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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2008
Cesar a Gonzales, Katonah, NY (US);
Genady Grabarnik, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Lev Kozakov, Stamford, CT (US);
Larisa Shwartz, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Cesar A Gonzales, Katonah, NY (US);
Genady Grabarnik, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Lev Kozakov, Stamford, CT (US);
Larisa Shwartz, Scarsdale, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for extending the service life of a portable device includes monitoring a battery of a portable device; identifying a problem bank; reconfiguring a connection schema for the battery to replace the problem battery bank with at least one spare bank; conditioning or exercising the problem bank; connecting the portable device to a power supply to recharge the problem bank; and reconnecting the recharged or repaired bank according to the connection schema without the at least one spare bank. A method for extending the service life of a portable device includes monitoring power consumption of at least one of the hardware or software of a portable device; and reconfiguring the connection schema of the battery banks to redistribute power consumption of at least one of the hardware or software.