US 11,894,705 B2
Indicating charge status
Jiaqi Liu, Jiangsu (CN); Janna Yu, Jiangsu (CN); Lei Wang, Jiangsu (CN); Larry Ramsey-Macomber, Fairport, NY (US); Stephen J. Colavito, Garnet Valley, PA (US); Derrick Cheng, Jiangsu (CN); Charles Joseph Cunningham, IV, Broomall, PA (US); Ka Man Au, Philadelphia, PA (US); Joseph Livingston, Camillus, NY (US); HongJian Jin, Jiangsu (CN); David Wilz, Sr., Sewell, NJ (US); and Gavin Di, Jiangsu (CN)
Assigned to HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC., Fort Mill, SC (US)
Filed by Hand Held Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Dec. 31, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/139,688.
Application 17/139,688 is a continuation of application No. 15/869,844, filed on Jan. 12, 2018, granted, now 10,897,150.
Prior Publication US 2021/0126479 A1, Apr. 29, 2021
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 7/0044 (2013.01) [G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); H02J 7/0048 (2020.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H02J 7/0049 (2020.01); H02J 7/345 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
sensing, by a charge sensor in a handheld electronic device, a charge of a rechargeable power supply in the handheld electronic device;
determining, by a charge level comparing unit in the handheld electronic device, whether the handheld electronic device is able to perform a function based on a comparison of the charge of the rechargeable power supply and a predetermined charge level; and
in response to determining that the handheld electronic device is able to perform the function, generating an illumination pattern of a plurality of illumination patterns by switching a plurality of LEDs to indicate that the handheld electronic device is able to perform the function before the rechargeable power supply needs to be recharged further, wherein the plurality of LEDs is incorporated into (1) the handheld electronic device and (2) a base charger configured to support the handheld electronic device.