Method and apparatus for near field communications
First Claim
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1. A battery comprising:
- a housing;
at least one battery cell carried in said housing; and
a multi-mode near field transceiver carried in said housing.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for inductively charging a battery. The battery comprises a housing (102), at least one battery cell (104) carried in the housing and a multimode near field transceiver (106) carried also in the housing. The near field transceiver is operable in a passive mode to provide information and active mode to exchange information. The battery further comprises a charging coupler (108) coupled to the cell through a charging circuit (110) and a communication coupler (112) or antenna coupled to the transceiver.
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20 Claims
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1. A battery comprising:
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a housing;
at least one battery cell carried in said housing; and
a multi-mode near field transceiver carried in said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling a battery, comprising:
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receiving charging power from a near field source;
transmitting from a near field transceiver operating in a passive mode information indicating cell charging information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A battery comprising:
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a housing;
an active transceiver carried in the housing;
a passive transceiver carried in the housing;
a communication coupler coupled to the active transceiver and the passive transceiver;
a memory coupled to the passive transceiver;
at least one rechargeable battery cell a charging circuit coupled to the at least one battery cell; and
a charging coupler coupled to the charging circuit, wherein the charging coupler is configured to couple to at least an inductive charger. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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