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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2006
Henry Wurzburg, Austin, TX (US);
Steve Nelson, Miller Place, NY (US);
Mark Y. Fu, Newark, CA (US);
Hans Magnusson, Austin, TX (US);
Henry Wurzburg, Austin, TX (US);
Steve Nelson, Miller Place, NY (US);
Mark Y. Fu, Newark, CA (US);
Hans Magnusson, Austin, TX (US);
Standard Microsystems Corporation, Hauppauge, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for automatically switching peripheral connectivity between two host devices based on respective connectivity of the hosts. The method may be used where peripherals are usually attached to one host and are automatically switched to a second host when the second host is attached to the system. A USB switching hub may be operable to automatically switch connectivity of the peripheral device(s) from the first host device to the second host device when the second host device is connected to the USB device. This automates the process for the end user when normally all peripherals are attached to one host, and some or all peripherals are shared with a second host when the second host is attached.