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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shigefumi Odaohhara, Yamato, JP;
Arimasa Naitoh, Fujisawa, JP;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/16 ;
Abstract
In a charging system used in a computer system employing a rechargeable battery, the number of charging/discharging cycles of the battery is detected based on a charging amount of the battery by a charger. A charging condition for the charger is set to increase the capacity of the battery until the number of charging/discharging cycles reaches a predetermined value, and the charging condition for the charger is set to increase the life of the battery after the number of charging/discharging cycles has reached the predetermined value.