Method of measuring the battery level in a mobile telephone

• US 7,102,329 B2
• Filed: 02/16/2001
• Issued: 09/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Donovan Developments Limited
• Original Assignee: Donovan Developments Limited
• Inventors: Soyer, Sebastian
• Primary Examiner(s): TIBBITS, PIA FLORENCE
• Application Number:
  US10/203,715
• Publication Number:
  US 20040046528A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,027 Days
• Field of Search: 320/128, 320/134, 320/136, 320/161, 320/DIG.21, 324426-436, 429 90- 92, 340/636, 340/635
• US Class Current: 320/128
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 19/16542 for batteries charge condition monitoring in G01R31/36
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3648 comprising digital calculation means, e.g. for performing an algorithm

Abstract

Measuring the voltage level of a mobile telephone battery during a charging operation involves disabling the charge temporarily so that the battery rapidly enters discharge mode. The discharge mode voltage is more representative of the true battery charge level, so that the present invention can be implemented to provide a battery charge level display that is accurate even when the telephone is being charged.

Claims

1. A method of measuring the voltage level of a mobile telephone battery during multiple modes of operation comprising the steps of:

(a) measuring the voltage level of the battery, the voltage level fluctuating within an envelope of voltage values;

(b) filtering the measured voltage levels using a filter which outputs a filtered voltage output which remains at or near the top of the envelope of voltage values, which filter is also a sliding filter which moves down very slowly but moves up very quickly; and

(c) using the filtered voltage output as a measurement of the voltage level of the battery.

2. A method of measuring the voltage level of a mobile telephone battery comprising the steps of:

(a) measuring the voltage level of the battery, the volage level fluctuating within an envelope of voltage values;

(b) filtering the measured voltage levels using a filter which is a sliding filter which moves down more slowly than it moves up and which outputs a filtered voltage output which remains at or near the top of the envelope of voltage values; and

(c) using the filtered voltage output as a measurement of the voltage level of the battery.

3. The method of claim 2 in which the filter is a sliding filter which moves down very slowly but moves up very quickly.