US 11,750,407 B2
Bidirectional power feed digital communication device
Justin L. Synstelien, Chanhassen, MN (US); Brady M. Synstelien, Chanhassen, MN (US); Alec R. Synstelien, Chanhassen, MN (US); Garrett D. Synstelien, Chanhassen, MN (US); and Larry D. Synstelien, Chanhassen, MN (US)
Assigned to ReadyLinks Inc., Chanhassen, MN (US)
Filed by ReadyLinks Inc., Chanhassen, MN (US)
Filed on May 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/804,162.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/203,141, filed on Jul. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0011720 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 12/10 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 12/10 (2013.01) 36 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A digital communication port for communications with at least first and second external digital devices over corresponding first and second cables, wherein i) the first cable has between two and seven conductors and ii) a second cable has eight conductors, the digital communication port comprising:
communication electronics for communicating over the first and second cables, wherein the communication electronics performs orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) radio frequency (RF) modulation communications over at least the first cable; and
bidirectional power feed electronics that are selectively programmable to:
selectively receive power from the first cable so as to power the bidirectional power feed electronics and to power the communication electronics, or selectively provide power to the first cable; and
selectively provide power to the second external digital device using the second cable so as to power the second external digital device.