Method for charging a battery
First Claim
1. A method for recharging a rechargeable battery:
- determining a discharge voltage of a rechargeable battery when said rechargeable battery is coupled to a charging circuit;
determining a recharge value that correlates at least to said determined discharge level; and
recharging said rechargeable battery to a first determined recharge value in response to said determined discharge voltage being greater than a predetermined discharge voltage threshold and a time from a last charge cycle to said coupling said rechargeable battery to a charging circuit is greater than a predetermined time.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for charging a rechargeable battery (110) that takes into account the use patterns of the particular battery. A user may only discharge the battery a little and recharge it frequently which is a low capacity high life cycle use pattern, or discharge the battery almost completely and place the battery on charge less frequently indicating a high capacity low life cycle use pattern. Herein, a battery is installed in an electronic device wherein a battery discharge determination circuit and a discharge determination algorithm determine the discharge level of the battery when a charging circuit is placed on the battery. The measurement algorithm determines from the rechargeable battery discharge level measurement how to recharge the rechargeable battery. The measurement algorithm may also determine how to recharge the rechargeable battery based on a plurality of previous measurements stored either in the electronic device or the battery.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for recharging a rechargeable battery:
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determining a discharge voltage of a rechargeable battery when said rechargeable battery is coupled to a charging circuit; determining a recharge value that correlates at least to said determined discharge level; and recharging said rechargeable battery to a first determined recharge value in response to said determined discharge voltage being greater than a predetermined discharge voltage threshold and a time from a last charge cycle to said coupling said rechargeable battery to a charging circuit is greater than a predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for recharging a rechargeable battery:
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coupling a rechargeable battery to a charging circuit; determining a discharge pattern of a rechargeable battery from a plurality of previously determined discharge measurements taken upon coupling said rechargeable battery to said charging circuit; and selecting a recharge mode based on said discharge pattern; and recharging said rechargeable battery with said recharge mode. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for recharging a rechargeable battery:
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determining a discharge voltage of a rechargeable battery when said rechargeable battery is coupled to a charging circuit; and determining a recharge value that correlates at least to said determined discharge level; recharging said rechargeable battery to a first determined recharge value in response to said determined discharge voltage level being greater than a predetermined discharge voltage threshold and a time from a last charge cycle to said coupling said rechargeable battery to a charging circuit is greater than a predetermined time; and recharging said rechargeable battery to a first determined recharge value in response to said determined discharge voltage being less than a predetermined discharge voltage threshold and a time frame from said last charge cycle to said coupling said rechargeable battery to a charging circuit is greater than a predetermined time.
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10. A method for recharging a rechargeable battery:
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determining a discharge voltage of a rechargeable battery when said rechargeable battery is coupled to a charging circuit; determining a recharge value that correlates at least to said determined discharge level; and recharging said rechargeable battery at a first recharge rate in response to said determined discharge voltage level being greater than a predetermined discharge voltage threshold, and at a second recharge rate in response to said determined discharge voltage being less than a predetermined discharge voltage threshold.
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11. A method for recharging a rechargeable battery:
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determining a discharge voltage of a rechargeable battery when said rechargeable battery is coupled to a charging circuit; determining a recharge value that correlates at least to said determined discharge level; recharging said rechargeable battery at a first rate if said difference between said discharge level and said determined discharge level pattern is greater then a predetermined value, and recharging said rechargeable battery at a second rate if said difference between said discharge level and said determined discharge level pattern is less then a predetermined value.
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12. A method for recharging a rechargeable battery:
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determining a discharge level pattern of a rechargeable battery when said rechargeable battery is coupled to a charging circuit; and determining a battery recharge method based on the determined discharge level pattern. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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