Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for transmitting and receiving power by using HDMI and device therefor
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Application No.: US15745393Application Date: 2016-07-15
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Publication No.: US10802558B2Publication Date: 2020-10-13
- Inventor: Jangwoong Park , Jingu Choi
- Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- International Application: PCT/KR2016/007753 WO 20160715
- International Announcement: WO2017/014506 WO 20170126
- Main IPC: G06F1/32
- IPC: G06F1/32 ; G06F1/26 ; G06F1/28 ; G06F1/3212

Abstract:
A method for supplying power performed by a power provider device including a plurality of ports according to an embodiment of the present invention may include providing power to a plurality of power consumer devices through the plurality of ports which is connected to the plurality of power consumer devices through an HDMI cable; detecting a connection release between a first power consumer device among the plurality of power consumer devices and a port; detecting a second power consumer device which is provided with insufficient power currently among the plurality of power consumer devices; notifying remaining supply power levels that are available to additionally supply to the second power consumer device; receiving a request of a power level that the second power consumer device is to receive among the remaining supply power levels; and supplying the power additionally to the second power consumer device as much as the requested power level.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190101966A1 METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING POWER BY USING HDMI AND DEVICE THEREFOR Public/Granted day:2019-04-04
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