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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2008
Applicant:
Kok Hong Chan, Folsom, CA (US);
Inventor:
Kok Hong Chan, Folsom, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/40045 (2013.01);
Abstract
For one disclosed embodiment, a controller comprises communication circuitry to communicate over one or more data lines with a downstream device external to an upstream device having the controller and detection circuitry to detect on at least one of the one or more data lines a voltage having a value in excess of a reference value. The detection circuitry is to deactivate a supply of power over one or more power lines to the downstream device in response to detection on at least one of the one or more data lines of a voltage having a value in excess of the reference value. Other embodiments are also disclosed.