Energy consumption-rate indication for a battery-powered electronic device
First Claim
1. An energy consumption rate meter for a battery-powered electronic device comprising:
- a battery monitor that determines an energy consumption rate of the electronic device for a battery installed in the device; and
a display unit that displays an indication of the determined energy consumption rate.
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Abstract
An energy consumption-rate meter determines an energy discharge rate of a battery installed in an electronic device. The meter further displays the battery discharge rate to a user of the device so that the user may use the device more energy-efficiently. An electronic device having the energy consumption-rate meter comprises a computer program that, when executed by a processor in the device, the program implements a method of gauging an energy consumption rate of the electronic device. The method comprises determining the battery discharge rate, and displaying an indication of the battery discharge rate as the energy consumption rate of the device. The battery discharge rate is determined one or both of directly and indirectly. The displayed indication is one or both of a relative form and an absolute form of the energy consumption rate.
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43 Claims
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1. An energy consumption rate meter for a battery-powered electronic device comprising:
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a battery monitor that determines an energy consumption rate of the electronic device for a battery installed in the device; and
a display unit that displays an indication of the determined energy consumption rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A battery-powered electronic device that operates using one or more operational modes and that has an energy consumption-rate meter comprising:
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a processor;
a user interface having a display;
a memory; and
a computer program stored in the memory and executed by the processor, the computer program having instructions that implement determining a rate of energy discharge from a battery that is installed in the device, wherein an indication of the determined battery discharge rate is displayed on the display of the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of gauging an energy consumption rate for a battery-powered electronic device comprising:
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determining a rate of energy discharge from a battery installed in the electronic device, the battery discharge rate being equivalent to the energy consumption rate; and
displaying an indication of the energy consumption rate for a user of the device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of gauging an energy consumption rate for a battery-powered electronic device comprising:
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determining a rate of energy discharge from a battery installed in the electronic device, the device having one or more operational modes, the battery discharge rate being equivalent to the energy consumption rate; and
using the determined battery discharge rate to operate the device energy-efficiently. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. An energy consumption-rate meter for a battery-powered electronic device comprising:
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means for determining an energy consumption rate of the electronic device for a battery installed in the device; and
means for displaying an indication of the determined energy consumption rate. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. A battery-powered electronic device that operates using one or more operational modes comprising:
means for gauging an energy consumption rate of the device for each operational mode used with an installed battery. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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