US RE49,632 E1
Method and apparatus for displaying charging state of battery of portable terminal
Han Lim Kim, Daegu Metropolitan (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Filed on Oct. 30, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/668,891.
Application 11/936,177 is a continuation of application No. 14/883,311, filed on Oct. 14, 2015, granted, now RE47712.
Application 14/883,311 is a continuation of application No. 13/974,581, filed on Aug. 23, 2013, granted, now RE45797, issued on Nov. 10, 2015.
Application 16/668,891 is a reissue of application No. 11/936,177, filed on Nov. 7, 2007, granted, now 8,004,241, issued on Aug. 23, 2011.
Application 13/974,581 is a reissue of application No. 11/936,177, filed on Nov. 7, 2007, granted, now 8,004,241, issued on Aug. 23, 2011.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2006-0110683 (KR), filed on Nov. 9, 2006.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/36 (2020.01)
CPC H02J 7/0049 (2020.01) [G01R 31/3646 (2019.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
[ 21. An electronic device comprising:
a battery unit;
a display unit;
a memory configured to store a plurality of images, each of the plurality of images corresponding to each of charging stages of the battery unit; and
at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
(a) identify a charging state of the battery unit,
(b) determine a charging stage among the charging stages based on the charging state of the battery unit,
(c) control to sequentially display, at the determined charging stage, a subset of the plurality of images in a sequential order from the determined charging stage toward a fully charged stage on the display unit while undergoing a charging operation, and
(d) repeat step (a) to step (c) to indicate that the battery unit is being charged.]