NFC SYSTEM PROVIDING BATTERY POWER LEVEL MEASUREMENT FEATURES AND RELATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A Near Field Communication (NFC) system comprising:
- a battery comprisinga battery casing,at least one battery cell carried by said battery casing,at least one power measurement circuit carried by said battery casing and configured to measure a power level of said at least one battery cell, anda first NFC circuit carried by said battery casing and configured to communicate the power level measurement via NFC communication; and
a mobile wireless communications device comprisinga portable housing,a second NFC circuit carried by said portable housing, anda controller carried by said portable housing and configured to cause said second NFC circuit to receive the power level measurement from said first NFC circuit based upon proximity therewith.
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Abstract
A Near Field Communication (NFC) system may include a battery including a battery casing, at least one battery cell carried by the battery casing, at least one power measurement circuit carried by the battery casing and configured to measure a power level of the at least one battery cell, and a first NFC circuit carried by the battery casing and configured to communicate the power level measurement via NFC communication. The NFC system may further include a mobile wireless communications device including a portable housing, a second NFC circuit carried by the portable housing, and a controller carried by the portable housing and configured to cause the second NFC circuit to receive the power level measurement from the first NFC circuit based upon proximity therewith.
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29 Claims
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1. A Near Field Communication (NFC) system comprising:
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a battery comprising a battery casing, at least one battery cell carried by said battery casing, at least one power measurement circuit carried by said battery casing and configured to measure a power level of said at least one battery cell, and a first NFC circuit carried by said battery casing and configured to communicate the power level measurement via NFC communication; and a mobile wireless communications device comprising a portable housing, a second NFC circuit carried by said portable housing, and a controller carried by said portable housing and configured to cause said second NFC circuit to receive the power level measurement from said first NFC circuit based upon proximity therewith. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A battery comprising:
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a battery casing; at least one battery cell carried by said battery casing; at least one power measurement circuit carried by said battery casing and configured to measure a power level of said at least one battery cell; and a first Near Field Communication (NFC) circuit carried by said battery casing and configured to communicate the power level measurement via NFC communication to a second NFC circuit based upon proximity therewith. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile wireless communications device for use with a battery comprising a battery casing, at least one battery cell carried by the battery casing, at least one power measurement circuit carried by the battery casing and configured to measure a power level of the at least one battery cell, and a first NFC circuit carried by the battery casing and configured to communicate the power level measurement via NFC communication, the mobile wireless communications device comprising:
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a portable housing;
a second NFC circuit carried by said portable housing;a display carried by said portable housing; and a controller carried by said portable housing and configured to cause said second NFC circuit to receive the power level measurement from said first NFC circuit based upon proximity therewith, and display a power level indicator for said battery on said display based upon the received power level measurement. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A battery measurement method for a battery comprising a battery casing, at least one battery cell carried by the battery casing, at least one power measurement circuit carried by the battery casing, and a first NFC circuit carried by the battery casing, the method comprising:
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measuring a power level of the at least one battery cell using at least one power measurement circuit; and communicating the power level measurement from the first NFC circuit to a second NFC circuit of a mobile wireless communications device based upon proximity therewith. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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