TW202225992A - Usb hub device and hub system - Google Patents

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TW202225992A
TW202225992A TW109145424A TW109145424A TW202225992A TW 202225992 A TW202225992 A TW 202225992A TW 109145424 A TW109145424 A TW 109145424A TW 109145424 A TW109145424 A TW 109145424A TW 202225992 A TW202225992 A TW 202225992A
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A USB hub device and hub system are provided. The hub device includes a first upstream port for transmitting data by a first protocol and a second protocol, a selector, at least one first downstream port for receiving the first image data , a first bridge for receiving the first image data and converting the first image data into the data according a first protocol or a second protocol for outputting, and a second upstream port for transmitting and receiving the data from the first bridge based on the first protocol or the second protocol.

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通用序列匯流排集線裝置以及集線系統General purpose serial bus-bus clustering device and clustering system

本發明係關於一種電子裝置，特別是關於一種通用序列匯流排集線裝置以及集線系統。The present invention relates to an electronic device, in particular to a general-purpose serial bus-bar clustering device and a clustering system.

隨著資訊技術的快速發展，電子產品的應用日益普及，例如筆記型電腦、手機以及平板電腦等手持式電子裝置處處可見。這些電子裝置的特點是可隨身攜帶、隨時隨地使用，並且電子裝置為了將影像資料傳輸至外接的螢幕。目前一種方式是透過一埠對多埠通用序列匯流排集線器(USB hub)可讓多台電子產品同時進行影像資料傳輸或電力傳輸。特定而言，該電子產品只能將影像資料單向地透過該通用序列匯流排集線器將影像資料從電子產品傳輸至外接的螢幕，但是無法儲存該影像資料，亦無法對於該影像資料進一步回傳給該電子產品做處理，使用上相當不方便。有鑑於此，目前仍需要發展一種新式的集線裝置，以改善上述問題。With the rapid development of information technology, the application of electronic products has become more and more popular, and handheld electronic devices such as notebook computers, mobile phones and tablet computers can be seen everywhere. The characteristics of these electronic devices are that they can be carried around and used anytime and anywhere, and the electronic devices are used to transmit image data to an external screen. A current method is to use a port-to-multiport universal serial bus hub (USB hub) to allow multiple electronic products to transmit image data or power at the same time. Specifically, the electronic product can only transmit the image data unidirectionally through the universal serial bus hub from the electronic product to the external screen, but cannot store the image data, nor can it further return the image data It is quite inconvenient to handle the electronic product. In view of this, there is still a need to develop a new type of hub device to improve the above problems.

本發明之一目的在於提供一種通用序列匯流排集線裝置以及集線系統，藉由選擇器、該協定控制器、第一橋接裝置以及該第二橋接裝置在第一主機、第二主機、顯示裝置以及周邊裝置傳送資料，以提高集線裝置的使用方便性。An object of the present invention is to provide a universal serial bus hub device and a hub system, which are connected to the first host, the second host, the display device and the The peripheral device transmits data to improve the convenience of use of the hub device.

為達成上述目的，本發明之一實施例中提供一種通用序列匯流排(USB)集線裝置，包括：第一上行連接埠，用以傳收一資料，該資料係以一第一協定或一第二協定傳送，以該第一協定傳輸的該資料包括一第一影像資料；一選擇器，耦接於該第一上行連接埠；至少一第一下行連接埠，耦接該選擇器，並且接收該第一影像資料；一第一橋接裝置，耦接該選擇器，用以接收該第一影像資料，並且將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定或該第二協定之資料作傳送；以及一第二上行連接埠，耦接該第一橋接裝置，用以傳收來自該第一橋接裝置的該第一協定或該第二協定之該資料。In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides a universal serial bus (USB) hub device, including: a first upstream connection port for transmitting and receiving a data, the data is based on a first protocol or a first Two protocols are transmitted, the data transmitted by the first protocol includes a first image data; a selector is coupled to the first uplink port; at least one first downlink port is coupled to the selector, and receiving the first image data; a first bridge device, coupled to the selector, for receiving the first image data, and converting the first image data into data of the first protocol or the second protocol for transmission ; and a second uplink port, coupled to the first bridge device, for transmitting and receiving the data of the first protocol or the second protocol from the first bridge device.

在一實施例之USB集線裝置中，當該第一協定為USB3.0協定，且該資料以該第一協定傳送，該選擇器傳送該第一影像資料至該至少一第一下行連接埠以及該第一橋接裝置，該第一橋接裝置接收該第一影像資料並將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定或該第二協定之資料傳送至該第二上行連接埠。In an embodiment of the USB hub device, when the first protocol is the USB3.0 protocol and the data is transmitted by the first protocol, the selector transmits the first image data to the at least one first downstream connection port and the first bridge device, the first bridge device receives the first image data and converts the first image data into the data of the first protocol or the second protocol and transmits it to the second upstream connection port.

在一實施例之USB集線裝置中，該第一橋接裝置是依據耦接於該第二上行連接埠之一裝置所使用之通訊協定，以將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定或該第二協定之資料，並傳送至該第二上行連接埠。In an embodiment of the USB hub device, the first bridge device is based on a communication protocol used by a device coupled to the second upstream connection port to convert the first image data into the first protocol or the The data of the second protocol is sent to the second uplink port.

在一實施例之USB集線裝置中，當該第一協定為USB3.0協定，且該資料以該第一協定傳送，當一裝置以該第一協定耦接於該第二上行連接埠，該第一橋接裝置將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定的資料並且傳送至該第二上行連接埠。In the USB hub device of an embodiment, when the first protocol is the USB3.0 protocol, and the data is transmitted by the first protocol, when a device is coupled to the second upstream port by the first protocol, the The first bridge device converts the first image data into data of the first protocol and transmits the data to the second uplink port.

在一實施例之USB集線裝置中，當該第一協定為USB3.0協定，該第二協定為USB4.0協定，當一裝置以該第二協定耦接於該第二上行連接埠，且該選擇器將該資料以該第一協定傳送至該第一橋接裝置，該第一橋接裝置將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第二協定之資料並傳送該資料至該第二上行連接埠。In the USB hub device of one embodiment, when the first protocol is the USB3.0 protocol, the second protocol is the USB4.0 protocol, when a device is coupled to the second upstream port by the second protocol, and The selector transmits the data to the first bridge device using the first protocol, and the first bridge device converts the first image data into data of the second protocol and transmits the data to the second uplink port.

在一實施例之USB集線裝置中， USB集線裝置，更包括：一協定控制器，耦接於該選擇器，適於傳收該第二協定之該資料；至少一第二下行連接埠，耦接該協定控制器，該協定控制器適於轉換該第二協定之該資料成為一第二影像資料並輸出至該至少一第一下行連接埠，或是將該第二協定之該資料輸出至該至少一第二下行連接埠其中之一；以及一第二橋接裝置，耦接該協定控制器，該協定控制器將該第二協定之該資料轉換成為該第一協定之資料傳送至該第二橋接裝置，或是該協定控制器將該第二協定之該資料傳送至該第二橋接裝置；其中，該第二上行連接埠耦接該第二橋接裝置，用以傳收該第一橋接裝置的該第一協定或該第二協定之資料，或是用以傳收該第二橋接裝置的該第一協定或該第二協定之資料。In an embodiment of the USB hub device, the USB hub device further includes: a protocol controller, coupled to the selector, adapted to transmit the data of the second protocol; at least a second downstream connection port, coupled to Connected to the protocol controller, the protocol controller is adapted to convert the data of the second protocol into a second image data and output to the at least one first downlink port, or output the data of the second protocol to one of the at least one second downlink port; and a second bridge device, coupled to the protocol controller, the protocol controller converts the data of the second protocol into data of the first protocol and transmits it to the The second bridge device, or the protocol controller transmits the data of the second protocol to the second bridge device; wherein, the second uplink port is coupled to the second bridge device for transmitting and receiving the first The data of the first protocol or the second protocol of the bridging device, or the data of the first protocol or the second protocol of the second bridging device.

