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2011-05-24

2011-05-24

Tso, Edward (Department: 2858)

Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging

Serially connected batteries or cells

Having variable number of cells or batteries in series

C320S116000, C320S117000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07948211

ABSTRACT:
A method for extending the service life of a portable device includes monitoring a battery of a portable device; identifying a problem bank; reconfiguring a connection schema for the battery to replace the problem battery bank with at least one spare bank; conditioning or exercising the problem bank; connecting the portable device to a power supply to recharge the problem bank; and reconnecting the recharged or repaired bank according to the connection schema without the at least one spare bank. A method for extending the service life of a portable device includes monitoring power consumption of at least one of the hardware or software of a portable device; and reconfiguring the connection schema of the battery banks to redistribute power consumption of at least one of the hardware or software.

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