Patent ID: 9690732
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method comprising: at a Network-Universal Serial Bus (NUSB) adaptor to exchange (i) Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) packets with, and receive power from, a Power Source Equipment (PSE) over a PoE connection with the PSE, and (ii) Universal Serial Bus (USB) messages with, and provide power to, a USB device over a USB connection with the USB device: receiving a USB power request from the USB device that specifies a power-related parameter for use by the USB device; converting the received USB power request to a PoE power request that specifies the power-related parameter; sending the PoE power request to the PSE; receiving a PoE response from the PSE that indicates acceptance of the sent PoE power request; converting the received PoE response to a USB response; and sending the USB response to the USB device.