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Method of calculating capacity of intelligent battery, intelligent battery and portable electronic device

  • US 6,836,096 B2
  • Filed: 06/15/2004
  • Issued: 12/28/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An intelligent battery for use with a portable electronic device having a first system component for operating with supplied electric power in a normal operational mode but not operating with no supplied electric power in the low electric power consumption mode, and a second system component for operating with supplied electric power both in the normal operational mode and in the low electric power consumption mode, and a controller for supplying electric power to said first and second system components in the normal operational mode and supplying electric power to said second system component and stopping supply of electric power to said first system component in the low electric power consumption mode, comprising:

  • (a) a timer;

    (b) a mode shift notice receiving unit for receiving a mode shift notice indicating a shift from the normal operational mode to the low electric power consumption mode or a shift from the low electric power consumption mode to the normal operational mode and a consumption electric current value or a consumption electric power value in the low electric power consumption mode unique to the second system component;

    c) a unit for calculating capacity data to be subtracted based on a period of the low electric power consumption mode after shifting to the mode measured by the timer and the received consumption electric current value or consumption electric power value in the low electric power consumption mode.

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