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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2024
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Jace W. Files, Round Rock, TX (US);
Merle Jackson Wood, III, Round Rock, TX (US);
Gerald Rene Pelissier, Mendham, NJ (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for management of power distribution for a data processing system are disclosed. The method may include classifying an external device that may be attached to a port of the data processing system with respect to power consumption and power provisioning. The method may also include reconfiguring a switch network that connects the port to which the external device may be attached to load components (e.g., a battery, hardware resources, etc.) of the data processing system so that a power delivery path may be established. Power delivery may be performed to distribute power to the data processing system and/or to the external device using the power delivery path.