Hub
First Claim
1. A hub, electrically connecting to an electronic equipment and at least a portable device located in external environment via an Universal Serial Bus cable, the Universal Serial Bus cable comprising a signal transmission line and a power transmission line, the hub comprising:
- a first connector, electrically connected to the electronic equipment via the Universal Serial Bus cable;
at least a second connector, communicatively connected to the first connector and electrically connected to the portable device via the Universal Serial Bus cable, wherein a data transmission between the portable device and the electronic equipment mutually is via the signal transmission line, the first connector, and the second connector; and
a first DC/DC converter, an input terminal of the first DC/DC converter is electrically connected to the electronic equipment via the power transmission line, an output terminal of the first DC/DC converter is electrically connected to the portable device via the power transmission line, the first DC/DC converter is applied to output stable voltage to the portable device;
wherein the first connector is Universal Serial Bus 3.1 Power Delivery type C port, and electronic equipment can be either in a charged mode or in a power supplying mode via the Universal Serial Bus Power Delivery protocol.
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Abstract
A hub electrically connected to an electronic equipment and at least a portable device located in external environment is provided. The hub includes a first connector, at least a second connector, and a first DC/DC converter. The first connector is electrically connected to the electronic equipment, the second connector is electrically connected to the portable device. Data transmission between the portable device and the electronic equipment mutually is via the signal transmission line, the first connector, and the second connector. An input terminal of the first DC/DC converter is electrically connected to the electronic equipment, and an output terminal of the first DC/DC converter is electrically connected to the portable device, the first DC/DC converter is applied to output stable voltage to the portable device.
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19 Claims
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1. A hub, electrically connecting to an electronic equipment and at least a portable device located in external environment via an Universal Serial Bus cable, the Universal Serial Bus cable comprising a signal transmission line and a power transmission line, the hub comprising:
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a first connector, electrically connected to the electronic equipment via the Universal Serial Bus cable; at least a second connector, communicatively connected to the first connector and electrically connected to the portable device via the Universal Serial Bus cable, wherein a data transmission between the portable device and the electronic equipment mutually is via the signal transmission line, the first connector, and the second connector; and a first DC/DC converter, an input terminal of the first DC/DC converter is electrically connected to the electronic equipment via the power transmission line, an output terminal of the first DC/DC converter is electrically connected to the portable device via the power transmission line, the first DC/DC converter is applied to output stable voltage to the portable device; wherein the first connector is Universal Serial Bus 3.1 Power Delivery type C port, and electronic equipment can be either in a charged mode or in a power supplying mode via the Universal Serial Bus Power Delivery protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A hub, electrically connecting to an electronic equipment and at least a portable device located in external environment, comprising:
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a first connector, electrically connected to the electronic equipment; at least a second connector, electrically connected to the portable devices and communicatively connected to the first connector, wherein data transmission between the portable device and the electronic equipment mutually is via the first connector and the second connector; a first current detector, electrically connected to the first connector for detecting an output voltage and an output current of the electronic equipment; a third DC/DC converter, electrically connected to the first current detector; at least a fourth DC/DC converter, electrically connected to the third DC/DC converter and the second connector, converting an output voltage of the third DC/DC converter to a required charging voltage for the portable device; an energy storage, electrically connected between the third DC/DC converter and the fourth DC/DC converter; and an energy storage controlling circuit, electrically connected to the electronic equipment, the first current detector, the third DC/DC converter, and the energy storage, the energy storage controlling circuit has a first preset current value and a first preset voltage value; wherein, when the output current of the electronic equipment is less than the first preset current value, and the output voltage of the third DC/DC converter is more than the voltage of the energy storage, by the energy storage controlling circuit so that the portable device and the energy storage are charged by the electronic equipment at the same time;
when the output current of the electronic equipment is more than the first preset current value or the output voltage of the electronic equipment is less than the first preset voltage value, the output voltage of the third DC/DC converter drops to the voltage of the energy storage by the energy storage controlling circuit, and the portable devices are charged by the electronic equipment and the energy storage simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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