Patent ID: 7715884

Claim:
A mobile communication device comprising: a main processor for controlling the operation of the mobile communication device; a communication subsystem coupled to the main processor for providing wireless communication with a wireless network: a device memory coupled to the main processor; and a smart battery coupled to the main processor, the smart battery being configured to provide supply power to the mobile device, the smart battery comprising: a battery processor configured to control the operation of the smart battery and communicate with the main processor; and a battery memory coupled to the battery processor, the battery memory being configured to store a Battery ID indicating the model of the smart battery; wherein, the main processor is configured to communicate with the battery processor to obtain the Battery ID, select a battery information profile from a plurality of battery information profiles stored in the battery memory based on the battery ID, the selected battery information profile corresponding to a communication standard employed by the communication subsystem of the mobile communication device for wireless communication with the wireless network, and operate based on the selected battery information profile corresponding to the communication standard.