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Sleep mode batteries in electronics devices and methods therefor

US6927555B2 · kind B2 · utility

27Cited by
11References
20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 13, 2002
Grant dateAug 9, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02J7/007
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A battery-powered portable electronics device (100) including a switch interconnecting a battery (170) and the battery circuit (180), a battery-hibernation circuit (190) coupled to the switch, a portable electronics device power ON switch (192) coupled to a hibernation disable input of the battery-hibernation circuit, whereby the switch connects battery power to the battery circuit upon actuation of the portable electronics device power ON switch.

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