A serial connector adapter system includes a serial connector adapter device connected to a computing device. The serial connector adapter device includes a serial communication request subsystem coupled to a serial connector and a first USB connector. The computing device includes a second USB connector connected to the first USB connector, a serial communication subsystem coupled to the second USB connector, and a serial communication configuration subsystem coupled to the second USB connector and the serial communication subsystem. The serial communication configuration uses a USB ground drain connection in the first and second USB connectors subsystems to identify the serial connector adapter device and perform bi-directional communications to receive a request for serial communications with the serial communication subsystem and, in response, configures the serial communication subsystem to perform serial communications via the serial connector using USB transmitter/receiver pair connections in the first and second USB connectors.

An example apparatus includes: a pullup circuit coupled to a first USB terminal; a first pulldown circuit coupled to the first USB terminal; a second pulldown circuit coupled to a second USB terminal; a third pulldown circuit coupled to a third USB terminal; a fourth pulldown circuit coupled to a fourth USB terminal; a high-speed termination detection circuit including: a current source including a first supply terminal and a second supply terminal, the first supply terminal coupled to the first USB terminal, the second supply terminal coupled to the second USB terminal; a first comparator including a first comparator terminal and a second comparator terminal, the first comparator terminal coupled to the first USB terminal; and a second comparator including a third comparator terminal and a fourth comparator terminal, the third comparator terminal coupled to the second USB terminal; and a controller including a first control terminal and a second control terminal, the first control terminal coupled to the second comparator terminal, the second control terminal coupled to the fourth comparator terminal.

A universal serial bus (USB) signal transmission device, an operation method thereof, and a USB cable are provided. The USB signal transmission device includes a signal processing circuit, a switch circuit, and a control circuit. A first terminal of the switch circuit is coupled to a first USB circuit. A second terminal of the switch circuit is coupled to a second USB circuit. The control circuit turns off the switch circuit during a detection period to detect both terminals of the switch circuit to obtain a detection result. The control circuit turns on the switch circuit during a transmission period, and controls a transmission direction of the signal processing circuit according to the detection result.

A relay device includes a first connecting unit, a second connecting unit, a first notifying unit, a second notifying unit, and a communicating unit. The first connecting unit is connected with a first interface of a first device, the first interface being not compliant with USB (Universal Serial Bus) standard. The second connecting unit is connected with a second interface of a second device, the second interface being compliant with the USB standard. The first notifying unit notifies the second device that the relay device is a USB device. The second notifying unit notifies the first device that the second device has been connected to the second connecting unit. The communicating unit relays communication carried out between the second device and the first device.

The present invention discloses a USB signal output circuit having reverse current prevention mechanism. A switch circuit turns on when a switch control terminal receives a first high level voltage to output a signal from a signal input terminal to a signal output terminal. A first voltage pull-low circuit includes a passive-component high-pass filter circuit and a discharging circuit. The passive-component high-pass filter circuit couples an output terminal voltage of the signal output terminal to a pull-low control terminal. The discharging circuit turns on when a voltage of the pull-low control terminal is larger than a predetermined voltage level to discharge the switch control terminal to pull the switch control terminal to a second high level voltage. A second voltage pull-low circuit pulls the switch control terminal to a low level voltage when the output terminal voltage is larger than a reference voltage and does not have a glitch.

A method and system configured to receive a first report from a computer peripheral device by a receiver, determine that the first report is corrupted or received at a rate slower than the first report rate, compute a current trajectory of the computer peripheral device based on one or more intervals of movement data in the first report, compute a predicted trajectory of the computer peripheral device based on the first report, compute an incremental displacement of the computer peripheral device based on the predicted trajectory. The method and system can further generate data indicative of a position or displacement of the computer peripheral device based on the predicted trajectory of the computer peripheral device and send the data indicative of a position or displacement of the computer peripheral device at an interval that is less than twice a period of the first report rate to the host computing device.

An information handling system includes a processor that provides a USB-2 channel and a USB-3 channel to a device. The device provides the USB-2 and -3 channels to selected ports. Each port includes a USB-3 enable setting. When the USB-3 enable setting for each particular USB port is in a first state, the associated device USB-3 channel is active, and when the USB-3 enable setting for each particular USB port is in a second state, the associated device USB-3 channel is inactive. The USB-3 enable setting for at least one of the USB ports is placed into the second state to reduce electromagnetic interference between the associated USB-3 channel and an antenna.

Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to performing varying frequency memory sub-system background scans using either or both a timer and an I/O event limit. This can be accomplished by identifying a background scan trigger event from one of multiple possible types of background scan trigger events, such as a timer expiration or reaching an event count limit. In response to the background scan trigger event, a background scan can be initiated on a memory portion. The background scan can produce results, such as CDF-based data. When a metric based on the results exceeds a background scan limit, a refresh relocation can be performed and logged. A metric can be generated based on the CDF-based data, obtained error recovery depth data, or refresh relocation event data. When the metric is above or below corresponding background scan thresholds, a background scan frequency can be adjusted.

A RFID reader magnetically attachable to a smart phone includes a circuitry adaptor and a RFID access device. The circuitry adaptor is plugged into a USB connector of the smart phone. The RFID access device is magnetically and detachably connected to the circuitry adaptor, so that electricity and signals from the smart phone are transmitted to the RFID access device, and RFID tag signals picked up by the RFID access device are transmitted to the smart phone. When the RFID access device undergoes external impact, the circuitry adaptor and the RFID access device are detached from each other without damaging the USB connectors.

A communication system includes a camera module and a backend module. The camera module includes an image sensor, a data converter, and a first interface. The image sensor generates a digital signal according to an optical signal. The data converter converts the digital signal into a conversion signal. The first interface transmits the conversion signal. The backend module includes a second interface and a processor. The second interface receives the conversion signal. The processor processes the received conversion signal.