Systems and methods for remotely determining a battery characteristic
US-9726763-B2 · Aug 8, 2017 · US
Charger
US2016285285A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016285285-A1 |
| Application number | US-201615078710-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Publication date | Sep 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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A charger of the present invention includes a charging circuit that allows a secondary battery to be charged, a state-of-charge detection circuit that detects a state of charge of the secondary battery, a pictogram display unit that displays the state of charge of the secondary battery, and a control device that controls the charging circuit and the pictogram display unit on the basis of the state of charge of the secondary battery. The control device determines a kind of electronic apparatus available by the secondary battery in accordance with the state of charge of the secondary battery, and then displays the kind of electronic apparatus available on the pictogram display unit.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A charger comprising: a charging circuit that allows a secondary battery to be charged; a state-of-charge detection circuit that detects a state of charge of the secondary battery; a display device that displays the state of charge of the secondary battery; and a control device that controls the charging circuit and the display device on the basis of the state of charge of the secondary battery, wherein the control device determines a kind of electronic apparatus available by the secondary battery in accordance with the state of charge of the secondary battery, and then displays the kind of electronic apparatus available on the display device. 2 . The charger according to claim 1 , wherein the display device displays the kind of electronic apparatus available with a pictogram. 3 . The charger according to claim 2 , wherein the display device includes a light transmission section formed in a shape of the pictogram, and an illuminating section that illuminates the light transmission section from the inside. 4 . The charger according to claim 1 , wherein the display device includes an image display screen. 5 . The charger according to claim 4 , wherein the display device displays a level meter in which a state of charge of the secondary battery is indicated by a ratio to full charge, in the image display screen. 6 . The charger according to claim 5 , wherein the display device displays the kind of electronic apparatus available in the image display screen by superimposing the kind of electronic apparatus on display of the level meter. 7 . The charger according to claim 1 , wherein the control device determines the kind of electronic apparatus available from the amount of integrated charge of the secondary battery. 8 . The charger according to claim 1 , wherein the charging circuit is capable of allowing a plurality of secondary batteries to be simultaneously charged, and wherein the state-of-charge detection circuit is capable of detecting a state of charge of the plurality of secondary batteries, and also wherein the control device determines a kind of electronic apparatus available by the plurality of secondary batteries in accordance with the state of charge of the plurality of secondary batteries to display the kind of electronic apparatus available on the display device.
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Control of state of charge [SOC] · CPC title
Detection of fully charged condition · CPC title
- H02J7/50Primary
acting upon multiple batteries simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title
Electricity · mapped topic
- H02J7/0021Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US2016285285A1 cover?
- A charger of the present invention includes a charging circuit that allows a secondary battery to be charged, a state-of-charge detection circuit that detects a state of charge of the secondary battery, a pictogram display unit that displays the state of charge of the secondary battery, and a control device that controls the charging circuit and the pictogram display unit on the basis of the st…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Fdk Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H02J7/50. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Thu Sep 29 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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