Power Adapter Having a Universal Serial Bus Hub
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1. A power adapter, comprising:
- a power converter;
a universal serial bus (“
USB”
) hub; and
an integrated power/USB connector, coupled to said power converter and said USB hub, configured to provide power to and USB communication with a host device.
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Abstract
A power adaptor for a host device and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the power adapter includes a power converter and a universal serial bus hub. The power adapter also includes an integrated power/universal serial bus connector, coupled to the power converter and the universal serial bus hub, configured to provide power to and universal serial bus communication with a host device.
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20 Claims
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1. A power adapter, comprising:
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a power converter; a universal serial bus (“
USB”
) hub; andan integrated power/USB connector, coupled to said power converter and said USB hub, configured to provide power to and USB communication with a host device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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providing power via a power converter; providing universal serial bus (“
USB”
) communication with a USB hub; andproviding said power and said USB communication from said power converter and said USB hub, respectively, to a host device via an integrated power/USB connector. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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