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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:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Kwang-min Kil, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hae-jun an, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Kwang-Min Kil, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hae-Jun An, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for replacing a battery in a portable terminal are provided, in which there are a main battery and an auxiliary battery, a cover removal sensor senses the removal of a battery cover, and a controller switches from the main battery to the auxiliary battery for supplying a power in response to the battery cover removal, wherein the auxiliary battery supplies the power to some component of the portable terminal under the control of the controller.