Context Aware Battery Charging
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a monitoring unit configured to monitor at least one data acquisition source of a device operated by a rechargeable battery and estimate a context of the device based on data acquired from the at least one data acquisition source;
a charging control unit configured to dynamically adjust charging voltage and charging current applied to the rechargeable battery based on the estimated context of the device acquired from the monitoring unit,wherein the rechargeable battery comprises at least one battery cell.
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Abstract
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus including monitoring unit and a charging control unit. The monitoring unit is configured to monitor at least one data acquisition source of a device operated by a rechargeable battery and to estimate a context of the device based on data acquired from the at least one data acquisition source. The charging control unit is configured to dynamically adjust charging voltage and charging current applied to the rechargeable battery based on the estimated context of the device acquired from the monitoring unit. The battery includes at least one battery cell.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a monitoring unit configured to monitor at least one data acquisition source of a device operated by a rechargeable battery and estimate a context of the device based on data acquired from the at least one data acquisition source; a charging control unit configured to dynamically adjust charging voltage and charging current applied to the rechargeable battery based on the estimated context of the device acquired from the monitoring unit, wherein the rechargeable battery comprises at least one battery cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; monitoring at least one data acquisition source of a device operated by a rechargeable battery and estimate a context of the device based on the data acquired from the at least one data acquisition source; dynamically adjusting charging voltage and charging current applied to the rechargeable battery based on the estimated context of the device acquired from the monitoring unit, wherein the rechargeable battery comprises at least one battery cell.
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15. A method, comprising:
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monitoring at least one data acquisition source of a device operated by a rechargeable battery and estimate a context of the device of users based on the data acquired from the at least one data acquisition source; and dynamically adjusting charging voltage and charging current applied to the rechargeable battery based on the estimated context of the device acquired from the monitoring unit, wherein the rechargeable battery comprises at least one battery cell. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An apparatus, comprising
means for monitoring at least one data acquisition source of a device operated by a rechargeable battery and estimate a context of the device based on the data acquired from the at least one data acquisition source; - and
means for dynamically adjusting charging voltage and charging current applied to the rechargeable battery based on the estimated context of the device acquired from the monitoring unit, wherein the rechargeable battery comprises at least one battery cell.
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