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Patent No.:

US 10791213 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020

Filed:

Jun. 05, 2017

Managing energy usage in mobile devices

Applicant:

Hand Held Products, Inc., Fort Mill, SC (US);

Inventors:

Mark Howe, Central City, IA (US);

Robert Arlan Kohtz, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);

Thomas John Schuster, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);

Assignee:

HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC., Fort Mill, SC (US);

Attorney:

Alston & Bird LLP

Primary Examiner:

Shawntina T Fuqua

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/3206 (2019.01); G01R 31/3842 (2019.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/3212 (2019.01); G06F 1/3215 (2019.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H05B 3/84 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/33 (2018.01); G01R 31/44 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72569 (2013.01); G01R 31/3842 (2019.01); G01R 31/44 (2013.01); G06F 1/1684 (2013.01); G06F 1/206 (2013.01); G06F 1/3206 (2013.01); G06F 1/3212 (2013.01); G06F 1/3215 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H04M 1/0264 (2013.01); H04M 1/0266 (2013.01); H04W 4/33 (2018.02); H04W 52/028 (2013.01); H05B 1/0227 (2013.01); H05B 3/84 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0067 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01); H04W 52/0225 (2013.01); Y02D 10/16 (2018.01); Y02D 10/174 (2018.01); Y02D 70/00 (2018.01); Y02D 70/142 (2018.01); Y02D 70/144 (2018.01); Y02D 70/164 (2018.01); Y02D 70/166 (2018.01); Y02D 70/22 (2018.01); Y02D 70/26 (2018.01);
Abstract

A mobile device has one or more sensors that are configured to detect the presence of fog or frost on a surface of the mobile device. A battery provides power to the mobile device. An energy transfer element, when activated, removes fog or frost from a surface of the mobile device. A programmed processor, within the mobile device, is programmed to: read one or more sensors disposed in the mobile device to determine if there is a fog or frost condition; upon detecting a fog or frost condition, activating the energy transfer element to remove fog or frost; and upon detecting an absence of the fog or frost condition, deactivating the heater energy transfer element.

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