PORTABLE DEVICE, BATTERY PACK, DISPLAY CONTROLLING METHOD, AND DISPLAY CONTROLLING PROGRAM

• US 20110178746A1
• Filed: 07/09/2009
• Published: 07/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. (MinebeaMitsumi Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. (MinebeaMitsumi Inc.)
• Inventors: Sugaya, Takayuki, Asai, Takanori
• Granted Patent: US 9,031,801 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/63
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3646 for indicating electrical conditions or variables, e.g. visual or audible indicators
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/392 Determining battery ageing or deterioration, e.g. state of health
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/44 Methods for charging or discharging circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0048 Detection of remaining charge capacity or state of charge [SOC]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0049 Detection of fully charged condition
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/005 Detection of state of health [SOH]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A portable device driven by a secondary battery which is chargeable and dischargeable, the portable device including a full charge detecting unit configured to detect full charge of the secondary battery in receipt of a report of the full charge and acquires capacity data indicative of a capacity of the secondary battery, a memory controlling unit configured to store the capacity data acquired by the full charge detecting unit in a memory unit, and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit of the portable device to display the capacity data stored by the memory controlling unit in chronological order.

Claims

1. A portable device driven by a secondary battery which is chargeable and dischargeable, the portable device comprising:

a full charge detecting unit configured to detect full charge of the secondary battery in receipt of a report of the full charge and to acquire capacity data indicative of a capacity of the secondary battery;

a memory controlling unit configured to store the capacity data acquired by the full charge detecting unit in a memory unit; and

a display control unit configured to cause a display unit of the portable device to display the capacity data stored by the memory controlling unit in chronological order.

2. The portable device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a setting unit configured to set a timing for acquiring the capacity data,

wherein the full charge detecting unit acquires the capacity data at a timing set by the setting unit.

3. The portable device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a ratio calculating unit configured to calculate a ratio between an initial value of a capacity of the secondary battery and the capacity data,

wherein the display control unit displays the capacity data along with the ratio.

4. The portable device according to claim 3,

wherein the display control unit displays the initial value capacity data and the capacity data by associating the initial value capacity data and the capacity data for each capacity data, and displays a ratio between finally detected capacity data of the capacity data and the initial value independently from the associated initial value capacity data and capacity data for each capacity data.

5. The portable device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a residual quantity data acquiring unit configured to acquire residual quantity data indicative of a residual quantity of the secondary battery,

wherein the display control unit displays the residual quantity data and the capacity data while associating the residual quantity data with the capacity data.

6. The portable device according to claim 5,

wherein the display control unit displays the residual quantity data and finally detected capacity data of the capacity data while associating the residual quantity data with the finally acquired capacity data.

7. A battery pack which is chargeable and dischargeable and drives a portable device including a full charge detecting unit detecting full charge of a secondary battery in receipt of a report of the full charge and acquires capacity data indicative of a capacity of the secondary battery, a memory controlling unit storing the capacity data acquired by the full charge detecting unit in a memory unit, a display control unit causing a display unit of the portable device to display the capacity data stored by the memory controlling unit in chronological order, the battery pack comprising:

the secondary battery; and

a secondary battery full charge detecting unit configured to detect the full charge of the secondary battery and to calculate the capacity data of the secondary battery in the full charge,

wherein the capacity data of the secondary battery calculated by the secondary battery full charge detecting unit are provided to the portable device.

8. The battery pack according to claim 7, further comprising:

a setting unit configured to set a timing of acquiring the capacity data,

wherein the secondary battery full charge detecting unit provides the capacity data to the portable device at a timing set by the setting unit.

9. A display controlling method using a portable device driven by a secondary battery which is chargeable and dischargeable, the display controlling method comprising:

detecting full charge of the secondary battery in receipt of a report of the full charge and acquiring capacity data indicative of a capacity of the secondary battery in the full charge;

storing the capacity data acquired by the detecting the full charge unit in a memory unit; and

displaying the capacity data stored by the storing the capacity data on a display unit included in the portable device in chronological order.

10. The display controlling method according to claim 9, further comprising:

setting a timing for acquiring the capacity data,

wherein the detecting full charge of the secondary battery acquires capacity data at a timing set by the setting.

11. The display controlling method according to claim 9, further comprising:

calculating a ratio between an initial value of a capacity of the secondary battery and the capacity data,

wherein the displaying the capacity data displays the capacity data along with the ratio.

12. The display controlling method according to claim 11,

wherein the displaying the capacity data displays the initial value capacity data and the capacity data by associating the initial value capacity data and the capacity data for each capacity data, and displays a ratio between finally detected capacity data of the capacity data and the initial value independently from the associated initial value capacity data and capacity data for each capacity data.

13. The display controlling method according to claim 9, further comprising:

acquiring residual quantity data indicative of a residual quantity of the secondary battery,

wherein the displaying the capacity data displays the residual quantity data and the capacity data while associating the residual quantity data with the capacity data.

14. The display controlling method according to claim 13,

wherein the displaying the capacity data displays the residual quantity data and finally detected capacity data of the capacity data while associating the residual quantity data with the finally acquired capacity data.

15. A non-transitory recording medium saving a display controlling program representing a sequence of instructions, the display controlling program which when executed by a computer included in a portable device driven by a chargeable and dischargeable secondary battery, the instructions cause the portable device to functions as

detecting full charge of the secondary battery in receipt of a report of the full charge and acquiring capacity data indicative of a capacity of the secondary battery in the full charge;

storing the capacity data acquired by the detecting the full charge unit in a memory unit; and

displaying the capacity data stored by the storing the capacity data on a display unit included in the portable device in chronological order.

16. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 15, further comprising:

a setting unit configured to set a timing for acquiring the capacity data,

wherein a full charge detecting unit acquires the capacity data at a timing set by the setting unit.

17. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 15, further comprising:

a ratio calculating unit configured to calculate a ratio between an initial value of a capacity of the secondary battery and the capacity data,

wherein the display control unit displays the capacity data along with the ratio.

18. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 17,

wherein the display control unit displays the initial value capacity data and the capacity data by associating the initial value capacity data and the capacity data for each capacity data, and displays a ratio between finally detected capacity data of the capacity data and the initial value independently from the associated initial value capacity data and capacity data for each capacity data.

19. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 15, further comprising:

a residual quantity data acquiring unit configured to acquire residual quantity data indicative of a residual quantity of the secondary battery,

wherein the display control unit displays the residual quantity data and the capacity data while associating the residual quantity data with the capacity data.

20. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 19,

wherein the display control unit displays the residual quantity data and finally detected capacity data of the capacity data while associating the residual quantity data with the finally acquired capacity data.