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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2018
Interdigital Ce Patent Holdings, Sas, Paris, FR;
Ludovic Jeanne, Montreuil sur Ille, FR;
Jean-Pierre Bertin, Guemene-Penfao, FR;
Pascal Maetz, Montgermont, FR;
Patrick Colin, Cesson-Sévigné, FR;
INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS, SAS, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A method to be implemented in a first communication device adapted to be powered via a first wired communication interface and to be configured as a master or as a slave device when connected with a second device via the first wired communication interface is described. The method includes, when the first communication device is connected to a second device via the first communication interface and is configured as a master device, with respect to the second device, obtaining an identifier of the second device and operating in a first operating mode, compatible with a first power consumption, or in a second operating mode, leading to a second power consumption higher than the first power consumption, depending of the obtained identifier. The corresponding device, system, computer readable program product and computer readable storage medium are also described.