Energy monitoring methods and battery devices

• US 10,558,253 B2
• Filed: 12/23/2014
• Issued: 02/11/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd. (Razer Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd. (Razer Incorporated)
• Inventors: Tan, Min-Liang
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phil K
• Application Number:
  US15/538,601
• Publication Number:
  US 20170351317A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,876 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3648 comprising digital calculation means, e.g. for performing an algorithm
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/382 Arrangements for monitoring battery or accumulator variables, e.g. SoC
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/263 Arrangements for using multiple switchable power supplies, e.g. battery and AC G06F1/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3212 Monitoring battery levels, e.g. power saving mode being initiated when battery voltage goes below a certain level
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0258 controlling an operation mode according to history or models of usage information, e.g. activity schedule or time of day
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0296 switching to a backup power supply
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

According to various embodiments, an energy monitoring method may be provided. The energy monitoring method may include: determining internal energy information indicating a charge state of an internal battery of a computing device; wirelessly receiving external energy information indicating a charge state of an external battery for the computing device; determining a combined energy information indicating a combined charge state of the internal battery and external battery based on the internal energy information and based on the external energy information; and providing a notification to a user of the computing device based on the combined energy information.

Claims

1. An energy monitoring method comprising:

determining internal energy information indicating a charge state of an internal battery of a computing device;

wirelessly receiving external energy information from an external battery, the external energy information indicating a charge state of the external battery for the computing device;

determining a combined energy information indicating a combined charge state of the internal battery and external battery based on the internal energy information and based on the external energy information;

determining based on the combined energy a remaining time information indicating a remaining run time during which the internal battery and the external battery provide energy to the computing device;

learning a user'"'"'s pattern of charging the computing device to predict a future charging time of the computing device; and

providing a notification to the user in response to determining the remaining run time will end before the predicted future charging time.

2. The energy monitoring method of claim 1, further comprising:

setting a battery life reserve time indicating a desired duration for which the internal battery and the external battery are to provide energy to the computing device.

3. The energy monitoring method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a daily time at which usually the user starts charging of at least one of the external battery or the internal battery.

4. The energy monitoring method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a daily time at which usually the user ends charging of at least one of the external battery or the internal battery.

5. The energy monitoring method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a history of power consumption over pre-determined periods of a day.

6. The energy monitoring method of claim 1,

wherein the external battery is provided in a battery pack.

7. The energy monitoring method of claim 1,

wherein the energy monitoring method is carried out in the computing device.

8. The energy monitoring method of claim 1,

wherein the computing device is a smart phone.

9. The energy monitoring method of claim 1,

wherein the energy monitoring method is carried out in a device separate from the computing device.

10. The energy monitoring method of claim 1,

wherein the energy monitoring method is carried out in a wearable device.

12. The energy monitoring method of claim 2, further comprising:

alerting the user if the remaining run time is less than the desired duration.

11. A server comprising a downloadable program which comprises program instructions which when downloaded and executed by a processor cause the processor to perform the energy monitoring method, the method comprising:

determining internal energy information indicating a charge state of an internal battery of a computing device;

wirelessly receiving external energy information from an external battery, the external energy information indicating a charge state of the external battery for the computing device;

determining a combined energy information indicating a combined charge state of the internal battery and external battery based on the internal energy information and based on the external energy information;

determining based on the combined energy a remaining time information indicating a remaining run time during which the internal battery and the external battery provide energy to the computing device;

learning a user'"'"'s pattern of charging the computing device to predict a future charging time of the computing device; and

providing a notification to the user in response to determining that the remaining run time will end before the predicted future charging time.

13. The server of claim 11, further comprising:

determining a daily time at which usually the user starts charging of at least one of the external battery or the internal battery.

14. The server of claim 11, further comprising:

determining a daily time at which usually the user ends charging of at least one of the external battery or the internal battery.

15. The server of claim 11, further comprising:

determining a history of power consumption over pre-determined periods of a day.

16. The server of claim 11, wherein the energy monitoring method is carried out in a device separate from the computing device.