Patents by Inventor Muna S. Hussaini

Muna S. Hussaini 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).

  • Patent number: 8224596
    Abstract: A battery life management unit for managing the battery life of a portable device. The battery life management unit determines a scheduled event for a user of a portable device and estimates whether battery power of the portable device will last throughout the scheduled event. If the battery power of the portable device is estimated not to last throughout the scheduled event, the battery life management unit determines whether a location of the scheduled event provides one or more battery charging resources. If the location of the scheduled event provides one or more battery charging resources, the battery life management unit reserves a battery charging resource for the user of the portable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kavita K. Agrawal, William K. Bodin, Muna S. Hussaini, Gregory W. Rybczynski
  • Publication number: 20100063756
    Abstract: A battery life management unit for managing the battery life of a portable device. The battery life management unit determines a scheduled event for a user of a portable device and estimates whether battery power of the portable device will last throughout the scheduled event. If the battery power of the portable device is estimated not to last throughout the scheduled event, the battery life management unit determines whether a location of the scheduled event provides one or more battery charging resources. If the location of the scheduled event provides one or more battery charging resources, the battery life management unit reserves a battery charging resource for the user of the portable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kavita K. Agrawal, William K. Bodin, Muna S. Hussaini, Gregory W. Rybczynski