USB power supply method and device, and end device and system using the same
AssigneeQuanta Computer Inc.
InventorHung-Yi Chen
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Abstract
A Universal Serial Bus (USB) power supply method is provided. The method is applied to a USB client device to charge a battery of the USB client device. The USB client device is connected to a USB host device via a USB connection including a D+ signal wire and a D− signal wire. The USB power method includes: determining whether the USB host device is a dedicated charging port (DCP) in response to a connection event, providing a verification signal to the USB host device if the USB host device is a DCP, determining whether a verification response signal from the USB host device is received, and driving the USB host device to provide an auxiliary charging current via the D+ and D− signal lines for charging the battery when the verification response signal is received.
Claims2
A USB power supply method, applied to a USB client end device to charge a battery of the USB client end device, the USB client end device being connected to a USB host device via a USB communication connection, the USB communication connection comprising a D+signal wire and a D−signal wire, the method comprising:
- a) in response to a connection event, determining whether the USB host device is a dedicated charging port (DCP);
- b) providing a verification signal to the USB host device when the USB client device is connected to the DCP;
- c) determining whether a verification response signal from the USB host device is received;
- d) upon receiving the verification response signal, driving the USB host device to provide an auxiliary charging current via the D+and D−signal wires;
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- e) charging the battery according to the auxiliary charging current provided by the D+and D−signal wires.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.