Abstract:
A battery pack (10) includes at least one battery cell (16) and a current interrupt device (18) adapted to protect said cells from damage during charging or discharge. The battery pack (10) is further adapted to be recharged at extremely fast recharge rates via the use of a bypass switch (20) which allows current to be diverted around current interrupt device (18) during recharge. The bypass switch (20) is controlled by a control circuit (22) which provides a control signal and response to sensing a charge current.
Abstract:
A battery charging system (200) includes a field-effect transistor (212) as a current discharge protection device in order to prevent current from flowing from battery (222) to charger (202) when charger (202) is not charging or discharging battery (222). The field-effect transistor (212) also protects battery (222) in the case that the battery contacts are inadvertently shorted. When charger (202) is charging battery (222), field-effect transistor (212) is turned on, providing for reduced voltage drop across the device due to its low on resistance, and also allows for charger (202) to charge and discharge (condition) battery (222).
Abstract:
A charger determines the voltage baseline (204) of a battery and establishes a voltage range based on the voltage baseline of the battery. Once the rapid charge rate has terminated (212) and the trickle charge rate commenced (214), the charger monitors the voltage of the batery (218) in order to make sure the battery is not being depleted. If the battery voltage is above the established range (220), the trickle charge rate is decreased (222), and if the battery voltage is below the voltage range (224), the trickle charge rate is increased (226).
Abstract:
A battery charger (102) includes an input terminal (124) for receiving control signals from radio (104). The control signals are received by a charge controller (112) which provides a charge rate to radio battery (106) which is a function of the control signal. Radio (104) includes a controller (126) which can sense the state of the radio battery (106), as well as changes in the state of radio (104). Controller (126) can then modify the control signal sent to charger (102) and therefor the battery charge rate proved by charger (102) based on certain changes in the state of battery (106) or radio (104).
Abstract:
A wireless communication device (50) can include a radio frequency transceiver (52), an audio drive circuit (58) coupled to the transceiver, a speaker (10) having a voice coil (16) coupled to the audio drive circuit, and an antenna feed or radiating circuit (20) such as an RFID or NFID circuit coupled to the voice coil for at least radiating or receiving an electromagnetic signal via the voice coil. Such radiating circuits can be coupled to the voice coil using a band pass circuit designed to substantially prevent a radiating signal from the radiating circuit from interfering with audio drive circuit driving the speaker. The wireless communication device can further include an antenna (54) coupled to the radio frequency transceiver. Note, this arrangement can be designed to avoid problems involving electrostatic discharge sensitivity, electromagnetic interference coupling between the antenna and the voice coil, total radiated power, and specific absorption rate.
Abstract:
A device (100) has a charging system (102) for supplying a source voltage and a source current to one or more battery cells (104), a timer (107), and a processor (106) for controlling functions of the charging system. The processor is programmed to charge (204) the one or more battery cells, track (250) a charge behavior of the battery cells, determine (260, 270, 280) a profile from the charge behavior, and detect (234) one or more defective battery cells according to the profile.
Abstract:
A battery pack (104) has an inductive charging interface (112) for charging a battery cell (114) upon coupling to an inductive power supply (210). The battery pack is coupled to a mobile communication device via a radio interface (110), through with a voltage level is applied to a charge monitoring circuit (106). When the mobile communication device is powered off, the voltage level wakes up the charge monitoring circuit so that the charging status of the battery cell can be displayed on the mobile communication device.
Abstract:
A communication device (102) has a loudspeaker (212) that includes a loudspeaker coil. The loudspeaker is used for playing audio signals and for detecting metal in the vicinity of the loudspeaker. To detect metal the communication device includes a pulse generation circuit (216) for generating pulses that are applied to the loudspeaker, and a pulse measurement circuit (222) for measuring response pulses. If the response pulses indicate metal is in proximity to the loudspeaker, an alert is generated to inform the user of the communication device.
Abstract:
Wireless communications devices, such as cellular telephones (100), include an integrated camera (202) and process image data captured by that camera (202) to determine desired device illumination levels. A controller (410) within the wireless communications device (100) causes an image to be captured by the integrated camera (202). The captured image data is processed to determine approximate ambient light levels. A level of device illumination, such as provided by a display backlight (416) and a keypad backlight (418) is controlled based upon the approximate ambient light levels.
Abstract:
A system includes a wireless device (101) and at least one stimulator pad (400, 500). The stimulator pad (400, 500) has a set of electrodes (404) that are in communication with the wireless device (101). The stimulator pad (400, 500) is worn on the skin of a user. The wireless device (101) is operable to receive an incoming signal and to place an electric potential on the conductors (404) so that various areas of the user's body are stimulated and the user will receive notification of the incoming signal in a completely silent manner. The pad (400) can be either wired or wireless and can be used to deliver therapeutic body stimulation as well. In another embodiment, the wireless device (101) controls at least one stimulator pad (400, 500) independent of any incoming signal received.