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Personal computing device having single-cell battery

US7493500B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 7, 2003
Grant dateFeb 17, 2009
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P70/50
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention features a personal computing device that may be powered by a single battery having a single lithium-ion cell or by a plurality of lithium-ion cells connected in parallel. The personal computing device may provide computing power comparable to that of conventional laptop computers and execute an operating system and application software comparable to that executed by conventional laptop computers. Furthermore, the battery's time between charging, when used to power the personal computing device, may be similar to the time between charging of a multi-cell battery when used to power a conventional laptop computer.

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