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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2010
Applicant:
Breght Roderick Boschker, Hilversum, NL;
Inventor:
Breght Roderick Boschker, Hilversum, NL;
Assignee:
TomTom International B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); G01C 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0068 (2013.01); B60L 11/1861 (2013.01); G01C 21/26 (2013.01); B60L 2200/26 (2013.01); B60L 2250/16 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/705 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7044 (2013.01); Y02T 90/161 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and devicefor determining an expected usage of the device, determining a charge level of a batteryassociated with the device, and tuning the charge level of the battery by at least one of charging the battery based on the determined expected usage of the device and the determined charge level of the battery, and discharging the battery by changing an operation of the device based on the determined charge level of the battery and the determined expected usage of the device.