Patent ID: 11899603
Assignee: OSOM PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A method for switching a particular port of a multiport hub between one of multiple modes, the method comprising:
configuring 1-to-N data communications between a main connector and a number (N) of ports of the multiport hub;
detecting a change in a position of a switch integrated in the multiport hub;
in response to the switch being changed to a first position, activating a first mode that disables a first function of the particular port while a second function of the particular port remains enabled;
in response to the switch being changed to a second position, activating a second mode that enables the first function of the particular port while the second function of the particular port remains enabled, and
in response to the switch being changed to a third position, deactivating the first mode and the second mode.