发明名称 ENHANCED RELIABILITY IN PORTABLE RECHARGEABLE DEVICES
摘要 <p>A2??68 - 1340/17014 In a postage meter which has a meter section powered by house current in normal operation, but which requires auxiliary power source batteries while in transit, a circuit is provided which, in connection with a stored program, tests the auxiliary power source prior to the period away from the house current power, thus providing a warning if the auxiliary power is unlikely to sustain the device for the duration of the period away from house current power. The test circuit applies a test load approximating the load of the meter section to be powered. A loop in the program of a CPU determines the period of time during which the test load is applied to the batteries and then a voltage comparator assures that the battery output voltage is sufficiently high in the range of usable voltage therefrom to assure successful operation of the postage meter section during resetting at the post office. A post office switch for use by a postal worker can be closed only when a postal worker unlocks an associated lock. This delivers auxiliary power from the batteries to the meter electronics including the CPU. A routine detects this and causes the CPU to provide a output to a switching transistor that continues to supply the auxiliary power for the brief interval necessary for resetting.</p>
申请公布号 CA2072440(A1) 申请公布日期 1993.02.07
申请号 CA19922072440 申请日期 1992.06.26
申请人 ASCOM AUTELCA AG 发明人 AEBI, TONI;WICHT, PHILIPPE;PERREY, VITAL
分类号 G07G5/00;B65G61/00;G06Q50/00;G07B17/00;(IPC1-7):H02J7/02 主分类号 G07G5/00
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