Systems and methods for managing USB power delivery

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PATENT NO 9727109
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15004382

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Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and/or methods for managing power distribution over a USB topology. In some embodiments, a host device is coupled to an upstream facing port device (UFP device) via a USB compliant connection, and a USB device is coupled to a downstream facing port device (DFP device) via a USB compliant connection. The UFP device and DFP device are connected via a non-USB compliant extension medium. In various embodiments, the UFP device and DFP device may be individually powered by different types of sources (such as external power sources, power distributed over the extension medium, batteries, USB bus power, and/or the like). The UFP device and DFP device cooperate to provide USB power distribution functionality throughout the USB topology despite the presence of the non-USB compliant extension medium.

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ICRON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION4664 LOUGHEED HIGHWAY SUITE 221 BURNABY BRITISH COLUMBIA V5C 5T5

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Hundal, Sukhdeep Singh Surrey, CA 29 230
Saghafi, Ardeshir Surrey, CA 10 76
Schultz, Thomas Aaron Langley, CA 6 62

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