Apparatuses, systems, and methods for reducing power to ports of electronic devices
US9563244B2 · kind B2 · utility
4Cited by
34References
13Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 8, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/1632
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems for reducing or selectively terminating the power supplied to or the voltage present at the ports of electronic devices are disclosed. Methods, apparatuses and systems for reducing or terminating the power supplied to and, thus, the voltage across electrical contacts of one or more ports of a portable electronic device when the port is not in use may be effected in a variety of ways and may prevent corrosion or other moisture-induced damage to each port, and to the electronic device of which the port is a part.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.