Sleep mode batteries in electronics devices and methods therefor
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1. A battery-powered electronics device, comprising:
- a battery;
a battery-hibernation circuit coupled to an output of the battery, the battery-hibernation circuit having a hibernation disable input;
an electronics device power ON switch coupled to the hibernation disable input of the battery-hibernation circuit.
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Abstract
A battery-powered portable electronics device (100) including a switch interconnecting a battery (170) and the battery circuit (180), a battery-hibernation circuit (190) coupled to the switch, a portable electronics device power ON switch (192) coupled to a hibernation disable input of the battery-hibernation circuit, whereby the switch connects battery power to the battery circuit upon actuation of the portable electronics device power ON switch.
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1. A battery-powered electronics device, comprising:
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a battery;
a battery-hibernation circuit coupled to an output of the battery, the battery-hibernation circuit having a hibernation disable input;
an electronics device power ON switch coupled to the hibernation disable input of the battery-hibernation circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A battery-powered portable electronics device, comprising:
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a battery having a battery output;
a battery circuit;
a switch interconnecting the battery output and the battery circuit, the switch having a switch control input;
a battery-hibernation circuit having an output coupled to the switch control input, the battery-hibernation circuit having a hibernation disable input;
a portable electronics device power ON switch coupled to the hibernation disable input of the battery-hibernation circuit, whereby the switch connects battery power to the battery circuit upon actuation of the portable electronics device power ON switch. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method in a battery-powered portable electronics device having a battery circuit that draws charge from a battery when the battery-powered portable electronics device is powered OFF, comprising:
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disconnecting the battery circuit from the battery of the battery-powered portable electronics device by enabling a hibernation circuit;
disabling the battery hibernation circuit by actuating a power ON switch of the battery-powered portable electronics device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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