Method and system for battery authentication for wireless and other devices
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1. A battery pack comprising:
- a housing;
at least one cell within the housing;
wherein the housing has inscribed thereon a battery pack date code for identifying a date of manufacture of the battery pack; and
, wherein the cell has inscribed thereon a number that is associated with the battery pack date code in an external list;
whereby comparing the number on the cell to the number recorded in the list for the battery pack date code of the battery pack determines whether the cell belongs to the battery pack.
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Abstract
A battery pack comprising: a housing; at least one cell within the housing; wherein the housing has inscribed thereon a battery pack date code for identifying a date of manufacture of the battery pack; and, wherein the cell has inscribed thereon a number (e.g., a periodically changing, predetermined random number) that is associated with the battery pack date code in an external list; whereby comparing the number on the cell to the number recorded in the list for the battery pack date code of the battery pack determines whether the cell belongs to the battery pack.
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1. A battery pack comprising:
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a housing;
at least one cell within the housing;
wherein the housing has inscribed thereon a battery pack date code for identifying a date of manufacture of the battery pack; and
,wherein the cell has inscribed thereon a number that is associated with the battery pack date code in an external list;
whereby comparing the number on the cell to the number recorded in the list for the battery pack date code of the battery pack determines whether the cell belongs to the battery pack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method in a computer system for identifying at least one cell with a battery pack, the cell being originally located within a housing of the battery pack, the method comprising:
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receiving a battery pack date code inscribed on the housing, the battery pack date code for identifying a date of manufacture of the battery pack;
receiving a number inscribed on the cell, the number being associated with the battery pack date code in a list; and
,comparing the number on the cell to the number recorded in the list for the battery pack date code of the battery pack to thereby determine whether the cell belongs to the battery pack. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for identifying at least one cell with a battery pack, the cell being originally located within a housing of the battery pack, the system comprising:
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a processor coupled to memory and an input device and adapted to;
receive a battery pack date code inscribed on the housing, the battery pack date code for identifying a date of manufacture of the battery pack;
receive a number inscribed on the cell, the number being associated with the battery pack date code in a list; and
,compare the number on the cell to the number recorded in the list for the battery pack date code of the battery pack to thereby determine whether the cell belongs to the battery pack. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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