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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Jong-woo Kim, Seoul, KR;
Young-gil Roh, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sung-won Jeon, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD, Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/416 (2006.01); G01R 31/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/362 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method for measuring the remaining capacity of a battery in a portable terminal includes calculating an elapsed time when a voltage of the battery, which increases while the battery is being charged, arrives at a fully charged voltage, and providing a remaining capacity of the battery, which corresponds to a ratio of the calculated elapsed time to a threshold time.