Invention Grant
- Patent Title: USB hub device having functionality of self firmware updating and host electronic system having the same
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Application No.: US17152906Application Date: 2021-01-20
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Publication No.: US11321260B2Publication Date: 2022-05-03
- Inventor: Tien-Wei Yu , Cheng-Sheng Chan , Chun-Shiu Chen
- Applicant: PROLIFIC TECHNOLOGY INC.
- Applicant Address: TW Taipei
- Assignee: PROLIFIC TECHNOLOGY INC.
- Current Assignee: PROLIFIC TECHNOLOGY INC.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Taipei
- Priority: TW109124784 20200722
- Main IPC: G06F13/38
- IPC: G06F13/38 ; G06F8/65

Abstract:
A USB hub device having functionality of self firmware updating is disclosed. The USB hub device is integrated in a host electronic system, and comprises an upstream port, a plurality of downstream ports and a hub module comprising a plurality of second USB controller units. On the other hand, the host electronic system has a second USB controller unit. After one electronic device is coupled to one downstream port, the first USB controller unit sends a detection signal for verifying whether the electronic device includes at least one firmware update data or not. In case of the electronic device being verified to have the firmware update data, the hub module transmit the firmware update data from the electronic device to a memory unit thereof, thereby completing a firmware update of the USB hub device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220027300A1 USB hub device having functionality of self firmware updating and host electronic system having the same Public/Granted day:2022-01-27
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