BATTERY WITH ELECTRONIC COMPARTMENT
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A device, comprising:
- a housing having a shape corresponding to a battery form factor;
a battery section detachably coupled to the housing, the battery section containing a power source; and
an electronic section integrally formed with the housing and containing electronic circuitry that draws power from the detachably coupled battery section, wherein the electronic circuitry is operable to;
detect current drain from the power source by an Infra Red (IR) device, and responsive to detecting the current drain, generate a voltage signal that is proportional to the detected current drain;
generate a Radio Frequency (RF) signal in response to the generated voltage; and
transmit the generated RF signal to a base station for controlling a remote device.
5 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An electronic containment battery includes a battery section and an electronic section that together form a standard battery form factor that allows insertion into conventional electronic devices. The electronic section can include Radio Frequency (RE) circuitry that enables electronic operations in the electronic containment battery to be communicated or controlled wirelessly.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A device, comprising:
-
a housing having a shape corresponding to a battery form factor; a battery section detachably coupled to the housing, the battery section containing a power source; and an electronic section integrally formed with the housing and containing electronic circuitry that draws power from the detachably coupled battery section, wherein the electronic circuitry is operable to; detect current drain from the power source by an Infra Red (IR) device, and responsive to detecting the current drain, generate a voltage signal that is proportional to the detected current drain; generate a Radio Frequency (RF) signal in response to the generated voltage; and transmit the generated RF signal to a base station for controlling a remote device.
-
-
2. An apparatus for inserting into a battery compartment of a host device comprising:
-
a battery module to provide current to the host device through terminals in the battery compartment of the host device; an electronic module having an attachment region structured to detachably couple to the battery module, the electronic module configured to draw power from the detachably coupled battery module; wherein the battery module has a first shape that is smaller than a battery form factor, and the electronic module has a second shape that is substantially similar in shape to the first shape, the second shape corresponding to the first shape such that, when the modules are detachably coupled, a combined shape of the detachably coupled modules corresponds to the battery form factor. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. An apparatus, comprising:
-
a battery section; and an electronic section connected to the battery section, the electronic section to draw power from the battery section; wherein the connected sections have a combined shape that corresponds to a battery form factor; wherein the electronic section is operable to; monitor a current flowing from the battery section; and generate an output based on the monitored current, the output representing a status of, or activity in, the battery section or a host device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification