METHOD FOR CONFIGURING CHARGING PORTS AND CONTROLLER APPLYING THE SAME

• US 20120191885A1
• Filed: 01/19/2012
• Published: 07/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Asmedia Technology Incorporated (ASUSTek Computer, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Asmedia Technology Incorporated (ASUSTek Computer, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kuo, Li-Feng, Tseng, Pao-Shun, Chang, Chin-Yu
• Application Number:
  US13/353,391
• Publication Number:
  US 20120191885A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/104
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips

Abstract

A method for configuring charging ports and a controller applying the same are disclosed. The method includes recording a maximum permission value and a permitted value, and comparing the maximum permission value and the permitted value to determine whether the interface port can be used as a charging port when a device is connected to an interface port.

Claims

1. A method for configuring charging ports, comprising:

recording a maximum permission value;

recording a permitted value; and

comparing the maximum permission value and the permitted value to determine whether an interface port is used as a charging port when a device is connected to the interface port.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further includes:

permitting the interface port to be used as the charging port if the maximum permission value is larger than the permitted value.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further includes:

forbidding the interface port to be used as the charging port if the maximum permission value equals to the permitted value.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further includes:

recording a status bit of the interface port;

permitting the interface port to be used as the charging port when the status bit is a first content, and forbidding the interface port to be used as the charging port when the status bit is a second content; and

setting the status bit at the first content when the interface port is used as the charging port.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the method includes:

checking whether the status bit is the first content when the device is detached from the interface port, and

setting the status bit at the second content if the status bit is the first content.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the method includes:

changing the permitted value when the interface port is used as the charging port.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the method includes:

checking whether the status bit is the first content when the device is detached from the interface port, and

restoring the permitted value if the status bit is the first content.

8. A controller for controlling an interface port, comprising:

a first register recording the maximum permission value;

a second register recording the permitted value;

an arbitration module connecting to the first register and second register and comparing the maximum permission value and the permitted value to determine whether the interface port is used as a charging port when a device is connected to the interface port.

9. The controller according to claim 8, wherein if the maximum permission value is larger than the permitted value, the arbitration module permits the interface port to be used as the charging port.

10. The controller according to claim 8, wherein if the maximum permission value equals to the permitted value, the arbitration module forbids the interface port to be used as the charging port.

11. The controller according to claim 8, wherein the controller further includes:

a status register recording a status bit;

wherein if the arbitration module compares the maximum permission value and the permitted value and sets the status bit at a first content, the interface port is used as the charging port, and if the arbitration module compares the maximum permission value and the permitted value and sets the status bit at a second content, the interface port is not permitted to be used as the charging port.

12. The controller according to claim 11, wherein when the device is detached from the interface port and the arbitration module detects that the status bit is the first content, the arbitration module sets the status bit at the second content.

13. The controller according to claim 11, wherein when the arbitration module permits the interface port to be used as the charging port, the arbitration module changes the permitted value.

14. The controller according to claim 13, wherein when the device is detached from the interface port and the arbitration module detects that the status bit is the first content, the arbitration module restores the permitted value.