The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2002
Takaaki Aoki, Ebinashi, JP;
Masaki Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Kumaki, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Matsumoto, Fujisawa, JP;
Shigefumi Odaohhara, Yamato, JP;
Mizuho Tadokoro, Yamato, JP;
Takaaki Aoki, Ebinashi, JP;
Masaki Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Kumaki, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Matsumoto, Fujisawa, JP;
Shigefumi Odaohhara, Yamato, JP;
Mizuho Tadokoro, Yamato, JP;
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A computer provided with an intelligent batteryfor charging/discharging, the intelligent batterysupplying power to a main system unit, wherein the intelligent batteryincludes: a voltage measuring circuitfor measuring a battery voltage of the intelligent batterya current measuring circuitfor measuring a charging/discharging current of the intelligent batterya temperature measuring circuitfor measuring a temperature of the intelligent batteryand a CPUfor periodically reading the battery voltage measured by the voltage measuring circuitthe charging/discharging current measured by the current measuring circuitand the temperature measured by the temperature measuring circuitso as to manage a capacity deterioration of the battery due to a storage deterioration and a cycle deterioration, and wherein the main system unit includes an embedded controllerfor receiving information about the capacity deterioration from the CPUof the battery.