US 11,176,072 B2
FLEXIBLE MOBILE DEVICE CONNECTIVITY TO AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS WITH USB HUBSGeneral
US 11,176,072 B2
FLEXIBLE MOBILE DEVICE CONNECTIVITY TO AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS WITH USB HUBS
Tech Center:
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Examiner:
Ernest Unelus
Art Unit:
2181 Computer Architecture and I/O
Agent:
Inventors:
Shyambabu Yeda; Robert M. Voto; Craig Petku
Assignee:
Priority:
09/16/14
Filed:
10/22/19
Granted:
11/16/21
Expiration:
11/15/33
Abstract
A method to enable a vehicle's embedded USB Host system to connect to multiple mobile devices through a USB Hub, regardless of whether the mobile devices are configured to act as USB Hosts or USB Devices, without USB On the Go (OTG) controllers or additional vehicle wiring, or inhibiting the functionality of any consumer devices connected to the same USB Hub. Preferably, the method is configured to provide that no additional cabling is required, and no hardware changes are required to be made to the HU. The method can be employed between a vehicle's embedded USB Host, USB Hub and at least one consumer accessible USB port. When the consumer device is acting as a USB Host, signals between the consumer device and the vehicle's embedded USB Host are processed through a USB bridge, thereby rendering the consumer device compatible with the vehicle's embedded USB Host.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G06G06F2213/3812G06F