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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2017
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Alexander Friedrich Kuscher, San Francisco, CA (US);
Simon Arscott, San Francisco, CA (US);
Adam Rodriguez, San Francisco, CA (US);
GOOGLE LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A computing device includes one or more memory devices storing executable instructions, one or more processors configured to execute the instructions, a programmable display screen configured to display text-based information, a user activity sensor, a battery configured to provide power to the one or more processors, and a battery status visual indicator. The battery status indicator is located on a surface of the computing device and is configured to display, in response an indication from the user activity sensor of an interaction by a user with the computing device, non-text-based information indicating a status of the battery.