Zebra Technologies Corporation

Symbol Technologies, LLC

Michael Robustelli

Kenneth J Rivalsi

Carl DeGiovine

Marek Trusinski

Sarika Jain

Christopher P Klicpera

Joseph Cabana

Michael A Ramputi

Gad Noor

Doron Yogev

Raghavendra Shivaraju

Yoseff Mordechi Zlotnick

Bijosh Thykkoottathil

Jonathan Stok

Dror Moshe

Device locationing using a beacon of a battery pack is described herein. A battery pack may determine that a user device is connected to the battery. The battery pack may determine, based on a power output of the battery, that the user device is inactive. The battery pack may cause, based on determining that the user device is inactive, the beacon to emit a beaconing signal that is associated with locating the user device and/or the battery pack.

Device locationing using a beacon of a battery pack

In some implementations, a computer system may initiate a method comprising: the method comprising: initiating communication between a tag and a reader; initiating a first program; determining a communication time period by starting a timer when the tag and the reader are within a communication range and stopping the timer when the tag and the reader are no longer within the communication range; comparing the communication time period to a first threshold time period; and when the communication time is greater than the first threshold time period, initiating a second program different from the first program.

Method of near field communication control based on communication time

A computing device includes: a housing defining an exterior of the computing device; a controller supported within the housing; a first communication port disposed on the exterior; a second communication port disposed on the exterior; a port-sharing subsystem supported within the housing, having (i) a first state to connect the controller with the first communication port, exclusive of the second communication port, and (ii) a second state to connect the controller with the first communication port and the second communication port; the controller configured to: detect engagement of an external device with the first communication port; obtain connection parameters from the external device; based on the connection parameters, set the port-sharing subsystem in either the first state or the second state; and establish a connection to the external device via the port-sharing subsystem and the first communication port.

Port-sharing subsystems for computing devices

A mobile computing device includes: a battery compartment configured to removably secure a first battery pack; an output device; and a processor configured to: detect a second battery pack in proximity to the mobile computing device; responsive to detecting the second battery pack, place the mobile computing device in a low-power operational mode; control the output device to generate a battery swap readiness notification; and responsive to securing of the second battery pack in the battery compartment in place of the first battery pack, return the mobile computing device to a full-power operational mode.

Method and apparatus for streamlined battery swapping

A mobile computing device includes: a beacon transmitter; a receiver; a controller connected with the beacon transmitter and the receiver, the controller configured to: control the beacon transmitter to broadcast a lost device signal, the lost device signal configured for locating the mobile computing device and including an indicator of a designated reception window; during the designated reception window, enable the receiver; and in response to receiving a discovery command from a searching device, control the beacon transmitter to transmit a response signal for locating the mobile computing device.

Systems and methods for finding lost devices

A method of assessing multicell battery health in a battery control device includes: obtaining (i) a measured indicator value corresponding to an indicator battery parameter, and (ii) a measured first input value corresponding to a first input parameter; obtaining, based on the first input value, an expected indicator value corresponding to the indicator battery parameter; determining whether a difference between the measured indicator value and the expected indicator value exceeds a predefined cell loss threshold; and when the difference exceeds the predefined cell loss threshold, generating a cell loss alert.

Methods and systems for assessing multicell battery health

Methods and a system for dynamically modifying charging settings for a battery assembly are described. A first usage value and a second usage value for the battery assembly are received. A usage difference value for the battery assembly is determined by comparing the first usage value to the second usage value. The usage difference value is compared to a plurality of battery usage ranges. Each battery usage range is associated with a bin count, a different voltage offset, and a different current offset. The bin count of one of the plurality of battery usage ranges is updated based on the comparison. The bin counts of the plurality of battery usage ranges are analyzed to determine a largest bin count and a respective battery usage range. The battery assembly is charged with a voltage offset and a current offset corresponding to the respective battery usage range with the largest bin count.

Methods and system for dynamically modifying charging settings for a battery assembly

A method and system for charging a battery is provided. A group charging policy specifying a conditional charging behavior for charging a battery of a computing device is stored in a memory of the computing device. The computing device is coupled to a power source. Battery status data is received, via a communications interface of the device, for each of at least one other computing device coupled to the power source. A power draw rate for charging the battery of the computing device is throttled according to the group charging policy and the battery status data of the computing device and the at least one other computing device.

Method and system for charging a battery based on an identifier of a power cable

Each charging member in a group identifies a docking connection. Each charging member, responsive to identifying the docking connection, transmits information to other charging members in the group and receives information transmitted from another charging member in the group. Each charging member generates a list using the information transmitted to the group and received from the group. Each charging member also includes a ranking component for filtering, sorting, and ranking entries in the list according to a predefined selection filter and/or ranking filter. Each entry in the list is associated with a charging member with a docking connection and in the group. Each charging member determines based on a predefined indication filter that an entry in the list that is associated with the charging member is ranked at a predefined position in the list and provides an indication.

System and method for energy management within a group of devices

A device and method of sound interference avoidance is provided. The device includes: a speaker; an electronic component; a memory storing data defining a plurality of different sounds associated with a given action at the electronic component; a communication interface; and, a controller configured to: communicate, using the communication interface, with one or more of a server and other devices to determine sounds currently in use by the other devices; select one sound, of the plurality of different sounds, to indicate the given action based on the sounds in use by the other devices; and, when the given action is detected at the electronic component, control the speaker to play the one sound that has been selected.

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