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Intelligent role selection for dual-role devices

US10715381B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

Firdosh K. Bhesania · Kirkland, US
Anthony Y. Chen · Bellevue, US
Vivek Gupta · Mountain View, US
Andrea A. Keating · Clarksville, US
Randall E. Aull · Kenmore, US
Rahul Ramadas · Bellevue, US
Robert Harris · Woodinville, US
Jayson L. Kastens · Woodinville, US
Philip A. Froese · Redmond, US
Cong Yang · Xiamen, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 9, 2018
Grant date	Jul 14, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 9, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/70
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments described herein are directed to mechanisms that enable roles (e.g., host vs. function, power provider vs. power consumer, master vs. slave, server vs. client, source vs. sink, upstream vs. downstream) to be dynamically assigned between two interconnected dual-role devices in an intelligent and deterministic manner based on the available context on each device.

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