METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING AND/OR CHARGING A BATTERY POWERED USB DEVICE BASED ON A USB PORT TYPE

• US 20100070659A1
• Filed: 11/05/2008
• Published: 03/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Pandya, Manisha, Lunardhi, Alfonsus, Ma, Kenneth, Elkayam, Shimon, Zhang, Chenmin
• Application Number:
  US12/265,503
• Publication Number:
  US 20100070659A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/385 for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00304 Overcurrent protection
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00714 in response to battery charging or discharging current
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

Aspects of a method and system for operating and/or charging a battery powered USB device based on a USB port type are provided. In this regard, in a USB device comprising a power management IC and a multi-function IC, a port type detection module in the multi-function IC may determine whether the USB device is attached to a standard host port or a charging port. Additionally, a power source in the power management IC, which may supply power to the port type detection module, may be enabled upon attachment of the USB device to a USB port and disabled subsequent to determination of port type. Also, one or more portions and/or functions of the power management IC may be configured based on the determined port type. Similarly, one or more portions and/or functions of the multi-function IC may be enabled or disabled based on the determined port type.

Claims

1. A method for bus interfacing, the method comprising:

in a USB device comprising a power management IC and a multi-function IC, determining via a port type detection module in said multi-function IC, whether said USB device is attached to a standard host port or a charging port.

2. The method according to claim 1, comprising enabling a power source in said power management IC upon attachment of said USB device to a USB port.

3. The method according to claim 2, comprise disabling said power source subsequent to said determining whether said USB device is attached to a standard host port or a charging port.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein said power source supplies power to a port type detection module in said multi-function IC.

5. The method according to claim 1, comprising configuring an interface between said port type detection module and USB data lines to a high impedance state subsequent to said determination.

6. The method according to claim 1, comprising configuring one or more functions of said power management IC based on whether said USB device is attached to a charging port or a standard host port.

7. The method according to claim 1, comprising controlling which portions and/or functions of said multi-function IC are enabled based on whether said USB device is attached to a charging port or a standard host port.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said charging port may be a charging host port or a dedicated charging port.

9. The method according to claim 1, comprising determining whether said charging port is a dedicated charging port or a charging host port via said multi-function IC.

10. The method according to claim 1, comprising generating, in said port type detection module, a charger detection signal indicating whether an attached port is a standard host port or a charging port;

and

sampling said charger detection signal in said power management IC at a determined time after an indication of attachment of said USB device to said attached port.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein said time is determined via one or more of configuration by a designer of said USB device, configuration by a user of said USB device, and negotiation between said power management IC and said multi-function IC.

12. The method according to claim 10, comprising indicating said attachment of said USB device to said attached port via a high-to-low transition of said charger detection signal.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein said high-to-low transition of said charger detection signal is generated subsequent to successfully detecting contact between one or both data lines of said USB device and one or both data lines of said attached port.

14. The method according to claim 1, comprising coupling a current source to a D+ line of said USB device and decoupling said current source from a D−

line of said USB device; and

monitoring said D+ line of said USB device to detect contact between said D+ line of said USB device and a D+ line of said attached port.

15. The method according to claim 1, comprising coupling a current source to a D−

line of said USB device and decoupling said current source from a D+ line of said USB device; and

monitoring said D−

line of said USB device to detect contact between said D−

line of said USB device and a D−

line of said attached port.

16. A system for USB interfacing, the system comprising:

a USB device comprising a multi-function IC and a power management IC, wherein said multi-function IC comprises one or more circuits operable to determine whether said USB device is attached to a standard host port or a charging port.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein said power management IC comprises a power source which may be enabled upon attachment of said USB device to a USB port.

18. The system according to claim 17, comprise disabling said power source subsequent to said determining whether said USB device is attached to a standard host port or a charging port.

19. The system according to claim 17, wherein said power source supplies power to said one or more circuits in said multi-function IC;

20. The system according to claim 16, wherein an interface between said one or more circuits and USB data lines is set to a high impedance state subsequent to a determination of whether said USB device is attached to a standard host port or a charging port.

21. The system according to claim 16, wherein one or more portions and/or functions of said power management IC are configured based on whether said USB device is attached to a charging port or a standard host port.

22. The system according to claim 16, wherein which portions and/or functions of said multi-function IC are enabled is controlled based on whether said USB device is attached to a charging port or a standard host port.

23. The system according to claim 16, wherein said charging port may be a charging host port or a dedicated charging port.

24. The system according to claim 16, wherein logic, circuitry, and/or code of said multi-function IC determines whether said charging port is a dedicated charging port or a charging host port.

25. The system according to claim 16, wherein said port type detection module generates a charger detection signal indicating whether an attached port is a standard host port or a charging port;

and

said power management IC samples said charger detection signal at a determined time after an indication of attachment of said USB device to said attached port.

26. The system according to claim 25, wherein said time is determined via one or more of configuration by a designer of said USB device, configuration by a user of said USB device, and negotiation between said power management IC and said multi-function IC.

27. The system according to claim 25, wherein said attachment of said USB device to said attached port is indicated via a high-to-low transition of said charger detection signal.

28. The system according to claim 27, wherein said high-to-low transition of said charger detection signal is generated subsequent to successfully detecting contact between one or both data lines of said USB device and one or both data lines of said attached port.

29. The system according to claim 16, wherein a current source is coupled to a D+ line of said USB device and decoupled from a D−

line of said USB device; and

said D+ line of said USB device is monitored to detect contact between said D+ line of said USB device and a D+ line of said attached port.

30. The system according to claim 16, wherein a current source is coupled to a D−

line of said USB device and decoupled from a D+ line of said USB device; and

said D−

line of said USB device is monitored to detect contact between said D−

line of said USB device and a D−

line of said attached port.