USB Type-C Adapter with Analysis Module for Function Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
USB Type-C connecting devices without all functions often lead to compatibility issues, making it difficult for users to determine the problem and find a solution without specialized analysis devices or instruments.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device and connecting device system that includes a USB Type-C port, power delivery controller, analysis module, and reminder device, which communicate through a configuration channel to determine and indicate the types of functions transmissible between devices using transmission handshaking information, allowing users to understand the communication status and supported functions without needing specific analysis tools.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If USB Type-C connecting devices with different function specifications are connected, then connection versatility is improved, but compatibility problems occur due to mismatched functions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the analysis module continuously monitors transmission handshaking information between connected devices, determines function type compatibility, and provides real-time feedback through the reminder device. This allows the system to adapt to different connection scenarios and guide users appropriately, resolving compatibility issues while maintaining versatile connections.
Solution Approach 2:
The analysis module acts as an intermediary between the power delivery controllers of connected devices. It intercepts and analyzes transmission handshaking information, determines function type compatibility, and provides guidance through the reminder device. This intermediary layer enables the system to handle compatibility issues without requiring changes to the fundamental USB Type-C connection protocol.
2Productivity
If protocol communication is performed through configuration channel to set transmission format, then power, data, and image transmission functions are enabled, but compatibility problems arise when devices do not have all functions
Solution Approach 1:
The analysis module performs preliminary analysis of transmission handshaking information before actual data transmission begins. By determining function type compatibility in advance through protocol communication analysis, the system can identify potential compatibility issues and provide guidance through the reminder device, preventing transmission failures before they occur.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from protocol communication to dynamically determine compatibility. The analysis module monitors the configuration channel communication between devices, analyzes the transmission handshaking information, and provides real-time feedback through the reminder device about which functions are compatible, allowing the system to adapt to different device capability combinations.
3Ease of operation
If users connect USB Type-C devices without specialized analysis devices, then ease of operation is improved, but users cannot identify connection problems or find solutions
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service functionality where the analysis module automatically analyzes transmission handshaking information and determines function type compatibility without requiring external analysis devices. The reminder device then provides user-friendly guidance, enabling users to identify and resolve connection problems using only the built-in capabilities of the connected devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The analysis module serves as an intermediary that bridges the gap between complex protocol communication and user understanding. It translates transmission handshaking information into meaningful function type determinations and provides guidance through the reminder device, making problem identification accessible to ordinary users without specialized equipment.
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AI summary
An electronic device is connected to a second electronic device with a second universal serial bus (USB) Type-C port and a second power delivery controller through a connecting device. In the electronic device, a first power delivery controller is connected to a first USB Type-C port, so that the first power delivery controller communicates with the second power delivery controller to generate transmission handshaking information through the first USB Type-C port, the connecting device, and the second USB Type-C port. An analysis module is electrically connected to the first power delivery controller, to determine at least one function type transmissible between the electronic device and the second electronic device according to the transmission handshaking information. A reminder device is electrically connected to the analysis module and used for indicating the at least one function type supportable between the electronic device and the second electronic device.