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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2000
Jeffrey K. Jeansonne, Houston, TX (US);
Duane J. Gatlin, Tomball, TX (US);
Robert C. Hurbanis, Jr., Tomball, TX (US);
James L. Mondshine, Cypress, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A laptop computer system comprising an apparatus and related method for monitoring a battery gauge of a laptop computer and notifying the computer system user if the battery gauge is out of calibration by monitoring a calculated remaining battery capacity value in relation to a system battery charging or discharging such that if the calculated remaining battery capacity does not properly indicate a remaining charge capacity at either of a charge cycle of a system battery or discharge cycle of the system battery. If the battery gauge is out of calibration, a unique scan code identifying that a battery gauge calibration needs to be run is generated which triggers some form of user notification.