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Sony patents device that warns you if your battery isn't charging

Patent drawing
Patent drawing from the official filing.

Sony has filed a patent for an electronic device that tracks its battery charging status and guesses whether the user intends to charge it. If the device detects that the battery is not charging when it thinks the user wants it to, it sends a notification to alert the user.

Why it mattersThis feature could help users avoid the frustration of thinking their device is charging when it is not, ensuring they are ready to use it when needed.

In the filing’s own words

Disclosed is an electronic device that monitors the charging status of a rechargeable battery built into the electronic device, estimates a user's intention of charging according to the status of the electronic device, and when the rechargeable battery is not being charged in a state where it is estimated that the user has the intention of charging, notifies the user of such a fact.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1.- 12. (Canceled)

Facts

Company
Sony (Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.)
Official title
ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM
Publication number
US20260302810A1
Application number
19474987
Filed
Apr 18, 2023
Published
Oct 1, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
21

Classified under

H02J 7/731 Electricity & electronicsG06F 3/011 Physics & computingH02J 7/80 Electricity & electronicsH02J 50/90 Electricity & electronics
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