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Port disconnect charging function for USB hub

US10127181B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 29, 2015
Grant dateNov 13, 2018
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2213/3812
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A Universal Serial Bus (USB) hub includes a first port that is configured to be switched from a downstream port to an upstream port; a plurality of other ports; and a controller configured to switch a function of the first port from the downstream port to the upstream port responsive to a command from an attached device and further configured to switch at least one of the plurality of other ports from a data and charge port into a port dedicated to charging.

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