Patent ID: 8638066

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: power circuitry including a detection module, configuration circuitry, and a power supply, said power circuitry being operative to power up said apparatus to a powered on state, and, while said apparatus is in said powered on state, to provide power to components of said apparatus; and a battery module including a plurality of batteries of a particular type, said battery module being configured to be installed in said apparatus, and, while said battery module is installed in said apparatus, to be in electrical communication with said power circuitry, wherein, upon installation of said battery module in said apparatus, and prior to said apparatus being in said powered on state: said detection module is operative to detect a voltage level of said battery module; and said configuration circuitry is operative, based at least on the voltage level of said battery module, to configure said plurality of batteries in said battery module to a preferred configuration for powering said apparatus.