Patents by Inventor Magnus Patrik Svensson

Magnus Patrik Svensson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Power consumption reporting by an accessory of an electronic device
    Patent number: 6433512
    Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus enables an electronic device in communication with an accessory to accurately report a remaining battery life when the accessory provides information relating to a power usage to the electronic device. In one embodiment, the accessory draws power from a battery of the electronic device, and the electronic device is able to more accurately estimate a remaining battery life by considering the power usage information provided from the accessory. The electronic device may thereafter indicate to a user the remaining battery life. In one alternative of this embodiment, the information relating to the power usage is in the form of a current consumption of the accessory. In another embodiment, the electronic device indicates a remaining battery life of a battery of an accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Telefonaktebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Jörgen Birkler, Kristina Ahlgren, Magnus Patrik Svensson, Heino Jean Wendelrup, Christian Heyl