Battery management system and method
First Claim
1. A battery management system for managing a plurality of subsystems of a mobile communication device powered by a battery, comprising:
- means for monitoring a present battery condition of the battery;
means for comparing the present battery condition with an enable condition of the plurality of subsystems to determine if a disable condition has been met; and
means for selectively disabling a subsystem in the plurality of subsystems if the disable condition has been met for the subsystem;
wherein the enable condition is a threshold temperature associated with the subsystems, the present battery condition is a battery temperature measurement, and the disable condition is met when the battery temperature is less than the threshold temperature for a subsystem.
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Abstract
A battery management system for managing a plurality of subsystem circuits and functions of a mobile communication device powered by a battery is disclosed. The battery management system includes a battery monitoring circuit, a user interface, and a battery management module. The battery monitoring circuit is operable to monitor a present battery capacity and generate a battery capacity signal based on the present battery capacity. The user interface is operable to receive a user-input allocation of battery capacity among the subsystem circuits and functions. The battery management module is operable to receive the user-input allocation and the battery capacity signal, and to selectively disable each subsystem circuit or function when each subsystem circuit or function has depleted its allocation of battery capacity.
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11 Claims
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1. A battery management system for managing a plurality of subsystems of a mobile communication device powered by a battery, comprising:
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means for monitoring a present battery condition of the battery; means for comparing the present battery condition with an enable condition of the plurality of subsystems to determine if a disable condition has been met; and means for selectively disabling a subsystem in the plurality of subsystems if the disable condition has been met for the subsystem; wherein the enable condition is a threshold temperature associated with the subsystems, the present battery condition is a battery temperature measurement, and the disable condition is met when the battery temperature is less than the threshold temperature for a subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for managing a plurality of subsystems in a mobile communication device having a battery, comprising:
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monitoring a present condition of the battery; comparing the present battery condition with an enable condition of the plurality of subsystems to determine if a disable condition has been met; and disabling a subsystem in the plurality of subsystems if the disable condition has been met for the subsystem; wherein the enable condition is a threshold temperature associated with the subsystems, the present battery condition is a battery temperature measurement, and the disable condition is met when the battery temperature is less than the threshold temperature for a subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile communication device, comprising
a battery for supplying power to a plurality of subsystems of the mobile communication device; -
a battery monitoring circuit for monitoring a present battery condition of the battery; and a battery management module for comparing the present battery condition with an enable condition of the plurality of subsystems to determine if a disable condition has been met, and for selectively disabling a subsystem in the plurality of subsystems if the disable condition has been met for the subsystem; wherein the enable condition is a threshold temperature associated with the subsystems, the present battery condition is a battery temperature measurement, and the disable condition is met when the battery temperature is less than the threshold temperature for a subsystem.
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