Method and system for providing battery usable life information to users of information handling systems
First Claim
1. A method for informing a user of battery usable life information for an information handling system, comprising:
- determining a current usable life condition for at least one rechargeable battery within an information handling system;
displaying normal level condition information to a user when the usable life condition is above a normal threshold level, the normal level condition information including usable life expectation information;
displaying critical level condition information to a user when the usable life condition below is a critical threshold level; and
displaying caution level condition information to a user when the usable life condition is below the normal threshold level and above the critical threshold level.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing battery health information to users of portable information handling systems. Battery health information is displayed to a user along with information concerning the limited life of a rechargeable battery. The battery health information may include, for example, a good condition indicator, a critical condition indicator and one or more intermediate condition levels. In addition, battery health information, customer battery usage information and other battery health related data can also be logged for later use in troubleshooting by users or remote technicians or for other desired purposes.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for informing a user of battery usable life information for an information handling system, comprising:
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determining a current usable life condition for at least one rechargeable battery within an information handling system;
displaying normal level condition information to a user when the usable life condition is above a normal threshold level, the normal level condition information including usable life expectation information;
displaying critical level condition information to a user when the usable life condition below is a critical threshold level; and
displaying caution level condition information to a user when the usable life condition is below the normal threshold level and above the critical threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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6. The method of claim 6, further comprising allowing a user to select one of a plurality of rechargeable batteries for which battery usable life information will be displayed.
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14. A battery health monitor for informing a user of battery usable life information for a rechargeable battery within an information handling system, comprising:
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normal level condition screen information configured to be displayed to a user when a current usable life condition for a rechargeable battery is above a normal threshold level, the normal level condition screen information including usable life expectation information;
critical level condition screen information configured to be displayed to a user when the current usable life condition below is a critical threshold level; and
caution level condition screen information configured to be displayed to a user when the current usable life condition is below the normal threshold level and above the critical threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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