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Method of displaying a status condition of a battery

US6078871A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 15, 1998
Grant dateJun 20, 2000
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R31/3648
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of displaying a status condition of a smart battery being charged by a smart battery charger. The method includes: transmitting data from the smart battery to a computer, wherein the smart battery charger is external to the computer; processing said data in accordance with a software program being executed by a central processing unit within the computer; and displaying information obtained as a result of processing said data on a display screen coupled to the computer.

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