METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING BATTERY
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a battery configured to supply power to the electronic device;
a timer configured to maintain time information of the electronic device;
a thermistor configured to measure a temperature of the battery; and
a processor electrically connected with the battery, the timer, and the thermistor, the processor configured to;
determine a state of the battery when the electronic device is powered off;
cause the electronic device to enter a suspend mode to protect the battery based on a result of the determined battery state;
be woken up by the timer when in a sleep state accompanied by entering of the suspend mode, and acquire state information of the battery; and
perform a function related to battery protection of the battery based on the acquired state information.
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Abstract
Various example embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and an apparatus for protecting a battery in an electronic device. According to various example embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device includes: a battery configured to supply power to the electronic device; a timer configured to maintain time information of the electronic device; a thermistor configured to measure a temperature of the battery; and a processor electrically connected with the battery, the timer, and the thermistor, and the processor is configured to: determine a state of the battery when the electronic device is powered off; cause the electronic device to enter a suspend mode to protect the battery based on a result of the determining; be woken up by the timer in a sleep state accompanied by entering of the suspend mode, and acquire state information of the battery; and perform a function related to battery protection of the battery based on the acquired state information.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a battery configured to supply power to the electronic device; a timer configured to maintain time information of the electronic device; a thermistor configured to measure a temperature of the battery; and a processor electrically connected with the battery, the timer, and the thermistor, the processor configured to; determine a state of the battery when the electronic device is powered off; cause the electronic device to enter a suspend mode to protect the battery based on a result of the determined battery state; be woken up by the timer when in a sleep state accompanied by entering of the suspend mode, and acquire state information of the battery; and perform a function related to battery protection of the battery based on the acquired state information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating of an electronic device, the method comprising:
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detecting power off of the electronic device; determining a state of a battery when the electronic device is powered off; entering a suspend mode for protecting the battery based on a result of the determining; waking up based on a predetermined operation period in a sleep state accompanied by entering of the suspend mode; acquiring state information of the battery in response to the waking up; and performing a function related to battery protection of the battery based on the state information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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