From a legal definition of "battery", the mere walking down the street while texting and bumping into someone does not consitute a battery from a criminal or civil standpoint.The reason is that a "battery" is a harmful and intentional offensive touching of another person." The mere walking down the street while texting and accidentally bumping into another person does not constitute an intentional act. Negligence "yes", intentional act "no" unless there was intent to actually bump into someone while texting and not paying attention to business.