Method and apparatus for auditing a battery test
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1. A method of monitoring a condition of a storage battery, comprising:
- connecting a battery test device to the storage battery;
obtaining test condition information related to the battery;
obtaining raw battery test data by performing a step in a battery test on the storage battery with the battery test device;
digitizing the raw test data with the battery test device;
determining, using a microprocessor in the battery test device, the condition of the battery as a function of the digitized raw test data and the test condition information;
providing a visual output indicative of the condition of the battery;
digitally combining the test condition information, the digitized raw test data and the condition of the battery to form an audit code, the audit code having properties such that the digitized raw test data and the condition of the battery are subsequently recovered from the audit code and the battery test subsequently audited through comparing the raw test data to the condition of the battery to identify user falsification of the battery test; and
outputting the audit code.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for auditing condition of a storage battery performs a battery test on the storage battery to obtain a test result. Test condition information is obtained related to conditions of the battery test. The battery test result and the test condition information is combined into a code. The code may be subsequently used to determine conditions during the battery test which lead to the particular test result.
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1. A method of monitoring a condition of a storage battery, comprising:
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connecting a battery test device to the storage battery; obtaining test condition information related to the battery; obtaining raw battery test data by performing a step in a battery test on the storage battery with the battery test device; digitizing the raw test data with the battery test device; determining, using a microprocessor in the battery test device, the condition of the battery as a function of the digitized raw test data and the test condition information; providing a visual output indicative of the condition of the battery; digitally combining the test condition information, the digitized raw test data and the condition of the battery to form an audit code, the audit code having properties such that the digitized raw test data and the condition of the battery are subsequently recovered from the audit code and the battery test subsequently audited through comparing the raw test data to the condition of the battery to identify user falsification of the battery test; and outputting the audit code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 53)
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13. An apparatus for performing a battery test on a storage battery to determine the condition of the storage battery, comprising:
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battery test circuitry obtaining raw test data for the battery; an analog to digital converter providing digitized raw test data; input circuitry adapted to receive test condition information related to a test condition of the storage battery; a microprocessor determining the battery condition of the storage battery as a function of the digitized raw test data and the test condition information, wherein the microprocessor includes calculation circuitry for providing an audit code which is a combination of the battery condition, the digitized raw test data, and the test condition information, the audit code having properties such that the battery condition, the digitized raw test data, and the test condition information is subsequently recovered from the audit code and the battery test subsequently audited through comparing the raw test data to the condition of the battery to identify user falsification of the battery test; and output circuitry outputting the final battery test result and separately outputting the audit code. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54)
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