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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1991
Paul D Marko, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Mark S Stuglik, Margate, FL (US);
Michael B Spring, N. Miami Beach, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
An electronic device (100) operating on a battery voltage (126) is disclosed having a regulator (108) for producing a first reference voltage (106) and a second reference voltage (110). The electronic device (100) includes an A/D converter (114) for comparing the battery voltage (126) to the first reference voltage (106) to produce a first sample. The A/D converter (114) also compares the second reference voltage (110) to the first reference voltage (106) to produce a second sample. The two samples are then subtracted at a micro-computer (112) to produce a difference sample. The micro-computer (112) compares the difference sample to a first value and detects low battery conditions when the difference sample is below the first value.