Method and Apparatus for Determination of a Non-Charging Operation

• US 20150002075A1
• Filed: 06/28/2013
• Published: 01/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Tuli, Apaar
• Granted Patent: US 9,362,773 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/107
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/02 Knowledge representation; Symbolic representation
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/22 The load being a portable electronic device
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00036 Charger exchanging data with battery
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00045 Authentication, i.e. circuits for checking compatibility between one component, e.g. a battery or a battery charger, and another component, e.g. a power source
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00047 with provisions for charging different types of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence

Abstract

A method comprising determining that a charge session event associated with a charge session between an apparatus and a separate apparatus has occurred, determining a separate apparatus identity of the separate apparatus, determining a non-charging operation based, at least in part, on the separate apparatus identity and the charge session event, and causing performance of the non-charging operation is disclosed.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor;

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

determine that a charge session event associated with a charge session between the apparatus and a separate apparatus has occurred;

determine a separate apparatus identity of the separate apparatus;

determine a non-charging operation based, at least in part, on the separate apparatus identity and the charge session event; and

cause performance of the non-charging operation.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the charge session relates to an interactive session between the apparatus and the separate apparatus associated with performance of a charging operation.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform a charging operation.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the non-charging operation relates to an authentication operation, wherein performance of the charging operation is based upon affirmative authentication of the authentication operation.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein determination of the non-charging operation comprises determining existence of at least one rule associated with the separate apparatus identity and the charge session event, and the non-charging operation is identified by the rule.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the rule comprises a single performance directive.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform receipt of information indicative of the rule from a different separate apparatus.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the non-charging operation relates to causing sending of at least one of a message or a notification.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a charger apparatus.

10. A method comprising:

determining that a charge session event associated with a charge session between the apparatus and a separate apparatus has occurred;

determining a separate apparatus identity of the separate apparatus;

determining a non-charging operation based, at least in part, on the separate apparatus identity and the charge session event; and

causing performance of the non-charging operation.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the charge session relates to an interactive session between the apparatus and the separate apparatus associated with performance of a charging operation.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising performance of a charging operation.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the non-charging operation relates to an authentication operation, wherein performance of the charging operation is based upon affirmative authentication of the authentication operation.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein determination of the non-charging operation comprises determining existence of at least one rule associated with the separate apparatus identity and the charge session event, and the non-charging operation is identified by the rule.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising receipt of information indicative of the rule from a different separate apparatus.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the non-charging operation relates to causing sending of at least one of a message or a notification.

17. At least one computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:

determining that a charge session event associated with a charge session between the apparatus and a separate apparatus has occurred;

determining a separate apparatus identity of the separate apparatus;

determining a non-charging operation based, at least in part, on the separate apparatus identity and the charge session event; and

causing performance of the non-charging operation.

18. The medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions that, when executed by a processor, further perform a charging operation.

19. The medium of claim 17, wherein determination of the non-charging operation comprises determining existence of at least one rule associated with the separate apparatus identity and the charge session event, and the non-charging operation is identified by the rule.

20. The medium of claim 17, wherein the non-charging operation relates to causing sending of at least one of a message or a notification.