Patent ID: 7631111

Claim:
A method for charging a device, comprising: a hub detecting coupling of the device, wherein the device comprises a battery; the hub determining if the device should receive high-power charging of the battery, wherein determining if the device should receive high-power charging is based on a request received from the device when the device should receive the high-power charging; the hub receiving power from a power source other than a host device; the hub providing power to the device at a first power level to charge the battery if the device should receive the high-power charging of the battery, wherein the first power level is greater than a maximum enumeration power level, wherein, prior to and during charging, the device is not enumerated, and wherein at least a portion of the power at the first power level is provided from the power source; and if the device should not receive high-power charging of the battery, the hub enumerating the device with respect to the host device and providing power to the device at a second power level lower than the first power level.