Device soft-start management for enumeration problems with USB hosts
US9747958B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C7/24
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device may receive a supply voltage from another external device, and detect when a level of the supply voltage drops below a threshold. In response, a controller of the electronic device may deactivate an interface configured for communication with the other electronic device. The controller may manage time periods and time period counters to determine when the check whether to reactivate the interface or conclude that the other external device is non-compliant.
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