在一實施例之USB集線裝置中，當該第二協定為USB4.0協定，且該資料以該第二協定傳送，該選擇器傳送該資料至該協定控制器，且該協定控制器將該資料轉換成為該第一協定之資料至該第二橋接裝置或是將該第二協定之該資料傳送至該第二橋接裝置，再傳送至該第二上行連接埠。In the USB hub device of one embodiment, when the second protocol is the USB4.0 protocol, and the data is transmitted by the second protocol, the selector transmits the data to the protocol controller, and the protocol controller transmits the data to the protocol controller. The data is converted into the data of the first protocol to the second bridge device or the data of the second protocol is transmitted to the second bridge device, and then transmitted to the second uplink port.

在一實施例之USB集線裝置中，當該第二協定為USB4.0協定，且該資料以該第二協定傳送，該選擇器傳送該資料至該協定控制器，且該協定控制器轉換該資料成為該第二影像資料輸出該至少一第一下行連接埠，或是將該第二協定之該資料輸出至該至少一第二下行連接埠其中之一。In the USB hub device of one embodiment, when the second protocol is the USB 4.0 protocol and the data is transmitted by the second protocol, the selector transmits the data to the protocol controller, and the protocol controller converts the data The data becomes the second image data output to the at least one first downlink port, or the data of the second protocol is output to one of the at least one second downlink port.

在一實施例之USB集線裝置中，當一顯示裝置耦接該至少一第一下行連接埠，該第二影像資料輸出至該至少一第一下行連接埠，當該顯示裝置耦接該至少一第二下行連接埠，該協定控制器將該第二協定之該資料輸出至該至少一第二下行連接埠。In an embodiment of the USB hub device, when a display device is coupled to the at least one first downstream port, the second image data is output to the at least one first downstream port, and when the display device is coupled to the at least one first downstream port At least one second downlink port, the protocol controller outputs the data of the second protocol to the at least one second downlink port.

在一實施例之USB集線裝置中，該選擇器為多工器。In one embodiment of the USB hub device, the selector is a multiplexer.

在一實施例之USB集線裝置中，該第一協定包括顯示接口(Display Port, DP)協定之替代模式(alternate mode)。In one embodiment of the USB hub device, the first protocol includes an alternate mode (alternate mode) of the Display Port (DP) protocol.

本發明之一實施例中提供一種通用序列匯流排(USB)集線系統，包括：一第一主機；一第二主機；一USB集線裝置包括：一第一上行連接埠，用以從該第一主機傳收一資料，該資料係以一第一協定或一第二協定傳送，以該第一協定傳輸的該資料包括一第一影像資料；一選擇器，耦接於該第一上行連接埠；至少一第一下行連接埠，耦接該選擇器，並且接收該第一影像資料；一第一橋接裝置，耦接該選擇器，用以接收該第一影像資料，並且將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定或該第二協定之資料作傳送；及一第二上行連接埠，耦接該第一橋接裝置以及該第二主機，用以傳收來自該第一橋接裝置的該第一協定或該第二協定之該資料；以及一顯示裝置，耦接於該至少一第一下行連接埠，用以顯示該資料。An embodiment of the present invention provides a universal serial bus (USB) hub system, comprising: a first host; a second host; a USB hub device including: a first uplink port for connecting from the first host The host transmits and receives a data, the data is transmitted by a first protocol or a second protocol, the data transmitted by the first protocol includes a first image data; a selector is coupled to the first uplink port ; at least one first downlink port, coupled to the selector, and receiving the first image data; a first bridge device, coupled to the selector, for receiving the first image data, and the first The image data is converted into the data of the first protocol or the second protocol for transmission; and a second uplink port is coupled to the first bridge device and the second host for transmitting the data from the first bridge device The data of the first protocol or the second protocol; and a display device coupled to the at least one first downlink port for displaying the data.

在一實施例之USB集線系統中，當該第一協定為USB3.0協定，且該第一主機以該第一協定傳送該資料，該選擇器傳送該第一影像資料至該至少一第一下行連接埠連接的該顯示裝置以及該第一橋接裝置，該第一橋接裝置接收該第一影像資料並將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定或該第二協定之資料傳送至該第二上行連接埠連接的該第二主機。In the USB hub system of an embodiment, when the first protocol is a USB3.0 protocol, and the first host transmits the data using the first protocol, the selector transmits the first image data to the at least one first The display device and the first bridge device connected to the downlink port, the first bridge device receives the first image data and converts the first image data into data of the first protocol or the second protocol and transmits it to the The second host connected to the second uplink port.

在一實施例之USB集線系統中，該第一橋接裝置是依據耦接於該第二上行連接埠之一裝置所使用之通訊協定，以將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定或該第二協定之資料，並傳送至該第二上行連接埠連接的該第二主機。In an embodiment of the USB hub system, the first bridge device is based on a communication protocol used by a device coupled to the second upstream connection port to convert the first image data into the first protocol or the The data of the second protocol is transmitted to the second host connected to the second uplink port.

在一實施例之USB集線系統中，當該第一協定為USB3.0協定，且該第一主機以該第一協定傳送該資料，當該第二主機以該第一協定耦接於該第二上行連接埠，該第一橋接裝置將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定的資料並且傳送至該第二上行連接埠連接的該第二主機。In the USB hub system of an embodiment, when the first protocol is the USB3.0 protocol, and the first host transmits the data by the first protocol, when the second host is coupled to the second host by the first protocol With two uplink ports, the first bridge device converts the first image data into data of the first protocol and transmits the data to the second host connected to the second uplink port.

在一實施例之USB集線系統中，當該第一協定為USB3.0協定，該第二協定為USB4.0協定，當該第二主機以該第二協定耦接於該第二上行連接埠，且該選擇器將該資料以該第一協定傳送至該第一橋接裝置，該第一橋接裝置將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第二協定之資料並傳送該資料至該第二上行連接埠連接的該第二主機。In an embodiment of the USB hub system, when the first protocol is a USB3.0 protocol, the second protocol is a USB4.0 protocol, and when the second host is coupled to the second upstream port using the second protocol , and the selector transmits the data to the first bridge device with the first protocol, the first bridge device converts the first image data into data of the second protocol and transmits the data to the second uplink connection port to which the second host is connected.

