IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0359019
(2012-01-26)
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등록번호 |
US-8768419
(2014-07-01)
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발명자
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- Sivaraman, Sundar X.
- Sagayaraj, Maria M.
- Gopalakrishnan, Narayanadhoss X.
- Ramasamy, Ganesh X.
- Hariharan, Ramprasath X.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
21 |
초록
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A device is configured to receive a request for two or more battery partitions; create the two or more battery partitions according to the received request, where each of the two or more battery partitions relate to a respective function of the device; calculate usage of the two or more battery part
A device is configured to receive a request for two or more battery partitions; create the two or more battery partitions according to the received request, where each of the two or more battery partitions relate to a respective function of the device; calculate usage of the two or more battery partitions; present information regarding the usage of the two or more battery partitions; receive a request to change an allotment of at least one of the two or more battery partitions; and re-partition two or more battery partitions according to the received request to change of the allotment of the at least one of the two or more battery partitions. Additionally, the device can be configured to charge one or more battery partitions in an order of priority, re-assign one or more battery partitions to a different area, and provide notifications of usage.
대표청구항
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1. A method, comprising: receiving, from a user and by a device, a request for a plurality of battery partitions of a multi-cell battery;creating, by the device, the plurality of battery partitions according to the received request for the plurality of battery partitions, wherein each of the plurali
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A method, comprising: receiving, from a user and by a device, a request for a plurality of battery partitions of a multi-cell battery;creating, by the device, the plurality of battery partitions according to the received request for the plurality of battery partitions, wherein each of the plurality of battery partitions relates to a respective function of the device, and wherein each of the plurality of battery partitions corresponds to one or more cells in the multi-cell battery;calculating, by the device, usage of the plurality of battery partitions;presenting information, by the device and to the user, regarding the usage of the plurality of battery partitions;receiving, from the user and by the device, a request to change an allotment of at least one of the plurality of battery partitions; andre-partitioning, by the device, two or more of the plurality of battery partitions according to the received request to change the allotment of the at least one of the plurality of battery partitions,wherein the re-partitioning causes changes to the one or more cells in the multi-cell battery that correspond to the two or more of the plurality of battery partitions. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, from the user, a selection of one or more of the plurality of battery partitions for charging;receiving, from the user, an order of priority of battery partition charging, wherein the order of priority identifies a charging order for the one or more of the plurality of battery partitions for charging; andcharging the one or more of the plurality of battery partitions in the order of priority. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, from the user, a selection of one or more of the plurality of battery partitions for charging;identifying an order of priority for the one or more of the plurality of battery partitions, where the order of priority identifies a charging order for one or more of the plurality of battery partitions for charging, and where the order of priority is preset or automated; andcharging the one or more of the plurality of battery partitions in the order of priority. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: assigning the plurality of battery partitions to particular groups of cells in the multi-cell battery;reviewing the plurality of battery partitions assigned to the particular groups of cells in the multi-cell battery; andre-assigning one of the plurality of battery partitions to a different group of cells in the multi-cell battery. 5. The method of claim 4, where reviewing the plurality of battery partitions assigned to the particular groups of cells in the multi-cell battery includes reviewing cells of the multi-cell battery and determining which of the cells are assigned to the plurality of battery partitions, andwhere re-assigning the one of the plurality of battery partitions includes re-assigning the plurality of battery partitions to a plurality of the cells that are different from a previous assignment. 6. The method of claim 1, where presenting the information regarding the usage of the plurality of battery partitions includes providing a notification of the usage for display on a display device associated with the device. 7. The method of claim 1, where presenting the information regarding the usage of the plurality of battery partitions includes providing an audible notification of the usage. 8. The method of claim 1, where receiving the request to change the allotment includes: receiving a selection of an allotment of at least one of the plurality of battery partitions;receiving an automated signal to change the allotment based on a battery partition usage history; orreceiving an automated signal to change the allotment based on a preset battery partition usage threshold being exceeded. 9. The method of claim 1, where re-partitioning of the plurality of battery partitions includes changing the allotment of one or more charged battery partitions, of the plurality of battery partitions, and one or more discharged battery partitions, of the plurality of battery partitions, to provide battery charge to the one or more discharged battery partitions. 