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US 2013/0254431 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for mode switching of interface ports
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsMIYUKI KUROIWA, Kenny Kin Wah Lau
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for mode switching of an interface port comprising detecting a device coupled to a port of a computer, selecting to disable a data pin of the port if it is determined that an output of the device has a data pin and powering the device using a power pin of the port.
Claims12
A computer-implemented method for mode switching of an interface port comprising:
- detecting a device coupled to a port of a computer;
- selecting to disable a data pin of the port if it is determined that an output port of the device has a data pin;
- and
- powering the device using a power pin of the port.
1 more element
An apparatus for mode switching of an interface port comprising:
- a port driver for detecting a device connected to the port;
- and
- a data pin disabler for disabling a data pin of the port if it is determined that the device output has a data pin and powering the device using a power pin of the port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.