US 12,066,963 B2
USB terminal server
Phillip Edward Straw, Newark, CA (US); and Stephen Hardwick, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to SOFTIRON LIMITED, London (GB)
Filed by SOFTIRON LIMITED, Chilworth (GB)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/949,354.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/246,597, filed on Sep. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0176986 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 13/38 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 13/385 (2013.01) [G06F 13/4282 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0042 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A universal serial bus (USB) server, comprising:
a plurality of USB connectors, each connector configured to interface via USB to an endpoint server; and
a terminal manager circuit configured to:
issue a command to a first endpoint server via a selected one of the plurality of USB connectors, the selected one of the plurality of USB connectors associated with and connected to the first endpoint server, the command configured to elicit a response from the first endpoint server over USB;
determine whether a response has been received to the command; and
based on a determination that no response has been received to the command, attempt to power up the first endpoint server through the selected one of the plurality of USB connectors, including to provide power through USB signal lines through the selected one of the plurality of USB connectors.