identification means
The present invention relates to a charging technique used in a battery, a charging device, and an information-processing system. According to the present invention, for charging a secondary cell of a battery, charging the secondary cell is controlled based on ident...
10/21/2008
7408326Battery pack system interface with multiple mode control states
A system interface having an interface for dual battery packs provides for power up sequencing of battery packs and pack switching under the control of a host processor within associated system electronics. The host processor communicates with each battery pack via ...
08/05/2008
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