在一實施例之USB集線系統中，該USB集線系統更包括協定控制器，耦接於該選擇器，適於傳收該第二協定之該資料；至少一第二下行連接埠，耦接該協定控制器，該協定控制器適於轉換該第二協定之該資料成為一第二影像資料並輸出至該至少一第一下行連接埠連接的該顯示裝置，或是將該第二協定之該資料輸出至該至少一第二下行連接埠其中之一；以及一第二橋接裝置，耦接該協定控制器，該協定控制器將該第二協定之該資料轉換成為該第一協定之資料傳送至該第二橋接裝置，或是該協定控制器將該第二協定之該資料傳送至該第二橋接裝置；其中，該第二上行連接埠耦接該第二橋接裝置，用以傳收該第一橋接裝置的該第一協定或該第二協定之資料，或是用以傳收該第二橋接裝置的該第一協定或該第二協定之資料。In an embodiment of the USB hub system, the USB hub system further includes a protocol controller, coupled to the selector, adapted to transmit the data of the second protocol; at least one second downlink port, coupled to the a protocol controller adapted to convert the data of the second protocol into a second image data and output to the display device connected to the at least one first downlink port, or the data of the second protocol The data is output to one of the at least one second downlink port; and a second bridge device is coupled to the protocol controller, and the protocol controller converts the data of the second protocol into the data of the first protocol to the second bridge device, or the protocol controller transmits the data of the second protocol to the second bridge device; wherein the second uplink port is coupled to the second bridge device for transmitting and receiving The data of the first protocol or the second protocol of the first bridge device, or the data of the first protocol or the second protocol of the second bridge device is used to transmit and receive.

在一實施例之USB集線系統中，當該第二協定為USB4.0協定，且該資料以該第二協定傳送，該選擇器傳送該資料至該協定控制器，且該協定控制器將該資料轉換成為該第一協定之資料至該第二橋接裝置或是將該第二協定之該資料傳送至該第二橋接裝置，再傳送至該第二上行連接埠。In the USB hub system of one embodiment, when the second protocol is the USB4.0 protocol, and the data is transmitted by the second protocol, the selector transmits the data to the protocol controller, and the protocol controller transmits the data to the protocol controller. The data is converted into the data of the first protocol to the second bridge device or the data of the second protocol is transmitted to the second bridge device, and then transmitted to the second uplink port.

在一實施例之USB集線系統中，當該第二協定為USB4.0協定，且該資料以該第二協定傳送，該選擇器傳送該資料至該協定控制器，且該協定控制器轉換該資料成為該第二影像資料輸出該至少一第一下行連接埠連接的該顯示裝置，或是將該第二協定之該資料輸出至該至少一第二下行連接埠其中之一。In the USB hub system of one embodiment, when the second protocol is the USB 4.0 protocol and the data is transmitted by the second protocol, the selector transmits the data to the protocol controller, and the protocol controller converts the data The data becomes the second image data output to the display device connected to the at least one first downlink port, or the data of the second protocol is output to one of the at least one second downlink port.

在一實施例之USB集線系統中，當該顯示裝置耦接該至少一第一下行連接埠，該第二影像資料輸出至該至少一第一下行連接埠，當該顯示裝置耦接該至少一第二下行連接埠，該協定控制器將該第二協定之該資料輸出至該至少一第二下行連接埠。In an embodiment of the USB hub system, when the display device is coupled to the at least one first downstream port, the second image data is output to the at least one first downstream port, and when the display device is coupled to the at least one first downstream port At least one second downlink port, the protocol controller outputs the data of the second protocol to the at least one second downlink port.

在一實施例之USB集線系統中，該選擇器為多工器。In one embodiment of the USB hub system, the selector is a multiplexer.

在一實施例之USB集線系統中，該第一協定包括顯示接口(DP)協定之替代模式。In one embodiment of the USB hub system, the first protocol includes an alternate mode of the Display Interface (DP) protocol.

本發明之通用序列匯流排集線裝置以及集線系統，藉由選擇器、該協定控制器、第一橋接裝置以及該第二橋接裝置在第一主機、第二主機、顯示裝置以及周邊裝置傳送資料，以提高集線裝置的使用方便性。In the universal serial bus hub device and the hub system of the present invention, the selector, the protocol controller, the first bridge device and the second bridge device transmit data among the first host, the second host, the display device and the peripheral devices, In order to improve the convenience of use of the hub device.

請參照圖式，其中相同的元件符號代表相同的元件或是相似的元件，本發明的原理是以實施在適當的運算環境中來舉例說明。以下的說明是基於所例示的本發明具體實施例，其不應被視為限制本發明未在此詳述的其它具體實施例。Please refer to the drawings, wherein the same reference numerals represent the same or similar elements, and the principles of the present invention are exemplified by being implemented in a suitable computing environment. The following description is based on illustrated embodiments of the invention and should not be construed as limiting other embodiments of the invention not detailed herein.

參考第1圖，其繪示依據本發明第一實施例中集線裝置之系統方塊圖。該通用序列匯流排(universal serial bus, USB)集線裝置100a包括第一上行連接埠102、選擇器104、至少一第一下行連接埠108、至少一下行連接埠109、第一橋接裝置110以及第二上行連接埠112。Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a system block diagram of a hub device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The universal serial bus (USB) hub device 100a includes a first upstream connection port 102, a selector 104, at least a first downstream connection port 108, at least a downstream connection port 109, a first bridge device 110, and The second uplink port 112 .

如第1圖所示之USB集線裝置100a，第一上行連接埠102用以傳收一資料，該資料係以第一協定或第二協定傳送，該第一協定例如是USB3.0協定，該第二協定例如是USB4.0協定，以該第一協定傳輸的資料包括一第一影像資料以及第一數據資料其中之任一者或是兩者。該選擇器104耦接於該第一上行連接埠102，用以控制該第一上行連接埠102與該第一橋接裝置110之間的連接狀態，例如控制該第一上行連接埠102連接於該第一橋接裝置110。在一實施例中，該選擇器104例如是多工器。至少一第一下行連接埠108耦接該選擇器104，並且接收該第一影像資料。第一橋接裝置110耦接該選擇器104，用以接收該第一影像資料，並且將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定或該第二協定之資料作傳送，例如是該第一橋接裝置110傳送轉換後的資料至該第二上行連接埠112。第二上行連接埠112耦接該第一橋接裝置110，用以傳收來自該第一橋接裝置110的該第一協定或該第二協定之該資料。As shown in the USB hub device 100a in FIG. 1, the first upstream connection port 102 is used to transmit and receive a data, and the data is transmitted by a first protocol or a second protocol. The second protocol is, for example, the USB4.0 protocol, and the data transmitted by the first protocol includes either one or both of a first image data and a first data data. The selector 104 is coupled to the first uplink port 102 for controlling the connection state between the first uplink port 102 and the first bridge device 110 , for example, to control the connection of the first uplink port 102 to the The first bridge device 110 . In one embodiment, the selector 104 is, for example, a multiplexer. At least one first downlink port 108 is coupled to the selector 104 and receives the first image data. The first bridge device 110 is coupled to the selector 104 for receiving the first image data and converting the first image data into data of the first protocol or the second protocol for transmission, such as the first bridge The device 110 transmits the converted data to the second uplink port 112 . The second uplink port 112 is coupled to the first bridge device 110 for transmitting the data of the first protocol or the second protocol from the first bridge device 110 .

