Battery Charger User Interface
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1. A battery charger comprising:
- a first battery charging bay which receives a variable number of batteries for charging;
a second battery charging bay which receives a variable number of batteries for charging;
a human readable display which displays a first number of icons and a second number of icons, wherein the first number of icons represents the number of batteries received in the first bay and the second number of icons represents the number of batteries received in the second bay.
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Abstract
A battery charger (100) includes a plurality of battery receiving bays (108) for receiving batteries to be charged. A user interface (120) includes a display which displays information indicative of batteries received in the various bays (108) in graphical and textual form. The displayed information includes the number of batteries received in the charger, as well as their size, good/bad state, and state of charge.
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1. A battery charger comprising:
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a first battery charging bay which receives a variable number of batteries for charging; a second battery charging bay which receives a variable number of batteries for charging; a human readable display which displays a first number of icons and a second number of icons, wherein the first number of icons represents the number of batteries received in the first bay and the second number of icons represents the number of batteries received in the second bay. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20, 21)
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13. A method comprising:
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determining a number of batteries received in a first battery receiving region of a battery charger; determining a size of a battery received in the first battery receiving region; determining a number of batteries received in a second battery receiving region of the battery charger; displaying the determined number of batteries received in the first battery receiving region on a human readable display of the battery charger; displaying the determined size on the display; displaying the determined number of batteries received in the second battery receiving region on the display. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23)
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24. A battery charger including:
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a housing; a battery receiving region carried by the housing, wherein the battery receiving region receives a plurality of differently sized, generally cylindrical batteries for charging; a cover which allows a user to selectively access the battery receiving region; a battery size determiner which determines the size of a battery received in the battery receiving region; a display which provides a human readable output indicative of the number and size of batteries received in the battery receiving region. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A battery charger including:
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a first battery receiving region which receives at least one generally cylindrical battery for charging; a second battery receiving region which receives at least a one generally cylindrical battery for charging; a human readable display including a first display region which displays information indicative of a battery received in the first battery receiving region, wherein the first display region includes a first graphical display portion and a first textual display portion; a second display region which displays information indicative of a battery received in the second battery receiving region, wherein the second display region includes a second graphical display portion and a second textual display portion. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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