Patent ID: 9459670
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: G06F,H01R

Claim Text:
1. An adapter for enabling communication between a first device and a second device, the adapter comprising: a housing including a first side and a second side; a first connector disposed at the first side and configured to be mated with a first device connector associated with the first device; a second connector disposed at the second side and configured to be mated with a second device connector associated with the second device; a first power path between the first and second connector and a second power path between the first connector and the second connector in parallel with the first power path, the second power path having a lower resistance than the first power path; an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit disposed in-line with data lines between the first and second connectors, the ESD protection circuit configured to reduce corruption and disruption of data transmission over the data lines; an identification device coupled to the first connector and disposed in the housing, the identification device storing identification information for the adapter and configured to communicate the identification information to the first device; and a power control device disposed in the housing and coupled to the identification device, the first connector, and the second connector, wherein the power control device is configured to enable the first power path between the first connector and the second connector by default and enable the second power path between the first connector and the second connector after the identification information is validated.