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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2011
Liquan Tan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wing Kong Low, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Alda Y. Luong, Oakland, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates the use of an electronic device. The electronic device may be a keyboard, a mouse, a trackpad, a remote control, a mobile phone, a wireless phone, a toy, a portable media player, a game controller, and/or a camera. During operation, the system monitors a state-of-charge of a battery used to power the electronic device. Next, the system calculates a charge threshold associated with a low-battery warning for the battery based on the monitored state-of-charge. If the state-of-charge of the battery reaches the charge threshold, the system generates the low-battery warning.