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Universal serial bus (USB) charging system and method thereof

US8773078B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 25, 2010
Grant dateJul 8, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02J7/00
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A USB charging system and the method thereof are disclosed. The USB charging system includes a hub device having a charging function module and a plurality of connection ports. The charging function module dynamically distributes the charging current to the connection ports based on power supply ability of a power unit for providing the charging current to at least one chargeable device wherein the charging current is greater than USB protocol current.

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