Sensor in battery
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1. A battery for supplying power to a communication device, comprising:
- a battery housing dimensioned and configured to be insertable in and removable from a battery compartment of the communication device;
electrical contacts disposed on the battery housing;
a battery cell within the battery housing, connected to the electrical contacts, and configured to supply power when the battery housing is inserted in the battery compartment, through at least two of the electrical contacts, to the communication device;
one or more contaminate sensors within the battery housing and configured to measure, when the battery housing is inserted in the battery compartment, a contaminate condition external to the communication device and generate corresponding measurements; and
an interface configured to interface the one or more contaminate sensor, when the battery housing is inserted in the battery compartment, with a processing system in the communication device, wherein interface includes communicating the measurements from the one or more contaminate sensors to the processing system.
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Abstract
Systems and method for providing sensors in batteries are provided. In certain aspects of the disclosure, a battery comprises a housing dimensioned to fit within a battery compartment of the communication device, a battery cell configured to supply power to the communication device, one or more sensors within the housing configured to measure a condition external to the battery and to received power from the battery cell, and an interface configured to interface the one or more sensors with a processing system in the communication device.
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1. A battery for supplying power to a communication device, comprising:
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a battery housing dimensioned and configured to be insertable in and removable from a battery compartment of the communication device; electrical contacts disposed on the battery housing; a battery cell within the battery housing, connected to the electrical contacts, and configured to supply power when the battery housing is inserted in the battery compartment, through at least two of the electrical contacts, to the communication device; one or more contaminate sensors within the battery housing and configured to measure, when the battery housing is inserted in the battery compartment, a contaminate condition external to the communication device and generate corresponding measurements; and an interface configured to interface the one or more contaminate sensor, when the battery housing is inserted in the battery compartment, with a processing system in the communication device, wherein interface includes communicating the measurements from the one or more contaminate sensors to the processing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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11. A method for measuring a contaminate condition external to, and for providing power to a communication device, the method comprising:
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providing power to the communication device from a battery cell in a battery inserted in a battery compartment of the communication device; measuring the contaminate condition external to the communication device using one or more contaminate sensors in the battery and generating a corresponding measurement; communicating the measurement from the battery to a processing system in the communication device; replacing the one or more contaminate sensors with at least one new contaminate sensor, the replacing comprising; removing the battery from the battery compartment; inserting a new battery in the battery compartment, the new battery having a new battery housing and, in the housing, a new battery cell and the at least one new contaminate sensor; providing power to the communication device from the new battery cell in the new battery in the battery compartment of the communication device; measuring the contaminate condition external to the communication device using the new at least one contaminant sensor in the new battery housing and generating another corresponding measurement; and communicating the another measurement from the new battery to the processing system in the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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26. A method for measuring a contaminate condition external to, and for providing power to a communication device, the method comprising:
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providing power to the communication device from a battery cell in a battery inserted in a battery compartment of the communication device; measuring the contaminate condition external to the communication device using one or more contaminate sensors in the battery and generating a corresponding measurement; communicating the measurement from the battery to a processing system in the communication device; detecting at the battery when the communication device is powered down, and in response, taking sensor reading from at least one of the contaminate sensors according to a lower power mode, wherein the lower power mode includes performing, at a given interval, a low power sensor reading, comprising taking a sensor reading from at least one of the contaminant sensors, to obtain a sensor data, determining a time associated with the taking a sensor reading, applying a corresponding time stamp to the sensor data, based on the determined time, and storing at least a portion of the sensor data and the corresponding time stamp in a tangible machine-readable media at the battery. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for measuring a contaminate condition external to, and for providing power to a communication device, the method comprising:
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providing power to the communication device from a battery cell in a battery inserted in a battery compartment of the communication device; measuring the contaminate condition external to the communication device using one or more contaminate sensors in the battery and generating a corresponding measurement; communicating the measurement from the battery to a processing system in the communication device; changing a mode of the communication device to a mode without contaminate sensors, comprising; removing the battery from the battery compartment; inserting a new battery in the battery compartment, the new battery not having contaminate sensors; and providing power to the communication device from the new battery in the battery compartment of the communication device.
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