Buttonless Battery Charger Interface
First Claim
1. A battery charging apparatus with a plurality of modes for charging a battery, the battery charging apparatus comprising:
- a battery receptacle, wherein;
the battery receptacle is adapted to detachably and mechanically couple with the battery; and
the battery receptacle is adapted to detachably and electrically couple the battery with a battery charging circuit; and
a command processor, wherein;
the command processor is configured to detect a first at least partial mechanical coupling of the battery with the battery receptacle;
the command processor is further configured to detect a first at least partial mechanical decoupling of the battery from the battery receptacle;
the command processor is further configured to detect a first at least partial mechanical recoupling of the battery with the battery receptacle; and
the command processor is further configured to communicate a first instruction to the battery charging circuit based at least in part on detecting the first at least partial mechanical recoupling within a particular time period after the first at least partial mechanical decoupling.
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Abstract
According to the invention, a battery charging apparatus with a plurality of modes for charging a battery is disclosed. The apparatus may have a battery receptacle and a command processor. The battery receptacle may be adapted to detachably and mechanically couple with the battery and may be adapted to detachably and electrically couple the battery with a battery charging circuit. The command processor may be configured to: detect a first at least partial mechanical coupling of the battery with the battery receptacle; detect a first at least partial mechanical decoupling of the battery from the battery receptacle; detect a first at least partial mechanical recoupling of the battery with the battery receptacle; and/or to communicate a first instruction to the battery charging circuit based at least in part on detecting the first at least partial mechanical recoupling within a particular time period after the first at least partial mechanical decoupling.
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20 Claims
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1. A battery charging apparatus with a plurality of modes for charging a battery, the battery charging apparatus comprising:
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a battery receptacle, wherein;
the battery receptacle is adapted to detachably and mechanically couple with the battery; and
the battery receptacle is adapted to detachably and electrically couple the battery with a battery charging circuit; and
a command processor, wherein;
the command processor is configured to detect a first at least partial mechanical coupling of the battery with the battery receptacle;
the command processor is further configured to detect a first at least partial mechanical decoupling of the battery from the battery receptacle;
the command processor is further configured to detect a first at least partial mechanical recoupling of the battery with the battery receptacle; and
the command processor is further configured to communicate a first instruction to the battery charging circuit based at least in part on detecting the first at least partial mechanical recoupling within a particular time period after the first at least partial mechanical decoupling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for communicating one or more instructions to an electrical apparatus with a battery receptacle, the method comprising:
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detecting a first at least partial mechanical coupling of a battery with the battery receptacle;
detecting a first at least partial mechanical decoupling of the battery from the battery receptacle;
detecting a first at least partial mechanical recoupling of the battery with the battery receptacle; and
communicating a first instruction to the electrical apparatus based at least in part on detecting the first at least partial mechanical recoupling within a particular time period after the first at least partial mechanical decoupling. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electrical apparatus with a battery receptacle, the electrical apparatus comprising:
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a battery receptacle, wherein;
the battery receptacle is adapted to detachably and mechanically couple with the battery; and
the battery receptacle is adapted to detachably and electrically couple the battery with the electrical apparatus; and
a command processor, wherein;
the command processor is configured to detect a first at least partial mechanical coupling of the battery with the battery receptacle;
the command processor is further configured to detect a first at least partial mechanical decoupling of the battery from the battery receptacle;
the command processor is further configured to detect a first at least partial mechanical recoupling of the battery with the battery receptacle; and
the command processor is further configured to communicate a first instruction to the electrical apparatus based at least in part on detecting the first at least partial mechanical recoupling within a particular time period after the first at least partial mechanical decoupling. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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