This standard establishes a normative defi nition of communication between devices containing a power source (agents) and managers (e.g., cell phones, personal computers, personal health appliances, set-top boxes) in a manner that enables plug-and-play interoperability. Using existing terminology, information profi les, application profi le standards, and transport standards as defi ned in other ISO/IEEE 11073 standards, this standard defines a common core of communication functionality of personal health devices (PHDs) containing a battery, including:
1) current device power status (e.g., on mains or on battery);
2) power charge status (e.g., percent of full charge); and
3) estimated time remaining (e.g., minutes).