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Interface circuit, method and device for state switching

US10210122B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 8, 2016
Grant dateFeb 19, 2019
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Expiry dateAug 10, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/4282
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosure relates to an interface circuit, method and device for state switching and belongs to the terminal technology field. Aspects of the disclosure provide a circuit for switching a device between a master state and a slave state. The circuit includes a first interface configured to couple the circuit with internal circuits of the device, a second interface configured to couple the circuit with a connector structure that is configured to couple the device with another device that is external to the device and control circuits configured to provide a first signal to the internal circuits via the first interface to switch the internal circuits from a first state to a second state, and provide a second signal via the second interface to the other device to switch the other device from the second state to the first state.

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