Patent ID: 9153106
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G01R,G06F,G08B,G09G,G10L,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A computing device, comprising: a base portion; a display portion having a frontside surface that includes a programmable display screen configured to display text-based information and having a backside surface opposite to the frontside surface; a battery status visual indicator located on the backside surface and including a plurality of generally-rectangular segments arranged in a line, the line having a height that is less than 10% of height of the display portion; one or more memory devices storing executable instructions; one or more processors configured to execute the instructions; a user activity sensor including an accelerometer configured to generate a first user activity signal in response to a predetermined plurality of taps by a user on a housing of the computing device; and a battery configured to provide power to the one or more processors wherein the battery status visual indicator is configured to display, through execution of the instructions by the one or more processors, in response to the generation of the first user activity signal non-text-based information indicating a status of the battery.