Patent ID: 8237399
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: H02J

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling charging process of an electronic device installed with a battery, the method comprising: providing a protection circuit installed in the electronic device; setting a time interval to check a charging state of the electronic device; electronically connecting the electronic device to a power supply; checking whether the battery is in an error state before the power supply charges the electronic device, wherein the error state is selected from the group consisting of an error identification of the battery, an abnormal working temperature of the battery, an abnormal electronic current of the battery, an abnormal voltage of the battery, and abnormal electrodes of the battery; cutting off the connection between the electronic device and the power supply by utilizing the protection circuit, and outputting a message to a user if the battery is in the error state, or controlling the power supply to continue charging the electronic device if the battery is not in the error state; checking whether the electronic device is in a charging error state according to the time interval before the electronic device completes the charging process; and responding to the electronic device being in the charging error state, and outputting a message to the user and ending the charging process using the protection circuit.