Providing Power to Integrated Electronics Within a Cable

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016226259-A1
Application number	US-201615043712-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 15, 2016
Priority date	Nov 20, 2012
Publication date	Aug 4, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method of providing power to electronics within a cable is described. The method may include communicatively coupling a first device to a second device via a cable. The cable may include electronic components integrated within the cable. The method may also include providing a signal from the first device to the second device. The method may also include providing, via an internal power line within the cable, power to the integrated electronic components. The method may also include providing, via a device power line within the cable, power between the first device and the second device, wherein the internal power line and the device power line are electrically isolated from one another inside the cable.

First claim

1 - 32 . (canceled)

33 . A host apparatus comprising:
a connector to couple the host apparatus to a device via a cable to provide a data signal from the host apparatus to the device; and one or more power sources to provide power through a first power line of the cable to the device and provide power through a second power line of the cable to an electronic component within the cable, wherein the first power line and the second power line are electrically isolated from one another inside the cable.

34 . The host apparatus of claim 33 , wherein the power source is to provide a fixed voltage through the second power line of the cable to the electronic component within the cable.

35 . The host apparatus of claim 33 , wherein the power source is to adjust a voltage through the first power line of the cable to the device independent from the power provided through the second power line of the cable to the electronic component within the cable.

36 . The host apparatus of claim 33 , wherein the power source is to adjust the power provided through the second power line of the cable to the electronic component within the cable.

37 . The host apparatus of claim 33 , wherein the power source is to provide power through an isolation mechanism.

38 . The host apparatus of claim 33 , wherein the host apparatus is in compliance with a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Power Delivery Specification.

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Saunders Bradley
• Dunstan Robert

Classifications

• H02J4/00 Primary

  Circuit arrangements for mains or distribution networks not specified as AC or DC; Circuit arrangements for mains or distribution networks combining AC and DC sections or sub-networks (arrangements using intermediate DC-AC-DC conversion H02J1/002; arrangements using high-voltage DC [HVDC] links H02J3/36) · CPC title

• G06F1/266 Primary

  Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips · CPC title

• G06F13/38

  Information transfer, e.g. on bus (G06F13/14 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02B6/42

  Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements · CPC title

• G06F13/14 Primary

  Handling requests for interconnection or transfer · CPC title