Emergency Override Of Battery Discharge Protection
First Claim
1. A method of overriding battery discharge protection in a mobile communication device comprising:
- determining a measured battery voltage;
determining an excess battery discharge condition, wherein further battery discharge will result in an impaired ability to recharge a battery;
detecting an emergency communication state;
disabling battery discharge protection in response to the emergency communication state; and
continuing discharge of the battery.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system and method for overriding battery discharge protection in a mobile communication device in the presence of an emergency communication. The method of overriding battery discharge protection in a mobile communication device comprises determining a measured battery voltage; determining an excess battery discharge condition, wherein further battery discharge will result in an impaired ability to recharge a battery; detecting an emergency communication state; disabling battery discharge protection in response to the emergency communication state; and continuing discharge of the battery.
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56 Claims
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1. A method of overriding battery discharge protection in a mobile communication device comprising:
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determining a measured battery voltage; determining an excess battery discharge condition, wherein further battery discharge will result in an impaired ability to recharge a battery; detecting an emergency communication state; disabling battery discharge protection in response to the emergency communication state; and continuing discharge of the battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile communication device comprising:
a battery protection circuit comprising; a circuit configured to determine a measured battery voltage; and a processor configured to; determine an excess battery discharge condition, wherein further battery discharge will result in an impaired ability to recharge a battery; detect an emergency communication state; disable a battery discharge protection in response to the emergency communication state; and continue discharge of the battery. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A mobile communication device comprising:
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means for determining a measured battery voltage; means for determining an excess battery discharge condition, wherein further battery discharge will result in an impaired ability to recharge a battery; means for detecting an emergency communication state; means for disabling battery discharge protection in response to the emergency communication state; and means for continuing discharge of the battery. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A computer-readable storage medium comprising program code, to override battery discharge protection in a mobile communication device, stored thereon, comprising code for:
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determining a measured battery voltage; determining an excess battery discharge condition, wherein further battery discharge will result in an impaired ability to recharge a battery; detecting an emergency communication state; disabling battery discharge protection in response to the emergency communication state; and continuing discharge of the battery. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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