Patent ID: 9560217
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G06F,H01R,H02J,H04M

Claim:
1. A USB connection device comprising a power supply module, an uplink USB interface, a plurality of downlink USB interfaces and a signal control module, wherein the power supply module is configured to provide an external power supply to the downlink USB interfaces and the signal control module, the uplink USB interface is configured to connect to a first electronic device, the downlink USB interfaces are configured to connect to a plurality of second electronic devices different from the first electronic device and having an operating mode and a charging mode, the signal control module is arranged between the uplink USB interface and the downlink USB interfaces, and configured to control a status of a signal line in the downlink USB interfaces based on a status of a power supply of the uplink USB interface, each of the second electronic devices enters one of the operating and charging modes based on the status of the signal line in a respective downlink USB interface, when the second electronic device is coupled with the respective downlink USB interface; and wherein the signal control module is further configured to set the status of the signal line in each of the downlink USB interfaces to a connection on status when there is no supply voltage of the uplink USB interface, such that each second electronic device enters the charging mode based on the connection on status, and the downlink USB interfaces use a voltage from the power supply module to charge the second electronic devices so that the USB connection device is configured to be a self-powered USB hub.