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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2002
Kevin Maggert, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Charles Friedli, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Due Q. Huynh, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Brian Pozsgay, Lilburn, GA (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
This invention includes a charger that may be mounted either in a horizontal configuration, e.g. on a desktop, or in a vertical configuration, e.g. on a wall. The charger has pockets geometrically oriented so as to support batteries in either configuration. Each pocket includes a corresponding display. As changing from a desktop configuration to a wall mount configuration requires the user to rotate the charger by 180 degrees, a switch is provided to rotate the information shown on the display by 180 degrees. The switch is preferably recessed below the surface of the charger so as to prevent nuisance actuation. The resulting orientation of the display is stored in a non-volatile memory to prevent resets when power is removed. By holding the switch down for a predetermined amount of time, a user can send the display into a test mode so as to run diagnostics and verify proper display operation.