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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2011
Applicant:
Terrill M. Moore, Trumansburg, NY (US);
Inventor:
Terrill M. Moore, Trumansburg, NY (US);
Assignee:
MCCI Corporation, Ithaca, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A super-speed USB3.0 hub is described to which, after configuration, there are more high-speed devices than super-speed devices connected. The difference in the numbers is recognized and logic is provided that responds to an upstream host that there is an equal or balanced number of super-speed and high-speed ports active. This is accomplished by providing a number of 'dummy' ports that make up any actual difference. The 'dummy' ports are never active and are never connected to any device.