Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for selectively enabling the operation of a device
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Application No.: US16532619Application Date: 2019-08-06
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Publication No.: US11126804B2Publication Date: 2021-09-21
- Inventor: Mark Huggins , Tyler J. Rowe , Frederick W. Bryan , Gian S. E. Thomas , Mark K. Stokes , William M. McNabb
- Applicant: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
- Applicant Address: US SC Anderson
- Assignee: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
- Current Assignee: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
- Current Assignee Address: US SC Anderson
- Agency: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
- Main IPC: G06K7/08
- IPC: G06K7/08 ; G06K7/10 ; H05K5/00

Abstract:
A device that includes a controller having a processing unit and a memory. The device includes an enable circuit. The enable circuit prevents the device from operating (e.g., discharging current and/or receiving charging current) until the enable circuit is activated. The enable circuit includes an activation component (e.g., a near-field communication [“NFC”] circuit). The activation component is configured or operable to cause the device to become enabled when the activation component is activated by an external enabling device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200042753A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY ENABLING THE OPERATION OF A DEVICE Public/Granted day:2020-02-06
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