Patent ID: 7598700
Filing Date: 2009-10-06
Classification: G01R,G06Q,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A battery warranty, enablement and metrics tracking system operable to communicate over a network, the system comprising: a programmable battery product including at least one onboard electronics module and storage media; at least one point of sale/point of maintenance device communicating data to and from the programmable battery product and providing communication with the network; and at least one product warranty and features database in communication with the network, the database storing data from the programmable battery product and communicating stored data to the programmable battery product over the network to enable or disable the programmable battery product or to enable or disable features on the programmable battery product based on information communicated to or from at least one of the programmable battery product and the at least one point of sale/point of maintenance device wherein the programmable battery product is initialized for use after initial communication with the at least one point of sale/point of maintenance device.