ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20110085069A1
• Filed: 12/17/2010
• Published: 04/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yoichi Sato
• Original Assignee: Yoichi Sato
• Inventors: Sato, Yoichi
• Granted Patent: US 8,085,159 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/333.02
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569
• 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: H01M 50/202 Casings or frames around the primary casing of a single cell or a single battery
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/271 Lids or covers for the racks or secondary casings
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

An electronic apparatus that enables a remaining battery capacity to be checked without requiring the battery to be loaded into the electronic apparatus. In this electronic apparatus, a battery lid closes a battery chamber that accommodates a battery. An opening/closing detection device detects opening/closing of the battery lid. An acquisition device acquires battery information of the battery when the opening/closing detection device detects that the battery lid opens. A storing device stores the battery information acquired by the acquisition device. A display device displays the battery information that is stored in the storing device, and displays the battery information of a battery that is not accommodated in the battery chamber.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus having a battery chamber that accommodates a battery;

comprising;

an acquisition device adapted to acquire battery information of the battery that is accommodated in said battery chamber;

a storing device adapted to store the battery information acquired by said acquisition device; and

a display device adapted to display the battery information stored in said storing device, wherein said display device displays the battery information of the battery that is accommodated in said battery chamber and the battery information of a battery that is not accommodated in said battery chamber at the same time.

2. An electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display device displays the battery information of the battery that is accommodated in said battery chamber and the battery information of a battery that is not accommodated in said battery chamber, in different display forms.

3. A method for controlling an electronic apparatus having a battery chamber that accommodates a battery;

comprising;

an acquisition step of acquiring battery information of the battery that is d in said battery chamber;

a storing step of storing the battery information acquired at said acquisition step; and

a display step of displaying the battery information stored at said storing step, wherein said display step displays the battery information of the battery that is accommodated in said battery chamber and the battery information of a battery that is not accommodated in said battery chamber at the same time.

4. A method for controlling an electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said display step displays the battery information of the battery that is accommodated in the battery chamber and the battery information of a battery that is not accommodated in said battery chamber in different display forms.