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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021

Filed:

May. 13, 2020
Applicant:

Logitech Europe S.a., Lausanne, CH;

Inventors:

Joseph Yao-Hua Chu, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Tsung-Ting Tsai, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

LOGITECH EUROPE S.A., Lausanne, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/10 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/40 (2015.01); H04B 3/02 (2006.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/10 (2013.01); H01R 13/665 (2013.01); H04B 1/40 (2013.01); H04B 3/02 (2013.01); H04L 5/0048 (2013.01); H02J 3/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described herein are methods and systems for connecting via a cable a USB host and USB device over distances equal to greater than 50 meters. The methods and systems include having the host and device each send a pilot signal over the cable and the host and device, each detecting that the received pilot signal is valid. After confirming the validity of the pilot signals, the host begins standard USB protocols with the device. The system and methods also allow for the insertion of a power over Ethernet device into the cable to provide power to a remote USB device. In some embodiments, only the D+ and D− lines are used allowing multiple independent USB connections over the cable.


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