US 12,218,367 B2
Device and battery module with integrated backup radio
Sichong Li, North York (CA); and Irfan Kadri, Mississauga (CA)
Assigned to Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/231,699.
Prior Publication US 2022/0336901 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 50/213 (2021.01); H04W 4/10 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC H01M 50/213 (2021.01) [H04W 4/10 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mobile computing device comprising:
a battery module removable from the mobile computing device, the battery module including:
a battery cell having a conductive casing;
a coupler; and
a controller coupled to the coupler, the controller configured to:
communicate a broadcast signal to the coupler, the coupler radiating the broadcast signal to the conductive casing of the battery cell and causing the conductive casing of the battery cell to transmit the broadcast signal from the battery module.