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Low battery report inhibitor for a sensor

  • US 5,686,896 A
  • Filed: 09/28/1995
  • Issued: 11/11/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for reporting a condition of a battery that supplies power to, and is housed in, a sensor used in a residence, the method comprising:

  • (a) detecting the condition of the battery;

    (b) generating, if a low battery condition is detected, an initial report indicating that the battery condition is low, the initial report being generated during an initial period of time after the low battery condition is detected and designed to not be repetitively disturbing to a resident of the residence;

    (c) inhibiting, during the initial period of time, the generation of a second report indicating that the battery condition is low, the second report designed to be repetitively disturbing to the resident.

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