Patent ID: 9338817
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G06F,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for managing a wireless Universal Serial Bus (USB) connection between a host device and a client device, the wireless connection suitable for carrying data traffic between the host device and the client device according to a wireless USB specification, the method comprising: measuring, at the client device, the client device's remaining power supply capacity; sending a low power notification from the client device to the host device when the remaining power supply capacity drops below a first threshold power supply capacity, wherein the low power notification comprises a wireless USB Device Notification (DN); receiving the low power notification at the host device; and closing the wireless USB connection between the client device and the host device to further data traffic in response to the received low power notification; wherein closing the wireless USB connection comprises sending a USB disconnect information element (IE) from the host device to the client device.