PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16048019
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["710", "316000"]

Abstract:
Apparatus and methods for USB hosts and USB devices to dynamically switch roles such that a product which initially operates as a USB host may instead operate as a USB device and vice versa. Products such as smartphones and tablets which initially operate as USB devices may dynamically switch roles to become USB hosts. Similarly, products such as PCs and in-vehicle infotainment systems which initially operate as USB hosts may dynamically switch roles to become USB devices. Dynamic USB role switching is permitted in a variety of topologies including those in which a direct connection exists between a host and a device as well as those in which a USB hub is present. In addition, such dynamic role switching may be performed in topologies which incorporate widely used USB Type A connectors and cables, thus avoiding the need for a special connector or cable.

Claim (Index 2):
The method of  claim 1  wherein the initial USB device includes a physical interface.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 7.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.0
- Patent Class: 710.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14699558', '15724677', '14698428', '15441775', '15241756']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7294689689238478
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5497012516082926
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7114921971922923
- Mean Citation Score: 308.59057800000005
- Max Citation Score: 424.56583
- Similarity Product: 336.4804993804949

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 0
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 0
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test