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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Robert A. Dunstan, Forest Grove, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2013.01); G06F 13/4068 (2013.01); Y10T 307/858 (2015.04);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a system and method for controlling power in an active cable via a circuit mechanism located internally within the cable assembly. The system may include a first device communicatively coupled to a second device via the cable assembly and a device power line. The circuit mechanism may control power to the cable assembly and a voltage comparator may be connected to the circuit mechanism to regulate the flow of power associated with the cable of the cable assembly.