Dual serial bus interface
First Claim
1. A dual serial bus(DSB) communication and power interface system for electronic components, capable of operating in a first serial protocol and a second serial protocol, comprising a physical cable between said components, wherein said physical cable contains at least six separate conductors and wherein said at least six separate conductors comprise:
- A first conductor, wherein said first conductor is a virtual bus (VBUS) conductor and transfers power from a first electronic component to a second electronic component and wherein the first conductor is adapted to transfer 5V of power when operating in the first serial protocol and transfer 3.3V of power when operating in the second serial protocol;
A second conductor, wherein said second conductor is a data transmitting conductor and sends data from said first electronic component to said second electronic component;
A third conductor, wherein said third conductor is a data receiving conductor and receives data to said first electronic component sent from said second electronic component;
A third conductor, wherein said third conductor is a data receiving conductor and receives data to said first electronic component sent from said second electronic component;
A fourth conductor, wherein said fourth conductor is a ground(GND) conductor and receives return power to said first electronic component transferred from said second electronic component;
A fifth conductor, wherein said fifth conductor is an auxiliary voltage supply(AVS) conductor and is adapted to transfer higher amounts of power from said first electronic component to said second electronic component than is capable of being transferred by said first conductor while said first conductor is transferring power in accordance with the first or second serial protocol; and
,A sixth conductor, wherein said sixth conductor is a spare conductor.
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Abstract
An interface protocol for patient monitoring systems includes a Dual Serial Bus (DSB) interface. The DSB interface includes a first serial protocol that is USB, Firewire, or Ethernet protocol and a second serial protocol that is a low power serial (LPS) protocol. DSB interfaces provide for communication between DSB Hosts and DSB Devices and allow for the transfer of operating and battery charging power from DSB Host to DSB Device. In addition, the DSB host contains a switched Auxiliary Voltage Supply (AVS) which can provide up to 15 W of power to DSB devices for battery charging or other high power needs. The DSB interface eliminates the need for multiple cables for different parameter sensing devices as there is only one type of connector and, accordingly, reduces the risk of damage caused by inadvertently plugging a parameter sensing device into the wrong receptacle.
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1. A dual serial bus(DSB) communication and power interface system for electronic components, capable of operating in a first serial protocol and a second serial protocol, comprising a physical cable between said components, wherein said physical cable contains at least six separate conductors and wherein said at least six separate conductors comprise:
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A first conductor, wherein said first conductor is a virtual bus (VBUS) conductor and transfers power from a first electronic component to a second electronic component and wherein the first conductor is adapted to transfer 5V of power when operating in the first serial protocol and transfer 3.3V of power when operating in the second serial protocol; A second conductor, wherein said second conductor is a data transmitting conductor and sends data from said first electronic component to said second electronic component; A third conductor, wherein said third conductor is a data receiving conductor and receives data to said first electronic component sent from said second electronic component; A third conductor, wherein said third conductor is a data receiving conductor and receives data to said first electronic component sent from said second electronic component; A fourth conductor, wherein said fourth conductor is a ground(GND) conductor and receives return power to said first electronic component transferred from said second electronic component; A fifth conductor, wherein said fifth conductor is an auxiliary voltage supply(AVS) conductor and is adapted to transfer higher amounts of power from said first electronic component to said second electronic component than is capable of being transferred by said first conductor while said first conductor is transferring power in accordance with the first or second serial protocol; and
,A sixth conductor, wherein said sixth conductor is a spare conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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