METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AT LEAST ONE INDICATOR RELATED TO A PROJECTED BATTERY LIFESPAN

• US 20110071780A1
• Filed: 09/21/2009
• Published: 03/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Tarkoma, Sasu
• Application Number:
  US12/563,768
• Publication Number:
  US 20110071780A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/63
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/392 Determining battery ageing or deterioration, e.g. state of health
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/488 Cells or batteries combined with indicating means for external visualization of the condition, e.g. by change of colour or of light density
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following determine an estimated battery usage for one or more activities. Further, a user interface is configured to display at least one indicator related to a projected battery lifespan based at least in part on the estimated battery usage of the one or more activities.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following

determine an estimated battery usage for one or more activities; and

a user interface configured to;

display at least one indicator related to a projected battery lifespan based at least in part on the estimated battery usage of the one or more activities.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the one or more activities is at least one of the following:

calendar entry, content download, telephone conference, travel, or a combination thereof.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the user interface is further configured to display a notification related to a projected battery lifespan.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the user interface is further configured to display multiple indicators related to the projected battery lifespan based at least in part on the configuration.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the at least one processor, further causes the apparatus to perform at least the following receive a user configuration associated to battery usage.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the projected battery lifespan is calculated based at least in part on at least one of prior usage.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the projected battery lifespan is calculated based at least in part on user input.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the projected battery lifespan is calculated using a highest possible usage.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the at least one processor, further causes the apparatus to perform at least the following associate the battery usage to the one or more activities.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the user interface is further configured to display at least one of one or more user hints related to energy consumption for the one or more activities.

11. A method, comprising:

determining an estimated battery usage for one or more activities; and

displaying at least one indicator related to a projected battery lifespan using a user interface based at least in part on the estimated battery usage of the one or more activities.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the one or more activities is at least one of the following:

calendar entry, content download, telephone conference, travel, or a combination thereof.

13. The method of claim 11 further comprising displaying a notification related to a projected battery lifespan.

14. The method of claim 11 further comprising displaying multiple indicators related to the projected battery lifespan based at least in part on the configuration.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising receiving a user configuration associated to battery usage.

16. The method of claim 11 further comprising calculating the projected battery lifespan based at least in part on at least one of prior usage.

17. The method of claim 11 further comprising calculating projected battery lifespan based at least in part on user input.

18. The method of claim 11 further comprising calculating the projected battery lifespan a highest possible usage.

19. The method of claim 11 further comprises associating the battery usage to the one or more activities.

20. The method of claim 11 further comprising displaying at least one of one or more user hints related to energy consumption for the one or more activities.