Extensible host controller of a host for optionally controlling the host to act as a target side or a host side and related operation method thereof
US9880958B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 4, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4286
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An extensible host controller applied to a host includes a universal serial bus (USB) module, a control unit, and a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIE) bus. The USB module includes a USB unit and a predetermined unit. The PCIE bus is coupled to the control unit, wherein the PCIE bus supports a USB mode and a predetermined mode. When a first host with a first extensible host controller is connected to the USB module, the control unit makes the host utilize the USB mode and the USB unit, or the predetermined mode and the predetermined unit to communicate with the first host according to a determination way.
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