10. A mobile device comprising: a multi-cell battery; anda processor to: receive, from a user of the mobile device, a request to partition the multi-cell battery into a plurality of battery partitions with battery partition assignments within the multi-cell battery, wherein each of the plurality of battery partitions relate to a respective function of the mobile device;create the plurality of battery partitions according to the received request, wherein each of the plurality of battery partitions corresponds to one or more cells in the multi-cell battery;receive, from the user, a selection of one or more of the plurality of battery partitions for charging;receive, from the user, an order of priority of battery partition charging, where the order of priority identifies a charging order for the one or more of the plurality of battery partitions for charging; andcharge the one or more of the plurality of battery partitions in the order of priority. 11. The mobile device of claim 10, where, when receiving the order of priority, the processor is to: automatically determine the order of priority of the partition charging. 12. The mobile device of claim 10, where the processor is further to: assign the plurality of battery partitions to particular groups of cells in the multi-cell battery;review the plurality of battery partitions assigned to the particular groups of cells in the multi-cell battery; andre-assign one or more of the plurality of battery partitions to a different group of cells in the multi-cell battery. 13. The mobile device of claim 10, where the processor is to: assign the plurality of battery partitions to particular groups of cells in the multi-cell battery;review the plurality of battery partitions assigned to the particular groups of cells in the multi-cell battery;identify a first battery partition, of the plurality of battery partitions, that is charged and a second battery partition, of the plurality of battery partitions, that is discharged, andre-assign at least a portion of the first battery partition to the second battery partition. 14. The mobile device of claim 10, where the processor is further to: calculate usage of at least two of the plurality of battery partitions;present information regarding the usage of the at least two of the plurality of battery partitions;receive a request to change an allotment of the at least two of the plurality of battery partitions; andre-partition the at least two of the plurality of battery partitions to change the allotment of the at least two of the plurality of battery partitions. 15. The mobile device of claim 10, where the processor is further to: calculate a time for charging at least one of the plurality of battery partitions;present information regarding the calculated time for charging the at least one of the plurality of battery partitions;receive a request to charge the at least one of the plurality of battery partitions for a particular amount of time; andcharge the at least one of the plurality of battery partitions for the particular amount of time without charging at least one other one of the plurality of battery partitions. 16. A system, comprising: a mobile device; anda multi-cell battery associated with the mobile device,wherein the mobile device includes at least one processor configured to: receive, from a user of the mobile device, a request to partition the multi-cell battery into a plurality of battery partitions with battery partition assignments within the multi-cell battery, where each of the plurality of battery partitions relate to a respective function of the mobile device;create the plurality of battery partitions according to the received request;assign the plurality of battery partitions to particular groups of cells in the multi-cell battery;review the plurality of battery partitions assigned to the particular groups of cells in the multi-cell battery;re-assign at least two of the plurality of battery partitions to different groups of cells in the multi-cell battery;receive, from the user, a selection of at least two of the plurality of battery partitions for charging;receive, from the user, an order of priority of partition charging, where the order of priority identifies a charging order for the at least two of the plurality of battery partitions for charging; andcharge the at least two of the plurality of battery partitions in the charging order. 17. The system of claim 16, where, when receiving the charging order, the at least one processor is configured to: automatically determine the order of priority of partition charging. 18. The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor configured to re-assign at least two of the plurality of battery partitions to different groups of cells in the multi-cell battery is further configured to: re-assign one or more of the plurality of battery partitions from a first cell, of the plurality of cells, to a second cell, of the plurality of cells, in the multi-cell battery. 19. The system of claim 16, where the at least one processor is configured to: calculate usage of at least two of the plurality of battery partitions;present information regarding the usage of the at least two of the plurality of battery partitions;receive a request to change an allotment of the at least two of the plurality of battery partitions; andre-partition the at least two of the plurality of battery partitions according to the received request to change the allotment of the at least two of the plurality of battery partitions. 20. The system of claim 16, where the at least one processor is configured to: calculate a time for charging at least one of the plurality of battery partitions;present information regarding the calculated time for charging the at least one of the plurality of battery partitions;receive a request to charge the at least one of the plurality of battery partitions for a particular amount of time; andcharge the at least one of the plurality of battery partitions for the particular amount of time without charging at least one other one of the plurality of battery partitions.
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