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US 6,584,519 B1Granted
Extender for universal serial bus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorWilliam C. Russell
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Abstract
Cable length extension of universal serial bus (USB), through the provision of a transmitter hub coupled to a receiver hub over a non-USB data transport connection.
Claims9
A USB transmitter hub comprising:
- a USB “B” connector for downstream connection to a USB cable;
- a USB-to-non-USB translator which translates USB communications into a non-USB digital data transport format;
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- a non-USB interface connector for connection over a non-USB data transport connection to a receiver hub.
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A USB receiver hub comprising:
- a non-USB interface connector for connection over a non-USB data transport connection to a transmitter hub;
- a non-USB-to-USB translator which translates communications in non-USB digital data transport format into USB format;
- and
- at least one USB “A” connector for receiving connections from downstream peripherals.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.