Invention Grant
- Patent Title: USB matrix switch system
- Patent Title (中): USB矩阵开关系统
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Application No.: US12235815Application Date: 2008-09-23
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Publication No.: US07769941B2Publication Date: 2010-08-03
- Inventor: Han-Cheng Huang , Ying-Chang Tzeng
- Applicant: Han-Cheng Huang , Ying-Chang Tzeng
- Applicant Address: TW
- Assignee: Aten International Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Aten International Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: TW
- Agency: Chen Yoshimura LLP
- Main IPC: G06F13/20
- IPC: G06F13/20 ; G06F13/36

Abstract:
An USB matrix switch system provided for a plurality of USB devices shared with a plurality of hosts is disclosed. The system comprises: (1) a plurality of DP PHYs, respectively, corresponding to the USB devices so as to transfer those series signal received from the USB devices to parallel signals; (2) a plurality of UP PHYs, respectively, corresponding to the hosts for transferring signal received therefrom to parallel signals or doing the reversal operation; (3) a plurality of hubs, respectively, corresponding to the UP PHYs, each hub has a digital repeater, a TT, an up router, a down router, and a hub controllers; (4) a signal fetching monitor for fetching a control signal provided by a user; (5) a plurality of signal control switch modules having a down stream port controller, a disconnection emulator, provided for simulating a disconnection status while the down stream port controller is empty, and a select MUX provided for switching a selected USB device to a selected hub in accordance with content of the hot key.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100077126A1 USB Matrix Switch System Public/Granted day:2010-03-25
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