Wireless battery monitor
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1. An electronic battery tester, comprising:
- test circuitry configured to test a storage battery and to generate test data;
a memory configured to store identification information; and
communication circuitry configured to transmit the test data and the identification information over a wireless communication medium.
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Abstract
An electronic battery tester and method includes generating battery test data from an electronic battery test. The battery test data is transmitted over a wireless communication medium. In another aspect, a method and apparatus is provided for receiving battery test data from a wireless communication medium.
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104 Claims
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1. An electronic battery tester, comprising:
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test circuitry configured to test a storage battery and to generate test data;
a memory configured to store identification information; and
communication circuitry configured to transmit the test data and the identification information over a wireless communication medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of monitoring a plurality of storage batteries, comprising:
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(a) performing a battery test on each of a plurality of storage batteries and generating corresponding test data;
(b) transmitting test data for each of the plurality of storage batteries over a wireless communication medium. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A battery monitoring system, comprising:
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a first electronic battery tester comprising;
a first test circuit configured to test a first storage battery and to generate test data corresponding to the first storage battery;
a first memory configured to store a first identifier;
a first communication circuit configured to transmit the test data, corresponding to the first storage battery, and the first identifier over a wireless communication medium;
a second electronic battery tester comprising;
a second test circuit configured to test a second storage battery and to generate test data corresponding to the second storage battery;
a second memory configured to store a second identifier;
a second communication circuit configured to transmit the test data, corresponding to the second storage battery, and the second identifier over a wireless communication medium;
and a receiving station configured to receive the test data, corresponding to the first storage battery and the second storage battery, and the first and second identifier over the wireless communication medium - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. A receiving station comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive, over a wireless communication medium, battery test data from a battery tester; and
a computing device that is coupled to the receiver, the computing device is configured to at least temporarily store the received test data. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95)
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96. A method of receiving battery test data, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a receiver capable of receiving, over a wireless communication medium, battery test data from a battery tester; and
(b) coupling a computing device to the receiver, the computing device is capable of at least temporarily storing the received test data. - View Dependent Claims (97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104)
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