Method and apparatus for managing operations associated with a backup power source at a network terminal
First Claim
1. An apparatus for managing operations associated with a backup power source at a network terminal, the apparatus comprising:
- a battery port at a network terminal configured, in an enabled state, to monitor status of a battery and provide a status indicator indicating presence or status of the battery;
an interface at the network terminal having selectable states; and
a control circuit coupled to the interface and the battery port and, in response to the interface being in a given state in an absence of the battery coupled to the battery port, the control circuit is configured to disable reporting of information related to the battery and substantially continue to disable the reporting over reset, loss of power or reconfiguration of the network terminal and, in response to detecting presence of a battery at the battery port, the control circuit is further configured to enable the reporting.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus provide for managing operations associated with a backup power source at a network terminal. A network terminal includes a battery port that, when enabled, is configured to monitor status of a battery coupled to the battery port and provide a status indicator for the battery. The network terminal also includes an interface with selectable states. A control circuit detects the state of the interface and presence of a battery at the battery port. In response to the interface being in a given state in an absence of a battery coupled to the battery port, the control circuit causes the battery port to enter or remain in a disabled state. The battery port substantially maintains the disabled state over reset, loss of power and reconfiguration of the network terminal. If the battery port detects the presence of a battery, it responds by entering an enabled state to monitor the status of the battery and provide battery status indicators.
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1. An apparatus for managing operations associated with a backup power source at a network terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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a battery port at a network terminal configured, in an enabled state, to monitor status of a battery and provide a status indicator indicating presence or status of the battery; an interface at the network terminal having selectable states; and a control circuit coupled to the interface and the battery port and, in response to the interface being in a given state in an absence of the battery coupled to the battery port, the control circuit is configured to disable reporting of information related to the battery and substantially continue to disable the reporting over reset, loss of power or reconfiguration of the network terminal and, in response to detecting presence of a battery at the battery port, the control circuit is further configured to enable the reporting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of managing operations associated with a battery at a network terminal, the method comprising:
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monitoring a selectable state of an interface at a network terminal; determining a presence or absence of a battery at the network terminal; disabling reporting of information related to the battery, in response to the absence of the battery and the state of the interface, over reset, loss of power or reconfiguration of the network terminal; monitoring the presence of a battery at the battery port; and enabling reporting of information related to the battery in response to detecting the presence of a battery at the battery terminal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program product having processor-readable instructions stored thereon, the processor-readable instructions, when loaded and executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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monitor a selectable state of an interface at a network terminal; determine a presence or absence of a battery at the network terminal; disable reporting of information related to the battery, in response to the absence of the battery and the state of the interface, over reset, loss of power or reconfiguration of the network terminal; monitor the presence of a battery at the battery port; and enable reporting of information related to the battery in response to detecting the presence of a battery at the battery terminal.
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