Patent ID: 9124112
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: H02J,H02M,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for recharging a battery of an electronic device which has been placed in a cradle of a charging dock, comprising: measuring, by an electronic circuit, a charging voltage value and a charging current value for the electronic device; detecting, by a position sensor of the electronic device or the charging dock, a first angular orientation for a current position of the electronic device when the electronic device has been disposed in the cradle of the charging dock; determining, by the electronic circuit, whether the angular orientation is in a proper cradle range by comparing a first value of the angular orientation to a pre-defined second value of at least one reference angular orientation of the electronic device; in response to a determination that the angular orientation is in the proper cradle range: in response to a determination that the angular orientation is not in the proper cradle range, selecting, by the electronic circuit, at least one third indicator from the plurality of indicators to be output from the electronic device or charging dock; and outputting, by the electronic circuit, the first, second or third indicator to the user of the electronic device.