Battery with electronic compartment
First Claim
1. An apparatus for inserting into a battery compartment of a host device, the apparatus comprising:
- a battery module to provide current to the host device through terminals in the battery compartment of the host device;
an auxiliary power source connected in parallel with the battery module;
an electronic module connected to the battery module, wherein the connected modules have a combined shape that corresponds to a battery form factor;
wireless charging circuitry operating in the electronic module, wherein the wireless charging circuitry is configured to;
wirelessly receive energy transmitted over the air from a charging device located proximate thereto; and
charge the battery module using the wirelessly received energy; and
a controller configured to cause the wireless charging circuitry to charge one of the battery module and the auxiliary power source while causing an other one of the battery module and the auxiliary power source to discharge current to the host device.
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Abstract
An electronic containment battery includes a battery section and an electronic section that together form a standard battery form factor that allows insertion into conventional electronic devices. In one example, the electronic section can include Radio Frequency (RF) circuitry that enables electronic operations in the electronic containment battery to be communicated or controlled wirelessly. In another example, the electronic section can include wireless charging circuitry that enables the battery section to be wirelessly charged while the EC battery is inserted into the conventional electronic device. In yet another example, the electronic section can include the RF circuitry and the wireless charging circuitry.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for inserting into a battery compartment of a host device, the apparatus comprising:
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a battery module to provide current to the host device through terminals in the battery compartment of the host device; an auxiliary power source connected in parallel with the battery module; an electronic module connected to the battery module, wherein the connected modules have a combined shape that corresponds to a battery form factor; wireless charging circuitry operating in the electronic module, wherein the wireless charging circuitry is configured to; wirelessly receive energy transmitted over the air from a charging device located proximate thereto; and charge the battery module using the wirelessly received energy; and a controller configured to cause the wireless charging circuitry to charge one of the battery module and the auxiliary power source while causing an other one of the battery module and the auxiliary power source to discharge current to the host device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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an auxiliary power source; a charging device configured to transmit energy wirelessly; a battery shaped device having a shape that corresponds to a battery form factor and being insertable into a battery compartment of a host device, the battery shaped device comprising; a battery module to provide current to the host device through terminals in the battery compartment of the host device; and an electronic module wired to the battery module, the electronic module configured to receive the wirelessly transmitted energy when the battery shaped device is positioned proximate to the charging device and to charge the battery module using the wirelessly transmitted energy; and a controller configured to cause the electronic module to charge one of the battery module and the auxiliary power source while causing an other one of the battery module and the auxiliary power source to discharge current to the host device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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