Patent ID: 8407493
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of supplying power for a device wired adapter, comprising: connecting a stand-alone universal serial bus (USB) device to the device wired adapter, wherein the stand-alone USB device operates as a wireless USB device, and the device wired adapter wirelessly transmits data between the stand-alone USB device and a wireless USB host; setting the stand-alone USB device as a USB on-the-go host, and the device wired adapter as a USB on-the-go device; supplying power to the device wired adapter by the stand-alone USB device; and swapping a USB on-the-go role of the device wired adapter with a USB on-the-go role of the stand-alone USB device, wherein the device wired adapter concurrently receives power from the stand-alone USB device via a wired connection and provides a wireless communication path between the stand-alone USB device and the wireless USB host.