如第1圖所示之USB集線裝置100a，在一實施例中，當該第一協定為USB3.0協定，且該資料以該第一協定傳送，該第一協定傳輸的該資料例如包括該一第一影像資料。換言之，該選擇器104會傳送該第一影像資料至該第一橋接裝置110。該第一橋接裝置110接收該第一影像資料會將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定或該第二協定之資料傳送至該第二上行連接埠112。進一步地說，該第一協定包括顯示接口(Display Port, DP)協定之替代模式(alternate mode)，而本實施例之該資料可以以顯示接口(DP)協定之替代模式進行傳送，進而讓該第一橋接裝置110接收該第一影像資料之後將該第一影像資料轉換成例如為USB3.0協定(第一協定)之資料或例如是USB4.0(第二協定)之資料，再傳送至該第二上行連接埠112。其中，以顯示接口(DP)協定之替代模式進行傳送的該資料例如是包括第一影像資料，或是包括了第一影像資料以及第一數據資料兩者。As shown in the USB hub device 100a shown in FIG. 1, in one embodiment, when the first protocol is the USB3.0 protocol, and the data is transmitted by the first protocol, the data transmitted by the first protocol includes, for example, the 1. First image data. In other words, the selector 104 transmits the first image data to the first bridge device 110 . The first bridging device 110 receives the first image data, converts the first image data into the data of the first protocol or the second protocol, and transmits the data to the second uplink port 112 . Further, the first protocol includes an alternate mode (alternate mode) of the Display Port (DP) protocol, and the data in this embodiment can be transmitted in the alternate mode of the Display Port (DP) protocol, thereby allowing the After receiving the first image data, the first bridge device 110 converts the first image data into data such as USB3.0 protocol (first protocol) or data such as USB4.0 (second protocol), and then transmits the first image data to The second uplink port 112 . The data transmitted in the alternative mode of the Display Interface (DP) protocol includes, for example, the first image data, or both the first image data and the first data data.

承上所述，在本實施例之USB集線裝置100a中，該第一橋接裝置110是依據耦接於該第二上行連接埠112之一裝置所使用之通訊協定，以將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定或該第二協定之資料，並傳送至該第二上行連接埠112。以下本文先以該資料以顯示接口(DP)協定之替代模式經第一上行連接埠102傳送至USB集線裝置100a為例來做說明。請再參考第1圖，在一實施例中，當一裝置亦以該第一協定耦接於該第二上行連接埠112，且該第一橋接裝置110在接收來自該選擇器104傳送之該第一影像資料時，該第一橋接裝置110會將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定的資料並且傳送至該第二上行連接埠112，再透過該第二上行連接埠112傳送至該裝置。Based on the above, in the USB hub device 100a of the present embodiment, the first bridge device 110 is based on the communication protocol used by a device coupled to the second upstream port 112 for the first image data The data is converted into the first protocol or the second protocol and sent to the second uplink port 112 . In the following text, the data is firstly transmitted to the USB hub device 100a via the first uplink port 102 in an alternative mode of the Display Interface (DP) protocol as an example for description. Referring to FIG. 1 again, in an embodiment, when a device is also coupled to the second uplink port 112 by the first protocol, and the first bridge device 110 is receiving the When the first image data is generated, the first bridge device 110 converts the first image data into the data of the first protocol and transmits it to the second uplink port 112 , and then transmits it to the second uplink port 112 through the second uplink port 112 device.

在另一實施例中，當另一裝置以該第二協定耦接於該第二上行連接埠112，且該選擇器104將該資料以該第一協定傳送至該第一橋接裝置110，該第一橋接裝置110可將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第二協定之資料並傳送該資料至該第二上行連接埠112。In another embodiment, when another device is coupled to the second uplink port 112 by the second protocol, and the selector 104 transmits the data to the first bridge device 110 by the first protocol, the The first bridge device 110 can convert the first image data into the data of the second protocol and transmit the data to the second uplink port 112 .

如上所述之USB集線裝置100a，該資料除了可以依序由第一上行連接埠102、選擇器104以及第一橋接裝置110傳送至該第二上行連接埠112，傳送至該第二上行連接埠112的該資料亦可依序由該第二上行連接埠112、第一橋接裝置110以及選擇器104傳回第一上行連接埠102，或是依序由該第二上行連接埠112以及選擇器104傳回第一上行連接埠102，進而傳回至該第一主機200，而且該第一上行連接埠102經由該選擇器104傳送該資料至該至少一第一下行連接埠108，以提高USB集線裝置100a的使用方便性。上述傳送至該第二主機202的該資料可儲存於該第二主機202，亦可於具有顯示設備之該第二主機202上顯示。在一較佳實施例中，上述傳回至該第一主機200的該資料亦可儲存於該第一主機200，本文在此並不做任何限制。In the above-mentioned USB hub device 100a, the data can be transmitted to the second upstream port 112 from the first upstream port 102, the selector 104 and the first bridge device 110 in sequence, and then to the second upstream port The data of 112 can also be sent back to the first uplink port 102 from the second uplink port 112, the first bridge device 110 and the selector 104 in sequence, or the second uplink port 112 and the selector in sequence. 104 is transmitted back to the first upstream port 102, and then to the first host 200, and the first upstream port 102 transmits the data to the at least one first downstream port 108 via the selector 104, so as to improve the Usability of the USB hub device 100a. The data transmitted to the second host 202 can be stored in the second host 202 or displayed on the second host 202 having a display device. In a preferred embodiment, the data sent back to the first host 200 can also be stored in the first host 200, which is not limited herein.

如第1圖所示之USB集線系統，該USB集線系統包括第一主機200、第二主機202、USB集線裝置100a、顯示裝置204以及周邊裝置206。USB集線裝置100a包括第一上行連接埠102、選擇器104、至少一第一下行連接埠108、至少一下行連接埠109、第一橋接裝置110以及第二上行連接埠112。第一上行連接埠102用以從該第一主機200傳收一資料，該資料係以一第一協定或一第二協定傳送。選擇器104耦接於該第一上行連接埠，在一實施例中，該選擇器104例如是多工器。至少一第一下行連接埠108耦接該選擇器104並且接收該第一影像資料。第一橋接裝置110耦接該選擇器104，用以接收該第一影像資料，並且將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定或該第二協定之資料作傳送。第二上行連接埠112耦接該第一橋接裝置110以及該第二主機200，用以傳收來自該第一橋接裝置110的該第一協定或該第二協定之該資料。顯示裝置204耦接於該至少一第一下行連接埠108，用以顯示該資料。與顯示裝置204耦接之該第一下行連接埠108例如為符合VESA(Video Electronics Standards Association)標準的Display Port接口。As shown in the USB hub system shown in FIG. 1 , the USB hub system includes a first host 200 , a second host 202 , a USB hub device 100 a , a display device 204 and a peripheral device 206 . The USB hub device 100 a includes a first upstream connection port 102 , a selector 104 , at least one first downstream connection port 108 , at least a downstream connection port 109 , a first bridge device 110 and a second upstream connection port 112 . The first uplink port 102 is used for transmitting and receiving data from the first host 200, and the data is transmitted by a first protocol or a second protocol. The selector 104 is coupled to the first uplink port. In one embodiment, the selector 104 is, for example, a multiplexer. At least one first downlink port 108 is coupled to the selector 104 and receives the first image data. The first bridge device 110 is coupled to the selector 104 for receiving the first image data, and converting the first image data into data of the first protocol or the second protocol for transmission. The second uplink port 112 is coupled to the first bridge device 110 and the second host 200 for transmitting the data of the first protocol or the second protocol from the first bridge device 110 . The display device 204 is coupled to the at least one first downstream connection port 108 for displaying the data. The first downstream connection port 108 coupled to the display device 204 is, for example, a Display Port interface conforming to the VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) standard.

在一較佳實施例中，USB集線裝置100a還可以設有例如是支援USB協定之C型連接器或其他連接器之下行連接埠109，而周邊裝置206可以耦接於該下行連接埠109。因此，當資料顯示接口(DP)協定之替代模式進行傳送時，上述該第一數據資料可以經選擇器104傳送至該下行連接埠109，進而讓周邊裝置206接收。In a preferred embodiment, the USB hub device 100a may also be provided with a downstream port 109 such as a Type-C connector or other connectors supporting the USB protocol, and the peripheral device 206 may be coupled to the downstream port 109 . Therefore, when the alternative mode of the Data Display Interface (DP) protocol is transmitted, the above-mentioned first data data can be transmitted to the downstream port 109 through the selector 104, and then the peripheral device 206 can receive it.

