System for centrally monitoring state information of batteries
First Claim
1. A battery monitoring system comprising:
- monitoring means for gathering battery state information concerning a plurality of batteries respectively mounted in a plurality of electronic apparatuses;
controlling means for predicting when each of the batteries approaches an end of battery life, based on the battery state information, and for producing end time information concerning each battery for which the approaching end of battery life has been predicted; and
output means for outputting the end time information produced by the controlling means.
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Abstract
A battery monitoring and control unit 52 monitors a battery 51 mounted in each of a plurality of terminals installed in a retail store. Total operating time during which the terminal has been operated by the battery, number of recharges that have been performed on the battery, or actual operating time during which the terminal has been operated on a single charge of the battery after completion of charging, is monitored. End-of-life time is predicted according to the state of consumption of the battery. Battery state information including the end-of-life time is transmitted at periodic intervals to a server 4 and transferred to a host 11. Based on the received end-of-life time, the host indicates on a store-by-store basis any terminal that is to be subjected to battery maintenance scheduled next time.
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17 Claims
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1. A battery monitoring system comprising:
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monitoring means for gathering battery state information concerning a plurality of batteries respectively mounted in a plurality of electronic apparatuses;
controlling means for predicting when each of the batteries approaches an end of battery life, based on the battery state information, and for producing end time information concerning each battery for which the approaching end of battery life has been predicted; and
output means for outputting the end time information produced by the controlling means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
the server transfers the battery state information and the end time information to a host connected to the server, and the host selects, for each of the stores, any information terminal that is to receive battery maintenance during the next scheduled maintenance.
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16. A method of monitoring batteries, comprising:
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gathering battery state information concerning a plurality of batteries respectively mounted in plurality of electronic apparatuses;
predicting when each of the batteries approaches an end of battery life, based on the battery state information, and producing end time information concerning each battery for which the approaching end of battery life has been predicted; and
outputting the end time information.
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17. A battery monitoring system, comprising:
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a monitoring unit gathering battery state information concerning a plurality of batteries respectively mounted in a plurality of electronic apparatuses;
a controlling unit predicting when each of the batteries approaches an end of battery life, based on the battery state information, and producing end time information concerning each battery for which the approaching end of battery life has been predicted; and
an output unit outputting the end time information.
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