Managing energy usage in mobile devices
摘要
說明書
The heater or other energy-using component 144 is operable for deterring one or more of a fog condensation or a frost deposit upon the optically transparent window 102 and the window 106. Optics disposed within the case and beneath the windows may thus be maintained clear of fog and/or frost during operations of the mobile device. The operations of the mobile device 100 in relation to the operation of the imager 116, the camera 115, and/or scanner 114 may thus proceed, undeterred, in either environment. The operations of the heater 144 promote undeterred operations of the image sensor, the camera, and the scanner, by deterring the accumulation of fog and/or frost on an outer surface of the windows 102 and 106.
The electronic components of the mobile device 100, and the, e.g., electrical, energy-using component 144 are energized by a battery 145. The battery 145 is an electrochemically operable source of electrical power to energize the mobile device 100 components. The battery 145 may be charged and re-charged from an external source of electrical power, such as a battery charger, via a charging port 149. The charging port 149 may be operable for connecting the battery 145 to the battery charger by wireline based conductors, or wirelessly from inductive and/or capacitive charging sources.
