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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2015
Leeo, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Adam Matthew Gettings, Red Wing, MN (US);
Andrew Gettings Stevens, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bjorn Hovland, Woodside, CA (US);
Nina S. Joshi, Saratoga, CA (US);
Yi Zheng, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lucas Ivers, Mountain View, CA (US);
Leeo, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
An environmental monitoring device that includes a switching mechanism is described. During operation of the environmental monitoring device, the switching mechanism (such as a switch) selectively electrically couples a first electrical-connection node and a second electrical-connection node. For example, using the switching mechanism, an electronic device having a power source may be selectively electrically coupled to a second electronic device having a rechargeable battery. The selective electrical coupling may be based on one or more measurements of an environmental condition in an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device by a sensor mechanism in the environmental monitoring device. This environmental condition may be associated with charging of the rechargeable battery. In addition, a control mechanism in the environmental monitoring device selects a charging mode of the rechargeable battery based on the one or more measurements of the environmental condition.