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Supplying remaining available current to port in excess of bus standard limit

  • US 8,266,456 B2
  • Filed: 10/15/2007
  • Issued: 09/11/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus configured to regulate excess current delivered over a plurality of ports within an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:

  • a first apparatus adapted to detect an amount of current drawn over a first of the plurality of ports; and

    a second apparatus adapted to distribute a first amount of current available to a second of the plurality of ports, according to a current draw limitation of a serial bus protocol;

    wherein the second apparatus is further adapted to distribute an excess amount of current available to a second of the plurality of ports based at least in part upon the amount of current drawn over the first of the plurality of ports, wherein the excess amount of current exceeds the current draw limitation of the serial bus protocol.

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