Battery tester upgrade using software key
US7012433B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/379
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electronic battery tester, comprising first and second connectors configured to electrically couple to terminals of the battery, a microprocessor configured to test the battery using the first and second connectors, a memory containing a set of locked instructions for the microprocessor, an input configured to receive a software unlocking key, and the microprocessor configured to execute the set of locked instructions in response to the software unlocking key corresponding a predetermined software unlocking key.
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