Battery pack and charger
First Claim
1. A battery pack comprising:
- a secondary battery;
a connector that can be detachably and electrically connected to a plurality of devices of different types and to a charger;
control circuitry that controls power supply from the secondary battery to a device of the plurality of devices when the device is connected to the connector and controls charging of the secondary battery by the charger when the charger is connected to the connector;
a detector that detects a state of the secondary battery and outputs the detected state as secondary battery information;
a first memory that stores the secondary battery information output from the detector;
a second memory that stores a recommendation table in which a plurality of predetermined conditions related to the state of the secondary battery and the plurality of devices are stored in association with each other, wherein the plurality of predetermined conditions are different for each device; and
a processor that determines at least one recommended device, of the plurality of devices, suitable to be connected to the connector using the state of the secondary battery indicated by the secondary battery information and the recommendation table, by comparing the state of the secondary battery in the battery pack with each of the plurality of predetermined conditions different for each device, and by determining the at least one recommended device which is associated with a predetermined condition that is satisfied by the state of the secondary battery; and
the processor reports information indicating the determined at least one recommended device to a user.
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Abstract
A battery pack includes a secondary battery, a connector that can be detachably connected to multiple different types of devices, control circuitry that controls power supply from the secondary battery and charge of the secondary battery, a detector that outputs the detected state of the secondary battery as secondary battery information, a first memory that stores the secondary battery information, a second memory that stores a recommendation table in which each of multiple conditions predetermined for the state of the secondary battery and a recommended device are associated with each other, a determiner that determines a recommended device from among the devices using the secondary battery information and recommendation table, and an informer that reports information indicating the recommended device determined by the determiner to the user.
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18 Claims
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1. A battery pack comprising:
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a secondary battery; a connector that can be detachably and electrically connected to a plurality of devices of different types and to a charger; control circuitry that controls power supply from the secondary battery to a device of the plurality of devices when the device is connected to the connector and controls charging of the secondary battery by the charger when the charger is connected to the connector; a detector that detects a state of the secondary battery and outputs the detected state as secondary battery information; a first memory that stores the secondary battery information output from the detector; a second memory that stores a recommendation table in which a plurality of predetermined conditions related to the state of the secondary battery and the plurality of devices are stored in association with each other, wherein the plurality of predetermined conditions are different for each device; and a processor that determines at least one recommended device, of the plurality of devices, suitable to be connected to the connector using the state of the secondary battery indicated by the secondary battery information and the recommendation table, by comparing the state of the secondary battery in the battery pack with each of the plurality of predetermined conditions different for each device, and by determining the at least one recommended device which is associated with a predetermined condition that is satisfied by the state of the secondary battery; and the processor reports information indicating the determined at least one recommended device to a user. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18)
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2. A battery pack comprising:
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a secondary battery; a connector that can be detachably and electrically connected to a plurality of devices of different types and to a charger; control circuitry that controls power supply from the secondary battery to a device of the plurality of devices when the device is connected to the connector and controls charging of the secondary battery by the charger when the charger is connected to the connector; a detector that detects a state of the secondary battery and outputs the detected state as secondary battery information; a first memory that stores the secondary battery information output from the detector; a second memory that stores a recommendation table in which a plurality of predetermined conditions related to the state of the secondary battery and the plurality of devices are stored in association with each other; and a processor that determines at least one recommended device, of the plurality of devices, suitable to be connected to the connector using the state of the secondary battery indicated by the secondary battery information and the recommendation table; and the processor reports information indicating the determined at least one recommended device to a user, wherein the detector detects a date and time when the secondary battery has been charged or discharged and outputs the detected date and time as the secondary battery information, and when a period of time elapsed since the date and time is less than a predetermined value, the processor determines the at least one recommended device using the secondary battery information stored in the first memory and the recommendation table.
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3. A battery pack comprising:
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a secondary battery; a connector that can be detachably and electrically connected to a plurality of devices of different types and to a charger; control circuitry that controls power supply from the secondary battery to a device of the plurality of devices when the device is connected to the connector and controls charging of the secondary battery by the charger when the charger is connected to the connector; a detector that detects a state of the secondary battery and outputs the detected state as secondary battery information; a first memory that stores the secondary battery information output from the detector; a second memory that stores a recommendation table in which a plurality of predetermined conditions related to the state of the secondary battery and the plurality of devices are stored in association with each other; and a processor that determines at least one recommended device, of the plurality of devices, suitable to be connected to the connector using the state of the secondary battery indicated by the secondary battery information and the recommendation table; and the processor reports information indicating the determined at least one recommended device to a user, wherein the detector detects a date and time when the secondary battery has been charged or discharged and outputs the detected date and time as the secondary battery information, and when a period of time elapsed since the date and time is a predetermined value or more, the processor determines the at least one recommended device using the secondary battery information detected by the detector when the charger is newly charging the secondary battery under the control of the control circuitry and using the recommendation table. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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15. A charger for charging a battery pack which comprises a secondary battery and can be used for a plurality of devices of different types, the charger comprising:
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a connector that is detachably and electrically connected to the battery pack; charging control circuitry that charges the battery pack through the connector; a detector that detects a state of the secondary battery through the connector and outputs the detected state as secondary battery information; a memory that stores a recommendation table in which a plurality of predetermined conditions related to the state of the secondary battery and the plurality of devices are stored in association with each other, wherein the plurality of predetermined conditions are different for each device; a processor that determines at least one recommended device, of the plurality of devices, suitable to be connected to the battery pack using the state of the secondary battery indicated by the secondary battery information and the recommendation table, by comparing the state of the secondary battery in the battery pack with each of the plurality of predetermined conditions different for each device, and by determining the at least one recommended device which is associated with a predetermined condition that is satisfied by the state of the secondary battery; an indicator; and indication control circuitry that causes the indicator to indicate information indicating the at least one recommended device determined by the processor.
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