Power supply with bus hub
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
a power supply enclosed in the housing;
a bus hub enclosed in the housing, the power supply being coupled to the bus hub to supply power to the bus hub; and
a downstream receptacle in the housing connected to both the power supply and the bus hub, the downstream receptacle being coupled to a cable to couple power from the power supply and data signals from the bus hub to the cable and to receive power and data signals from the cable.
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Abstract
An apparatus, computing unit, and cable for attaching peripheral devices to a computer. A power hub contains both a bus hub and a power supply. The bus hub is capable of attaching peripheral devices to the computer. A cable connects the power hub to a computer. The cable carries both power from the power supply to the computer and data signals between the computer and the power hub.
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48 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a housing;
a power supply enclosed in the housing;
a bus hub enclosed in the housing, the power supply being coupled to the bus hub to supply power to the bus hub; and
a downstream receptacle in the housing connected to both the power supply and the bus hub, the downstream receptacle being coupled to a cable to couple power from the power supply and data signals from the bus hub to the cable and to receive power and data signals from the cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computing unit, comprising:
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a computer comprising;
an upstream receptacle to deliver data signals to the computer; and
a power receptacle to deliver electrical power to the computer; and
a power hub coupled to the upstream receptacle and the power receptacle via a cable, whereinthe power hub comprises;
a housing;
a power supply enclosed in the housing, the power supply being coupled to the cable to provide power to the computer; and
a bus hub enclosed in the housing, the bus hub being coupled to the cable to receive power and data signals from the computer and the power supply being coupled to the bus hub to supply power to the bus hub. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 28)
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21. A cable comprising:
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a device power wire to provide power from a computer to a power hub;
a device ground wire;
a computer power wire to provide power from the power hub to the computer;
a computer ground wire; and
a plurality of signal wires to carry data signals between the computer and the power hub. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 26, 27)
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29. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing;
a power supply enclosed in the housing, the power supply being coupled to receive alternating current (AC) power to convert the AC power into direct current (DC) power;
a bus hub enclosed in the housing, the bus hub being coupled to the power supply to receive DC power from the power supply; and
a downstream receptacle in the housing connected to both the power supply and the bus hub, the downstream receptacle being coupled to a cable to couple DC power from the power supply and data signals from the bus hub to the cable and to receive DC power and data signals from the cable. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computing unit, comprising:
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a computer comprising;
an upstream receptacle to deliver data signals to the computer; and
a power receptacle to deliver electrical power to the computer; and
a power hub coupled to the upstream receptacle and the power receptacle of the computer via acable, wherein the power hub comprises;
a housing;
a power supply enclosed in the housing, the power supply being coupled to receive alternating current (AC) power to convert the AC power into direct current (DC) power, the power supply being coupled to the cable to provide DC power to the computer; and
a bus hub enclosed in the housing, the bus hub being coupled to the power supply to receive DC power from the power supply and to the cable to receive power and data signals from the computer. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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