Battery voltage alarm apparatus
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1. A battery voltage alarm apparatus comprising:
- means for determining when a battery voltage is below a predetermined voltage level and for generating a first control signal anytime that said battery voltage is below said predetermined voltage level and a second control signal only when the battery voltage remains below said predetermined voltage level for a predetermined period of time;
first alarm generation means, to be driven by the first control signal, for generating a first alarm; and
second alarm generation means, to be driven by the second control signal, for generating a second alarm.
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Abstract
There is provided a battery voltage alarm apparatus which announces the necessity of battery exchange when battery voltage falls below a predetermined level. The battery voltage alarm apparatus has a battery voltage detector, and a plurality of steps of detection levels for raising battery low voltage alarm are set and alarm sounds generated at individual levels are made to be different from each other. An alarm raised at a higher level is made to be an intermittent singing or a low-volume singing in order to reduce power consumption.
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1. A battery voltage alarm apparatus comprising:
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means for determining when a battery voltage is below a predetermined voltage level and for generating a first control signal anytime that said battery voltage is below said predetermined voltage level and a second control signal only when the battery voltage remains below said predetermined voltage level for a predetermined period of time;
first alarm generation means, to be driven by the first control signal, for generating a first alarm; and
second alarm generation means, to be driven by the second control signal, for generating a second alarm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
switch means for temporarily stopping said first and second alarm generation means; and
means, associated with said switch means, for counting a second interval of time upon activation of said switch means and for re-starting said first and second alarm generation means after completion of said second interval of time.
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5. A battery voltage alarm apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means for generating the first and second control signals includes timer means for timing said predetermined period of time, and said timer means is reset when said battery voltage is above said predetermined level.
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6. A battery voltage alarm apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second alarm consumes a different amount of power than said first alarm.
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7. A battery voltage alarm apparatus comprising:
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means for detecting battery voltage and for generating a first control signal when said battery voltage is below a predetermined level;
means for measuring an interval of time during which the battery voltage detected by said means for detecting remains below said predetermined level and for generating a second control signal only when said battery voltage remains below said predetermined level for a predetermined period of time; and
means for generating a first alarm in response to said first control signal and generating a second alarm in response to said second control signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
means for selectively stopping at least one of said first and second alarms; and
means for counting a second interval of time upon activation of said means for selectively stopping at least one of said first and second alarms and for raising said at least one of said first and second alarms again at the termination of said second interval of time.
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10. A battery voltage alarm apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said means for measuring an interval of time during which the battery voltage remains below said predetermined level includes timer means for timing said predetermined period of time, and said timer means is reset when said battery voltage is above said predetermined level.
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11. A battery voltage alarm apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said second alarm consumes a different amount of power than said first alarm.
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12. A battery voltage alarm apparatus comprising:
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means for detecting a first level of battery voltage;
means for detecting a second level of battery voltage;
means for generating a first alarm when said first level is detected;
means for generating a second alarm when said second level is detected;
means for selectively stopping at least one of said first and second alarms; and
means for counting an interval of time upon activation of said means for selectively stopping at least one of said first and second alarms and for restarting said first and second alarms after completion of said interval of time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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- 16. A battery voltage monitoring apparatus for a telecommunications device, comprising:
- 20. A battery voltage monitoring apparatus for a telecommunications device, comprising:
- 24. A battery voltage monitoring apparatus for a telecommunications device, comprising:
- 28. A battery voltage monitoring apparatus for a telecommunications device, comprising:
- 32. A battery voltage monitoring apparatus for a telecommunications device, comprising:
- 36. A battery voltage monitoring apparatus for a telecommunications device, comprising:
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