Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Shared USB ports
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Application No.: US15358824Application Date: 2016-11-22
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Publication No.: US10083146B2Publication Date: 2018-09-25
- Inventor: Chin-Jung Tsao , Kang-Jong Peng , Chih-Sheng Liao , Chao-Lin Hsiao
- Applicant: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Patent Department
- Main IPC: G06F13/42
- IPC: G06F13/42 ; H04L12/24 ; G06F13/40 ; G06F13/38

Abstract:
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a system comprises a first computing device comprising a first baseboard management controller (BMC), a second computing device comprising a second BMC, a first universal serial bus (USB) port coupled to the first BMC, a second USB port coupled to the second BMC, a multiplexor coupled to the first USB port and the second USB port, a shared USB port coupled to the multiplexor, and a chassis manager coupled to the first computing device and the second computing device. The chassis manager may connect, with the multiplexor, the shared port to the first USB port or the second USB port.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180143936A1 SHARED USB PORTS Public/Granted day:2018-05-24
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