Dongle having rechargeable, supercapacitor based power supply
First Claim
1. A backup power system adapted to be coupled in between a server and an independant, a remotely located peripheral, the system comprising:
- a first communications port in communication with the server, the server including first and second ports, the first communications port of the system being in communication with the second port of the server and receiving power from the second port of the server, and where the server'"'"'s first and second ports generate the same power output;
a second communications port in communication with the independent, remotely located peripheral via a detachable cable, the peripheral further being adapted to be powered by a separate connection to the first port of the server;
a controller for detecting when power being provided by the server through the server'"'"'s second port, and received via the first communications port of the system, has dropped below a threshold level; and
a power storage component responsive to the controller for supplying power to the peripheral, via the second communications port of the system, when the power being provided from the server'"'"'s second port drops below the threshold level.
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Abstract
A backup power system is disclosed which has a first port in communication with a server. The server includes first and second ports, and the backup power system is in communication with the second port of the server and receives a first voltage signal from the second port of the server. A second communications port of the system is in communication with a peripheral. The peripheral is powered by a separate connection to the first port of the server. A controller of the system detects when power being provided by the server through the server'"'"'s second port has dropped below a threshold level. A power storage component responsive to the controller supplies power to the peripheral when the power provided from the server'"'"'s second port drops below the threshold level.
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20 Claims
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1. A backup power system adapted to be coupled in between a server and an independant, a remotely located peripheral, the system comprising:
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a first communications port in communication with the server, the server including first and second ports, the first communications port of the system being in communication with the second port of the server and receiving power from the second port of the server, and where the server'"'"'s first and second ports generate the same power output; a second communications port in communication with the independent, remotely located peripheral via a detachable cable, the peripheral further being adapted to be powered by a separate connection to the first port of the server; a controller for detecting when power being provided by the server through the server'"'"'s second port, and received via the first communications port of the system, has dropped below a threshold level; and a power storage component responsive to the controller for supplying power to the peripheral, via the second communications port of the system, when the power being provided from the server'"'"'s second port drops below the threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An independently, self-contained backup power system adapted to be coupled in communication between a server and a peripheral, wherein the peripheral has a first USB port coupled to a first USB port of the server, and the backup power system has a first USB port adapted to adapted to be coupled with a second universal serial bus (USB) port of the server, and the peripheral has an additional port able to receive power, the system comprising:
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a controller; a voltage measurement subsystem for monitoring power received from the second USB port of the server; a power storage component; an additional port in communication with the additional port of the peripheral; and the controller configured to use the voltage measurement subsystem to detect when power being supplied from the second USB port of the server, and being received on the first USB port of the system, drops below a predetermined threshold, and to cause the power storage component to apply power via the additional port of the system to the additional port of the peripheral to power the peripheral. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method for monitoring and providing backup power from a backup power system to a peripheral which is communicating with, and receiving primary power from, a first communications port of a server, the method comprising:
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using a cable to detachably couple the backup power system to the peripheral; monitoring power being output from a second communications port of the server and received by the backup power system, where the first and second communications ports of the server are providing the same power output; using a controller and a voltage monitoring subsystem of the backup power system to detect when power being output from the second communications port of the server drops below a predefined threshold level; and when the power being output from the server'"'"'s communications ports drops below the predefined threshold, using the controller to control a power storage component to apply backup power from the backup power system via the cable to the peripheral. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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