Patent ID: 9564769
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: G01R,H02J,Y02B

Claim:
1. A method to charge a battery, the method comprising: determining, by an electronic device, whether a type of the battery is indicated; responsive to a determination that the type of the battery is not indicated, initiating, by the electronic device, a test of the battery to determine the type of the battery; generating, by the electronic device, a profile representing characteristics of the battery during charging based, at least in part, on a result of the test, wherein the profile of the battery is matched to a pre-existing profile to determine the type of the battery; sending, by the electronic device, a wireless signal to a charging station indicating that charging of a battery of the electronic device is to commence using a first type of charging; sending, by the electronic device, a wireless signal to the charging station indicating the first type of charging is to be applied to the battery based, at least in part, on a determined amount of charging to be applied to the battery; determining, by the electronic device, whether charging of the battery using the first type of charging of is to continue based on at least one of i) a type of charging being applied to the battery and ii) a threshold being exceeded, wherein the threshold is configured for at least one of a temperature of the battery, a voltage of the battery, an electrical current of the battery, or a resistance of the battery; responsive to a determination that charging of the battery using the first type of charging is not to continue, sending, by the electronic device, a wireless signal to the charging station indicating that charging of the battery using the first type of charging is to cease; determining, by the electronic device, whether charging of the battery is to continue based on at least one of a measured temperature of the battery, a measured voltage of the battery, a measured electrical current of the battery, or a measured electrical resistance of the battery; responsive to a determination that charging of the battery is to continue, determining, by the electronic device, a second type of charging to be applied to the battery, based, at least in part, on the profile representing characteristics of the battery during charging, wherein the second type of charging is indicated by the wireless signal sent to the charging station; sending, by the electronic device, a wireless signal to the charging station indicating the second type of charging is to be applied to the battery based, at least in part, on a determined amount of charging to be applied to the battery; determining, by the electronic device, whether charging of the battery using the second type of charging of is to continue based on at least one of i) a type of charging being applied to the battery and ii) a threshold being exceeded, wherein the threshold is configured for at least one of a temperature of the battery, a voltage of the battery, an electrical current of the battery, or a resistance of the battery; and responsive to a determination that charging of the battery using the second type of charging is not to continue, sending, by the electronic device, a wireless signal to the charging station indicating that charging of the battery using the second type of charging is to cease.