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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Motorola Solutions, Inc, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/416 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G01R 31/36 (2006.01); G01R 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3212 (2013.01); G01R 31/026 (2013.01); G01R 31/3693 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1292 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for distinguishing momentary loss of battery contact from a battery undervoltage condition in a portable device sense the current into the portable device from the battery, and when the current drops to a level indicating that contact with the battery has been lost, the portable device is allowed to operate at a lower voltage than a nominal undervoltage limit of the battery until contact is resumed.