Systems and methods to charge a battery at different charge rates and indicate when charging at a faster rate is available
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a processor;
at least one system component accessible to the processor;
a battery accessible to the processor, wherein the battery provides power to the processor and the at least one system component;
a display accessible to the processor and powered by the battery; and
storage accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to;
permit charging of the battery at a first rate during a first charging instance;
permit charging of the battery at a second rate during a second charging instance, the second rate being slower than the first rate and the second charging instance being subsequent to the first charging instance;
provide an indication regarding the availability of again charging the battery at the first rate subsequent to the first charging instance; and
disallow charging of the battery at the first rate at least until a determination is made that charging the battery at the first rate is again available, the indication being provided responsive to the determination, the determination being based on an identification that a threshold number of charging instances greater than one have occurred in which the battery has been charged using at least one rate other than the first rate; and
based on the determination, again allow charging of the battery at the first rate.
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Abstract
In one aspect, a device includes a processor, at least one system component accessible to the processor, a battery accessible to the processor and that provides power to the processor and the at least one system component, a display accessible to the processor and powered by the battery, and storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to permit charging of the battery at a first rate during a first charging instance and to permit charging of the battery at a second rate during a second charging instance, where the second rate is slower than the first rate and the second charging instance is subsequent to the first charging instance. The instructions are also executable to provide an indication regarding the availability of again charging the battery at the first rate subsequent to the first charging instance.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a processor; at least one system component accessible to the processor; a battery accessible to the processor, wherein the battery provides power to the processor and the at least one system component; a display accessible to the processor and powered by the battery; and storage accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to; permit charging of the battery at a first rate during a first charging instance; permit charging of the battery at a second rate during a second charging instance, the second rate being slower than the first rate and the second charging instance being subsequent to the first charging instance; provide an indication regarding the availability of again charging the battery at the first rate subsequent to the first charging instance; and disallow charging of the battery at the first rate at least until a determination is made that charging the battery at the first rate is again available, the indication being provided responsive to the determination, the determination being based on an identification that a threshold number of charging instances greater than one have occurred in which the battery has been charged using at least one rate other than the first rate; and based on the determination, again allow charging of the battery at the first rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18)
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12. A method, comprising:
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permitting charging of a battery at a first rate during at least a first charging instance; subsequent to permitting charging of the battery at the first rate during at least the first charging instance, disallowing charging of the battery at the first rate but permitting charging of the battery at one or more other rates for a threshold number of charging instances, the one or more other rates being slower than the first rate; based on the battery being charged at the one or more other rates for the threshold number of charging instances, again allowing charging of the battery at the first rate; and providing an indicator at a device regarding the availability of again charging the battery at the first rate. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 19)
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15. A computer readable storage medium that is not a transitory signal, the computer readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by a processor to:
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permit charging of a battery at a first rate during a first charging instance; and wait until, subsequent to the first charging instance, a threshold number of additional charge instances has transpired using at least one other rate slower than the first rate before again permitting charging of the battery at the first rate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 20)
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