Portable battery driven apparatus

• US 7,836,321 B2
• Filed: 06/28/2004
• Issued: 11/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Lahnalampi, Timo, Salo, Juha H., Aaltonen, Janne La.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee; Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): Brown; Michael J
• Application Number:
  US10/557,654
• Publication Number:
  US 20090164823A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,332 Days
• Field of Search: 713/300, 713/320, 713/323, 713/340, 715/749
• US Class Current: 713/340
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3648 comprising digital calculation means, e.g. for performing an algorithm
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 12/023 Free address space management
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0063 with circuits adapted for supplying loads from the battery
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00714 in response to battery charging or discharging current
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007182 in response to battery voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/64 file transfer between terminals download of applications H04M1/72406; transfer of messages, e.g. SMS, e-mail or MMS H04M1/7243
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0261 managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A mobile telephone handset (1) has its circuitry (11) to be driven by a rechargeable battery (17). The handset can to perform a data processing operation such as a download or a memory defragmentation, which requires battery power over a considerable period of time and a battery sensor (20) is coupled to the circuitry for indicating whether the battery has sufficient capability to complete the data operation. The circuitry (11) is configured to cease the data processing operation in the event that the battery is indicated to have insufficient capability to complete the operation. A battery charging sensor (19) indicates when an external battery charger is connected and the download or defragmention process is preferably carried out using the power of the charger rather than the battery.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

circuitry to be driven by a rechargeable battery to perform a data processing operation including downloading data content, the data content being configured in a first relatively large size and a second relatively small size, and

a battery sensor coupled to the circuitry, the battery sensor being configured to indicate whether the battery has sufficient capability to complete the operation of downloading of the data content,

the apparatus being configured to obtain data corresponding to the size of the content to be downloaded,

wherein said circuitry is configured to estimate whether the battery has the capability to support the downloading of the content in said first size, and if it is estimated that the battery does not have the capability to support the downloading of the content in said first size, to estimate whether the battery has the capability to support the downloading of the content in said second size, and the circuitry is configured to cease the downloading of the data content in the event that the battery is indicated to have insufficient capability to complete the downloading of the data content.

2. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the circuitry is configured to cease the downloading of the data content after it has started in the event that the battery is indicated to have insufficient capability to complete said operation.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said first size is of a relatively high quality and the second size is of a relatively low quality.

4. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said first size is of a relatively long play duration and the second size is of a relatively short play duration.

5. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the battery sensor coupled to the circuitry is configured to indicate whether the battery has sufficient charge to complete the data operation.

6. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the battery sensor is operable configured to detect at least one of the voltage of the battery and the current delivered by the battery.

7. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the battery sensor is configured to sense the condition of the battery continuously.

8. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the battery sensor is configured to sense the condition of the battery intermittently.

9. An apparatus according to claim 1 including an alarm configured to alert a user that the battery has insufficient charge to complete the data processing operation in advance of it being determined that the battery has insufficient capacity to support the data processing operation.

10. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a mobile telecommunications handset.

11. A method, comprising:

performing by circuitry driven by a rechargeable battery a data processing operation including downloading data content, the data content being configured in a first relatively large size and a second relatively small size;

indicating by a battery sensor coupled to the circuitry whether the battery has sufficient capability to complete the downloading of the data content;

obtaining data corresponding to the size of the content to be downloaded;

estimating whether the battery has the capability to support the downloading of the content in said first size, and if it is estimated that the battery does not have the capability to support the downloading of the content in said first size, estimating whether the battery has the capability to support the downloading of the content in said second size; and

ceasing the downloading of the data content in the event that the battery is indicated to have insufficient capability to complete the downloading of the data content.

12. A method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising:

if the battery does not have sufficient capability to complete the downloading of the data content, signalling to a server that the download is to be aborted, and the server logging that the download was aborted due to insufficient battery charge level.