Abstract: A low-power electronic pipette has a charging management module (10), a control module (20), a motor driving module (30), a display module (40), a communication module (50), a sensing module (60), and a battery module (70). The charging management module, the communication module, and the sensing module are each in two-way communication with the control module. The display module and the motor driving module are each in one-way communication with the control module. The battery module supplies energy to the low-power electronic pipette. When the sensing module acquires a signal and determines that the low-power electronic pipette has not been operated for a predetermined period and is not in a charging state, the low-power electronic pipette enters a low-power mode, in which the control module turns off the charging management module, the motor driving module, the display module, and the communication module, and the control module enters a sleep state.

Abstract: A charging device receives charge data from a device connected to the charging device. The charge data corresponds to an amount of stored energy in a battery connected to the device. A charge level for the device is determined based on the received charge data. An interface forming part of the device displays the determined charge level such that (i) a visual representation of the charge level is displayed in a first orientation when the charge level is less than a threshold value and (ii) the visual representation of the charge level is displayed in a second orientation when the charge level is greater than or equal to the threshold value.

Abstract: A charging device receives charge data from a device connected to the charging device. The charge data corresponds to an amount of stored energy in a battery connected to the device. A charge level for the device is determined based on the received charge data. An interface forming part of the device displays the determined charge level such that (i) a visual representation of the charge level is displayed in a first orientation when the charge level is less than a threshold value and (ii) the visual representation of the charge level is displayed in a second orientation when the charge level is greater than or equal to the threshold value.

Abstract: A system for acquiring and providing data relating to an entity to a user provides for specification of a user defined time “keeper” or anchor for navigation through an electronic data storage system such that the data displayed from screen to screen is kept in the same time context without requiring user scrolling or multiple mouse clicks. Such a system includes at least one repository of entity related data and information indicating an index associated with the entity related data. A source of configuration data identifies a particular index value for the entity. An acquisition processor accesses the repository to acquire entity related data associated with the particular index value in response to a user command to access entity related data.