Wireless collection of battery performance metrics system, method, and computer program product

• US 20050027466A1
• Filed: 12/23/2003
• Published: 02/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Barcoding, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Barcoding, Inc.
• Inventors: Hochman, Jonathan, Olsson, Eric, Steinmetz, Jay
• Application Number:
  US10/742,991
• Publication Number:
  US 20050027466A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/63
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/371 with remote indication, e.g. on external chargers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3013 where the computing system is an embedded system, i.e. a combination of hardware and software dedicated to perform a certain function in mobile devices, printers, automotive or aircraft systems testing or monitoring of control systems or parts thereof G05B23/02
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3058 Monitoring arrangements for monitoring environmental properties or parameters of the computing system or of the computing system component, e.g. monitoring of power, currents, temperature, humidity, position, vibrations thermal management in cooling arrangements of a computing system G06F1/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/24 Arrangements for testing

Abstract

A system, method and computer program product are provided, including: (a) receiving a plurality of battery output metrics from at least one mobile device having a battery over a communication network at a central station; and (b) analyzing the plurality of battery output metrics at the central station. The method can include: (c) storing the plurality of battery output metrics in a database with an index associated with the at least one mobile device. The communication network can include a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), can be wireless or wired, or can include an IEEE standard 802.11-compliant wireless communication network. Alternatively, the method can include a step (c) comparing analyzed battery performance metrics of a first of the at least one mobile device with analyzed battery performance metrics of a second of the at least one mobile device.

Claims

1. A method of collecting and analyzing battery metrics comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving a plurality of battery output metrics from at least one mobile device having a battery over a communication network at a central station; and

(b) analyzing said plurality of battery output metrics at said central station.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

(c) storing said plurality of battery output metrics in a database with an index associated with said at least one mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said communication network comprises at least one of a local area network (LAN) and a wide area network (WAN).

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said communication network comprises at least one of a wireless network and a wired network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said communication network comprises an IEEE standard 802.11-compliant wireless communication network.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

(c) comparing analyzed battery performance metrics of a first of said at least one mobile device with analyzed battery performance metrics of a second of said at least one mobile device.

7. A system for collecting battery output metrics at a central station comprising:

receiving means for receiving a plurality of battery output metrics from at least one mobile device having a battery over a communication network at a central station; and

analyzing means for analyzing said plurality of battery output metrics at said central station, responsive to said receiving means.

8. A system operative to collect and analyze battery performance at a central station comprising:

a central station operative to receive a plurality of battery output metrics from at least one mobile device having a battery over a communication network; and

a battery performance analyzer operative to analyze said plurality of battery output metrics at said central station.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein said mobile devices comprises at least one of:

a computing device;

a desktop computer;

a notebook;

a server;

a workstation;

a communications device;

a wired terminal;

a wireless terminal;

a personal digital assistant (PDA);

a mobile telephone;

a landline telephone;

a beeper;

a speaker;

a monitor;

a printer; and

a fax device.

10. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium comprising program logic for centrally collecting and analyzing battery performance, comprising:

receiving means for enabling a computer to receive a plurality of battery output metrics from at least one mobile device having a battery over a communication network at a central station; and

analyzing means for enabling the computer to analyze said plurality of battery output metrics at said central station, responsive to said receiving means.