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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2014
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Olivier Harel, Mountain View, CA (US);
Andrew Robinson, Cardiff, GB;
Olivier Jacquemart, Tustin, BE;
Vincent Yeung, Orange, CA (US);
Richard Tuck, Chepstow, GB;
Darren Neuman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
BROADCOM CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A streaming apparatus includes circuitry accommodated in a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connectable device to detect a connection state of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) supply to the streaming apparatus; set an operational mode to a HDMI mode or a Mobile High Definition Link (MHL) mode based on the connection state of the USB supply to the streaming apparatus. The apparatus selects a supply power from the USB power supply or the MHL power supply based on the connection state of the USB supply to the apparatus.