如第1圖所示之USB集線系統，當該第一協定為USB3.0協定，且該第一主機200以該第一協定傳送該資料至第一上行連接埠102，該資料會再經該第一上行連接埠102傳送至該選擇器104。在該資料是以顯示接口(DP)協定之替代模式傳送的情況下，該資料例如是包括了第一影像資料，或是包括了第一影像資料以及第一數據資料兩者。該選擇器104會傳送該第一影像資料至該至少一第一下行連接埠108連接的該顯示裝置204以及該第一橋接裝置110。當該資料以顯示接口(DP)協定之替代模式傳送至該選擇器104之後，耦接該選擇器104之該第一橋接裝置110會接收來自該選擇器104傳送之該第一影像資料並將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定或該第二協定之資料傳送至該第二上行連接埠112連接的該第二主機202。在一較佳實施例中，當該資料以顯示接口(DP)協定之替代模式傳送至該選擇器104之後，該第一影像資料亦可被傳送至與該第一下行連接埠108連接的該顯示裝置204。In the USB hub system shown in FIG. 1, when the first protocol is the USB 3.0 protocol, and the first host 200 transmits the data to the first upstream port 102 using the first protocol, the data will then go through the The first uplink port 102 is sent to the selector 104 . In the case where the data is transmitted in an alternative mode of the Display Interface (DP) protocol, the data includes, for example, the first image data, or both the first image data and the first data data. The selector 104 transmits the first image data to the display device 204 and the first bridge device 110 connected to the at least one first downstream port 108 . After the data is transmitted to the selector 104 in the alternate mode of the Display Interface (DP) protocol, the first bridge device 110 coupled to the selector 104 will receive the first image data transmitted from the selector 104 and send it to the selector 104. The first image data is converted into the data of the first protocol or the data of the second protocol and transmitted to the second host 202 connected to the second uplink port 112 . In a preferred embodiment, after the data is sent to the selector 104 in an alternate mode of the Display Interface (DP) protocol, the first image data can also be sent to the first downstream port 108. The display device 204 .

如第1圖所示之USB集線系統，該第一橋接裝置110是依據耦接於該第二上行連接埠112之一裝置(例如是第二主機202)所使用之通訊協定，以將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定或該第二協定之資料，並傳送至該第二上行連接埠112連接的該第二主機202。在一實施例中，該第一協定包括顯示接口(DP)協定之替代模式。例如第1圖所示之USB集線系統，當該第一協定為USB3.0協定，且該第一主機200以該第一協定傳送該資料，當該第二主機202以該第一協定耦接於該第二上行連接埠112，該第一橋接裝置110將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定的資料並且傳送至該第二上行連接埠112連接的該第二主機202。例如第1圖所示之USB集線系統，當該第一協定為USB3.0協定，該第二協定為USB4.0協定，當該第二主機202以該第二協定耦接於該第二上行連接埠112，且該選擇器104將該資料以該第一協定傳送至該第一橋接裝置110，該第一橋接裝置110將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第二協定之資料並傳送該資料至該第二上行連接埠112連接的該第二主機202。As shown in the USB hub system shown in FIG. 1, the first bridge device 110 is based on the communication protocol used by a device (eg, the second host 202) coupled to the second upstream port 112 to connect the second An image data is converted into data of the first protocol or the data of the second protocol, and transmitted to the second host 202 connected to the second uplink port 112 . In one embodiment, the first protocol includes an alternate mode of the Display Interface (DP) protocol. For example, in the USB hub system shown in FIG. 1, when the first protocol is the USB3.0 protocol, and the first host 200 transmits the data by the first protocol, when the second host 202 is coupled by the first protocol At the second uplink port 112 , the first bridge device 110 converts the first image data into data of the first protocol and transmits the data to the second host 202 connected to the second uplink port 112 . For example, in the USB hub system shown in FIG. 1, when the first protocol is USB3.0 protocol, the second protocol is USB4.0 protocol, when the second host 202 is coupled to the second upstream using the second protocol port 112, and the selector 104 transmits the data to the first bridge device 110 in the first protocol, the first bridge device 110 converts the first image data into data of the second protocol and transmits the data to the second host 202 connected to the second uplink port 112 .

如上所述之第1圖的USB集線系統，該資料除了可以依序由該第一主機200、第一上行連接埠102、選擇器104、第一橋接裝置110以及該第二上行連接埠112傳送至該第二主機202，傳送至該第二主機202的該資料亦可依序由該第二主機202、該第二上行連接埠112、第一橋接裝置110、選擇器104以及第一上行連接埠102傳回該第一主機200，或是依序由該第二主機202、該第二上行連接埠112、選擇器104以及第一上行連接埠102傳回該第一主機200，而且該第一主機200經由該第一上行連接埠102與該選擇器104傳送該資料至該至少一第一下行連接埠108連接的顯示裝置204，以提高USB集線系統的使用方便性。上述傳送至該第二主機202的該資料可儲存於該第二主機202，亦可於具有顯示設備之該第二主機202上顯示。在一較佳實施例中，上述傳回至該第一主機200的該資料亦可儲存於該第一主機200，本文在此並不做任何限制。In the above-mentioned USB hub system of FIG. 1, the data can be transmitted by the first host 200, the first upstream port 102, the selector 104, the first bridge device 110, and the second upstream port 112 in sequence. To the second host 202, the data transmitted to the second host 202 can also be sequentially transmitted from the second host 202, the second uplink port 112, the first bridge device 110, the selector 104 and the first uplink connection The port 102 is sent back to the first host 200, or the second host 202, the second upstream port 112, the selector 104 and the first upstream port 102 are sequentially sent back to the first host 200, and the first A host 200 transmits the data to the display device 204 connected to the at least one first downstream port 108 via the first upstream port 102 and the selector 104, so as to improve the usability of the USB hub system. The data transmitted to the second host 202 can be stored in the second host 202 or displayed on the second host 202 having a display device. In a preferred embodiment, the data sent back to the first host 200 can also be stored in the first host 200, which is not limited herein.

參考第2圖，其繪示依據本發明第二實施例中集線裝置之系統方塊圖。該通用序列匯流排(universal serial bus, USB)集線裝置100b包括第一上行連接埠102、選擇器104、至少一第一下行連接埠108、第一橋接裝置110、第二上行連接埠112、協定控制器114、至少一第二下行連接埠116以及第二橋接裝置118。其中該通用序列匯流排(universal serial bus, USB)集線裝置100b的第一上行連接埠102、選擇器104、至少一第一下行連接埠108、第一橋接裝置110以及第二上行連接埠112類似或是相同於該通用序列匯流排USB集線裝置100a的第一上行連接埠102、選擇器104、至少一第一下行連接埠108、第一橋接裝置110以及第二上行連接埠112。如第2圖所示之USB集線系統，該USB集線系統更包括第一主機200、第二主機202、USB集線裝置100b、顯示裝置204以及周邊裝置206。其中第2圖之該第一主機200以及第二主機202用以在第一上行連接埠110與第二上行連接埠112之傳收該資料，如同第1圖所述之該第一主機200以及第二主機202。Referring to FIG. 2, there is shown a system block diagram of a hub device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The universal serial bus (USB) hub device 100b includes a first upstream connection port 102, a selector 104, at least one first downstream connection port 108, a first bridge device 110, a second upstream connection port 112, The protocol controller 114 , at least one second downlink port 116 and the second bridge device 118 . The first upstream connection port 102, the selector 104, at least one first downstream connection port 108, the first bridge device 110 and the second upstream connection port 112 of the universal serial bus (USB) hub device 100b Similar or identical to the first upstream port 102, the selector 104, at least one first downstream port 108, the first bridge device 110 and the second upstream port 112 of the universal serial bus USB hub device 100a. As shown in the USB hub system shown in FIG. 2 , the USB hub system further includes a first host 200 , a second host 202 , a USB hub device 100 b , a display device 204 and a peripheral device 206 . The first host 200 and the second host 202 in FIG. 2 are used for transmitting and receiving the data between the first upstream port 110 and the second upstream port 112, as the first host 200 and the second upstream port 112 in FIG. The second host 202 .

在本實施例中，該第一上行連接埠102、該第二上行連接埠104以及該至少一第二下行連接埠116例如是支援該USB協定之C型連接器，該至少一第一下行連接埠108例如為符合VESA(Video Electronics Standards Association)標準的Display Port接口。In this embodiment, the first upstream port 102 , the second upstream port 104 and the at least one second downstream port 116 are, for example, Type-C connectors supporting the USB protocol, and the at least one first downstream port The connection port 108 is, for example, a Display Port interface conforming to the VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) standard.

如第2圖所示之USB集線裝置100b，協定控制器114耦接於該選擇器106，適於傳收該第二協定之該資料。至少一第二下行連接埠116耦接該協定控制器114，該協定控制器114適於轉換該第二協定之該資料成為一第二影像資料並輸出至該至少一第一下行連接埠108，或是將該第二協定之該資料輸出至該至少一第二下行連接埠116其中之一。第二橋接裝置118耦接該協定控制器114，該協定控制器114將該第二協定之該資料轉換成為該第一協定之資料傳送至該第二橋接裝置118，或是該協定控制器114將該第二協定之該資料傳送至該第二橋接裝置118。其中，該第二上行連接埠104耦接該第二橋接裝置118，用以傳收該第一橋接裝置110的該第一協定或該第二協定之資料，或是用以傳收該第二橋接裝置118的該第一協定或該第二協定之資料。As shown in the USB hub device 100b in FIG. 2, the protocol controller 114 is coupled to the selector 106, and is suitable for transmitting and receiving the data of the second protocol. At least one second downlink port 116 is coupled to the protocol controller 114 , and the protocol controller 114 is adapted to convert the data of the second protocol into a second image data and output to the at least one first downlink port 108 , or output the data of the second protocol to one of the at least one second downlink port 116 . The second bridge device 118 is coupled to the protocol controller 114 , and the protocol controller 114 converts the data of the second protocol into data of the first protocol and transmits the data to the second bridge device 118 or the protocol controller 114 The data of the second protocol is transmitted to the second bridge device 118 . Wherein, the second uplink port 104 is coupled to the second bridge device 118 for transmitting the data of the first protocol or the second protocol of the first bridge device 110, or for transmitting and receiving the second protocol Data of the first protocol or the second protocol of the bridge device 118 .

如第2圖所示之USB集線裝置100b，當該第二協定為USB4.0協定，且該資料以該第二協定傳送，該選擇器106傳送該資料至該協定控制器114，且該協定控制器114將該資料轉換成為該第一協定之資料至該第二橋接裝置118或是將該第二協定之該資料傳送至該第二橋接裝置118，再傳送至該第二上行連接埠104。As shown in the USB hub device 100b in FIG. 2, when the second protocol is the USB4.0 protocol, and the data is transmitted by the second protocol, the selector 106 transmits the data to the protocol controller 114, and the protocol The controller 114 converts the data into the data of the first protocol to the second bridge device 118 or transmits the data of the second protocol to the second bridge device 118 and then to the second uplink port 104 .

如第2圖所示之USB集線裝置100b，當該第二協定為USB4.0協定，該資料以該第二協定傳送，且該顯示裝置204耦接於第一下行連接埠108時，該選擇器106傳送該資料至該協定控制器114，且該協定控制器114轉換該資料成為該第二影像資料，並經該至少一第一下行連接埠108輸出至該顯示裝置204。其中，與顯示裝置204耦接之該第一下行連接埠108係為符合VESA(Video Electronics Standards Association)標準的Display Port接口。As shown in the USB hub device 100b in FIG. 2, when the second protocol is the USB4.0 protocol, the data is transmitted by the second protocol, and the display device 204 is coupled to the first downstream port 108, the The selector 106 transmits the data to the protocol controller 114 , and the protocol controller 114 converts the data into the second image data and outputs the data to the display device 204 through the at least one first downstream connection port 108 . The first downstream connection port 108 coupled to the display device 204 is a Display Port interface conforming to the VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) standard.

進一步地說，如第2圖所示之USB集線裝置100b，當一顯示裝置204耦接該至少一第一下行連接埠108，該第二影像資料輸出至該至少一第一下行連接埠108。另一方面，當該顯示裝置204耦接例如是支援該USB協定之C型連接器之該第二下行連接埠116，而未耦接該第一下行連接埠108時，該協定控制器116則是將該第二協定之該資料輸出至該至少一第二下行連接埠116，而未有該第二影像資料之輸出。在一較佳實施例中，當該至少一第一下行連接埠108是耦接顯示裝置204 ，而該至少一第二下行連接埠116是耦接一周邊裝置206耦接時，該協定控制器116會將該第二影像資料經該第一下行連接埠108輸出至顯示裝置204，亦會將該第二協定之該資料經該第二下行連接埠116輸出至周邊裝置206，如第2圖所示。Further, as shown in the USB hub device 100b shown in FIG. 2, when a display device 204 is coupled to the at least one first downlink port 108, the second image data is output to the at least one first downlink port 108. On the other hand, when the display device 204 is coupled to the second downstream port 116 , such as a Type-C connector supporting the USB protocol, but is not coupled to the first downstream port 108 , the protocol controller 116 Then, the data of the second protocol is output to the at least one second downstream connection port 116 without outputting the second image data. In a preferred embodiment, when the at least one first downlink port 108 is coupled to the display device 204 and the at least one second downlink port 116 is coupled to a peripheral device 206, the protocol controls The controller 116 will output the second image data to the display device 204 through the first downlink port 108, and will also output the data of the second protocol to the peripheral device 206 via the second downlink port 116. 2 as shown in Fig.

在一實施例中，該協定控制器114用以觸發該選擇器106，使該選擇器104與該第一下行連接埠108、第二上行連接埠112以及第二下行連接埠116配接。此外，該第一主機200、第二主機202、該顯示裝置204以及該周邊裝置206均包括一控制器，用以控制該第一主機200、第二主機202、該顯示裝置204以及該周邊裝置206分別與第一上行連接埠102、第二上行連接埠112、第一下行連接埠108以及第二下行連接埠116之間的配接狀態。如第1圖以及第2圖所示之實施例中，該第一上行連接埠102、該第二上行連接埠104以及該至少一第二下行連接埠116係支援該USB協定之C型連接器，該至少一第一下行連接埠108例如為符合VESA(Video Electronics Standards Association)標準的Display Port接口。In one embodiment, the protocol controller 114 is used to trigger the selector 106 to make the selector 104 connect with the first downstream port 108 , the second upstream port 112 and the second downstream port 116 . In addition, the first host 200, the second host 202, the display device 204 and the peripheral device 206 all include a controller for controlling the first host 200, the second host 202, the display device 204 and the peripheral device 206 is the connection state between the first uplink port 102 , the second uplink port 112 , the first downlink port 108 and the second downlink port 116 , respectively. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first upstream port 102, the second upstream port 104 and the at least one second downstream port 116 are Type-C connectors supporting the USB protocol , the at least one first downstream connection port 108 is, for example, a Display Port interface conforming to the VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) standard.

如上所述之第2圖的USB集線系統，該資料除了可以依序由該第一主機200、第一上行連接埠102、選擇器104、第一橋接裝置110以及該第二上行連接埠112傳送至該第二主機202，傳送至該第二主機202的該資料亦可依序由該第二主機202、該第二上行連接埠112、第一橋接裝置110、選擇器104以及第一上行連接埠102傳回該第一主機200，或是依序由該第二主機202、該第二上行連接埠112、選擇器104以及第一上行連接埠102傳回該第一主機200，而且該第一主機200經由該第一上行連接埠102與該選擇器104傳送該資料至該至少一第一下行連接埠108連接的顯示裝置204，以提高USB集線系統的使用方便性。In the above-mentioned USB hub system of FIG. 2, the data can be transmitted by the first host 200, the first upstream port 102, the selector 104, the first bridge device 110 and the second upstream port 112 in sequence. To the second host 202, the data transmitted to the second host 202 can also be sequentially transmitted from the second host 202, the second uplink port 112, the first bridge device 110, the selector 104 and the first uplink connection The port 102 is sent back to the first host 200, or the second host 202, the second upstream port 112, the selector 104 and the first upstream port 102 are sequentially sent back to the first host 200, and the first A host 200 transmits the data to the display device 204 connected to the at least one first downstream port 108 via the first upstream port 102 and the selector 104, so as to improve the usability of the USB hub system.

此外，如上所述之第2圖的USB集線系統，該資料依序由該第一主機200、第一上行連接埠102、選擇器104、該協定控制器114、該第二橋接裝置118以及該第二上行連接埠112傳送至該第二主機202。另一實施例中，該資料依序由該第一主機200、第一上行連接埠102、選擇器104、該協定控制器114傳送該資料至至少一第一下行連接埠108以及第二下行連接埠116，以提高USB集線系統的使用方便性。上述傳送至該第二主機202的該資料可儲存於該第二主機202，亦可於具有顯示設備之該第二主機202上顯示。在一較佳實施例中，上述傳回至該第一主機200的該資料亦可儲存於該第一主機200，本文在此並不做任何限制。In addition, in the USB hub system of FIG. 2 described above, the data is sequentially transmitted from the first host 200, the first upstream port 102, the selector 104, the protocol controller 114, the second bridge device 118, and the The second uplink port 112 is transmitted to the second host 202 . In another embodiment, the data is sequentially transmitted from the first host 200, the first upstream port 102, the selector 104, and the protocol controller 114 to at least one first downstream port 108 and a second downstream port 108. The connection port 116 is used to improve the usability of the USB hub system. The data transmitted to the second host 202 can be stored in the second host 202 or displayed on the second host 202 having a display device. In a preferred embodiment, the data sent back to the first host 200 can also be stored in the first host 200, which is not limited herein.

綜上所述，本發明之通用序列匯流排集線裝置以及集線系統，藉由選擇器、該協定控制器、第一橋接裝置以及該第二橋接裝置在第一主機、第二主機、顯示裝置以及周邊裝置傳送資料，以提高集線裝置的使用方便性。To sum up, the universal serial bus hub device and the hub system of the present invention are connected to the first host, the second host, the display device and the The peripheral device transmits data to improve the convenience of use of the hub device.

雖然本發明已用較佳實施例揭露如上，然其並非用以限定本發明，本發明所屬技術領域中具有通常知識者，在不脫離本發明之精神和範圍內，當可作各種之更動與潤飾，因此本發明之保護範圍當視後附之申請專利範圍所界定者為準。Although the present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the scope of the appended patent application.

100a、100b:USB集線裝置 102:第一上行連接埠 104:選擇器 108:第一下行連接埠 109:下行連接埠 110:第一橋接裝置 112:第二上行連接埠 114:協定控制器 116:第二下行連接埠 118:第二橋接裝置 200:第一主機 202:第二主機 204:顯示裝置 206:周邊裝置 100a, 100b: USB hub device 102: The first uplink port 104: Selector 108: The first downstream port 109: Downstream port 110: First bridge device 112: Second uplink port 114: Protocol Controller 116: The second downstream port 118: Second bridge device 200: First host 202: Second host 204: Display device 206: Peripherals

為了更清楚地說明本發明實施例中的技術方案，下面將對實施例描述中所需要使用的附圖作簡單地介紹，顯而易見地，下面描述中的附圖僅僅是本發明的一些實施例，對於本發明所屬技術領域中具有通常知識者來講，還可以根據這些附圖獲得其他的附圖。 第1圖係繪示依據本發明第一實施例中集線裝置之系統方塊圖。 第2圖係繪示依據本發明第二實施例中集線裝置之系統方塊圖。 In order to illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system of a hub device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a system of a hub device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

100a:USB集線裝置 100a: USB hub device

102:第一上行連接埠 102: The first uplink port

104:選擇器 104: Selector

108:第一下行連接埠 108: The first downstream port

109:下行連接埠 109: Downstream port

110:第一橋接裝置 110: First bridge device

112:第二上行連接埠 112: Second uplink port

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一種通用序列匯流排(USB)集線裝置，包括： 一第一上行連接埠，用以傳收一資料，該資料係以一第一協定或一第二協定傳送，以該第一協定傳輸的該資料包括一第一影像資料； 一選擇器，耦接於該第一上行連接埠； 至少一第一下行連接埠，耦接該選擇器，並且接收該第一影像資料； 一第一橋接裝置，耦接該選擇器，用以接收該第一影像資料，並且將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定或該第二協定之資料作傳送；以及 一第二上行連接埠，耦接該第一橋接裝置，用以傳收來自該第一橋接裝置的該第一協定或該第二協定之該資料。 A universal serial bus (USB) hub device, comprising: a first uplink port for transmitting and receiving a data, the data is transmitted by a first protocol or a second protocol, the data transmitted by the first protocol includes a first image data; a selector coupled to the first uplink port; at least one first downlink port, coupled to the selector, and receiving the first image data; a first bridge device, coupled to the selector, for receiving the first image data, and converting the first image data into data of the first protocol or the data of the second protocol for transmission; and A second uplink port is coupled to the first bridge device for transmitting and receiving the data of the first protocol or the second protocol from the first bridge device. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之USB集線裝置，其中當該第一協定為USB3.0協定，且該資料以該第一協定傳送，該選擇器傳送該第一影像資料至該至少一第一下行連接埠以及該第一橋接裝置，該第一橋接裝置接收該第一影像資料並將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定或該第二協定之資料傳送至該第二上行連接埠。The USB hub device as described in claim 1, wherein when the first protocol is the USB3.0 protocol and the data is transmitted by the first protocol, the selector transmits the first image data to the at least one first A downlink port and the first bridge device, the first bridge device receives the first image data and converts the first image data into data of the first protocol or the second protocol and transmits it to the second uplink connection port. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之USB集線裝置，其中該第一橋接裝置是依據耦接於該第二上行連接埠之一裝置所使用之通訊協定，以將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定或該第二協定之資料，並傳送至該第二上行連接埠。The USB hub device of claim 1, wherein the first bridge device is based on a communication protocol used by a device coupled to the second upstream port to convert the first image data into the first image data The data of the first protocol or the second protocol is sent to the second uplink port. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之USB集線裝置，其中當該第一協定為USB3.0協定，且該資料以該第一協定傳送，當一裝置以該第一協定耦接於該第二上行連接埠，該第一橋接裝置將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定的資料並且傳送至該第二上行連接埠。The USB hub device of claim 1, wherein when the first protocol is the USB3.0 protocol, and the data is transmitted by the first protocol, when a device is coupled to the second protocol by the first protocol an upstream connection port, the first bridge device converts the first image data into the data of the first protocol and transmits it to the second upstream connection port. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之USB集線裝置，其中當該第一協定為USB3.0協定，該第二協定為USB4.0協定，當一裝置以該第二協定耦接於該第二上行連接埠，且該選擇器將該資料以該第一協定傳送至該第一橋接裝置，該第一橋接裝置將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第二協定之資料並傳送該資料至該第二上行連接埠。The USB hub device of claim 1, wherein when the first protocol is a USB3.0 protocol, the second protocol is a USB4.0 protocol, and when a device is coupled to the second protocol by the second protocol an uplink port, and the selector transmits the data to the first bridge device with the first protocol, the first bridge device converts the first image data into data of the second protocol and transmits the data to the first bridge device Two uplink ports. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之USB集線裝置，更包括： 一協定控制器，耦接於該選擇器，適於傳收該第二協定之該資料； 至少一第二下行連接埠，耦接該協定控制器，該協定控制器適於轉換該第二協定之該資料成為一第二影像資料並輸出至該至少一第一下行連接埠，或是將該第二協定之該資料輸出至該至少一第二下行連接埠其中之一；以及 一第二橋接裝置，耦接該協定控制器，該協定控制器將該第二協定之該資料轉換成為該第一協定之資料傳送至該第二橋接裝置，或是該協定控制器將該第二協定之該資料傳送至該第二橋接裝置； 其中，該第二上行連接埠耦接該第二橋接裝置，用以傳收該第一橋接裝置的該第一協定或該第二協定之資料，或是用以傳收該第二橋接裝置的該第一協定或該第二協定之資料。 The USB hub device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope further includes: a protocol controller, coupled to the selector, adapted to transmit the data of the second protocol; at least one second downlink port, coupled to the protocol controller, the protocol controller is adapted to convert the data of the second protocol into a second image data and output to the at least one first downlink port, or outputting the data of the second protocol to one of the at least one second downstream port; and A second bridge device, coupled to the protocol controller, the protocol controller converts the data of the second protocol into data of the first protocol and transmits it to the second bridge device, or the protocol controller converts the data of the first protocol 2. the data of the agreement is transmitted to the second bridge device; Wherein, the second uplink port is coupled to the second bridge device for transmitting the data of the first protocol or the second protocol of the first bridge device, or for transmitting the data of the second bridge device Information on the first agreement or the second agreement. 如申請專利範圍第6項所述之USB集線裝置，其中當該第二協定為USB4.0協定，且該資料以該第二協定傳送，該選擇器傳送該資料至該協定控制器，且該協定控制器將該資料轉換成為該第一協定之資料至該第二橋接裝置或是將該第二協定之該資料傳送至該第二橋接裝置，再傳送至該第二上行連接埠。The USB hub device as described in claim 6, wherein when the second protocol is the USB4.0 protocol and the data is transmitted by the second protocol, the selector transmits the data to the protocol controller, and the The protocol controller converts the data into the data of the first protocol to the second bridge device or transmits the data of the second protocol to the second bridge device, and then transmits the data to the second uplink port. 如申請專利範圍第6項所述之USB集線裝置，其中當該第二協定為USB4.0協定，且該資料以該第二協定傳送，該選擇器傳送該資料至該協定控制器，且該協定控制器轉換該資料成為該第二影像資料輸出該至少一第一下行連接埠，或是將該第二協定之該資料輸出至該至少一第二下行連接埠其中之一。The USB hub device as described in claim 6, wherein when the second protocol is the USB4.0 protocol and the data is transmitted by the second protocol, the selector transmits the data to the protocol controller, and the The protocol controller converts the data into the second image data to output the at least one first downlink port, or outputs the data of the second protocol to one of the at least one second downlink port. 如申請專利範圍第8項所述之USB集線裝置，其中當一顯示裝置耦接該至少一第一下行連接埠，該第二影像資料輸出至該至少一第一下行連接埠，當該顯示裝置耦接該至少一第二下行連接埠，該協定控制器將該第二協定之該資料輸出至該至少一第二下行連接埠。The USB hub device of claim 8, wherein when a display device is coupled to the at least one first downlink port, the second image data is output to the at least one first downlink port, when the at least one first downlink port is The display device is coupled to the at least one second downlink port, and the protocol controller outputs the data of the second protocol to the at least one second downlink port. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之USB集線裝置，其中該選擇器為多工器。The USB hub device as described in claim 1, wherein the selector is a multiplexer. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之USB集線裝置，其中該第一協定包括顯示接口(Display Port, DP)協定之替代模式(alternate mode)。The USB hub device as described in claim 1, wherein the first protocol includes an alternate mode (alternate mode) of the Display Port (DP) protocol. 一種通用序列匯流排(USB)集線系統，包括： 一第一主機； 一第二主機； 一USB集線裝置，包括： 一第一上行連接埠，用以從該第一主機傳收一資料，該資料係以一第一協定或一第二協定傳送，以該第一協定傳輸的該資料包括一第一影像資料； 一選擇器，耦接於該第一上行連接埠； 至少一第一下行連接埠，耦接該選擇器，並且接收該第一影像資料； 一第一橋接裝置，耦接該選擇器，用以接收該第一影像資料，並且將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定或該第二協定之資料作傳送；及 一第二上行連接埠，耦接該第一橋接裝置以及該第二主機，用以傳收來自該第一橋接裝置的該第一協定或該第二協定之該資料；以及 一顯示裝置，耦接於該至少一第一下行連接埠，用以顯示該資料。 A universal serial bus (USB) hub system, comprising: a first host; a second host; A USB hub device, including: a first uplink port for transmitting and receiving a data from the first host, the data is transmitted by a first protocol or a second protocol, the data transmitted by the first protocol includes a first image data; a selector coupled to the first uplink port; at least one first downlink port, coupled to the selector, and receiving the first image data; a first bridge device, coupled to the selector, for receiving the first image data, and converting the first image data into data of the first protocol or the data of the second protocol for transmission; and a second uplink port, coupled to the first bridge device and the second host, for transmitting the data of the first protocol or the second protocol from the first bridge device; and A display device coupled to the at least one first downlink port for displaying the data. 如申請專利範圍第12項所述之USB集線系統，其中當該第一協定為USB3.0協定，且該第一主機以該第一協定傳送該資料，該選擇器傳送該第一影像資料至該至少一第一下行連接埠連接的該顯示裝置以及該第一橋接裝置，該第一橋接裝置接收該第一影像資料並將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定或該第二協定之資料傳送至該第二上行連接埠連接的該第二主機。The USB hub system as described in claim 12, wherein when the first protocol is a USB3.0 protocol, and the first host transmits the data using the first protocol, the selector transmits the first image data to The display device and the first bridge device connected to the at least one first downlink port, the first bridge device receives the first image data and converts the first image data into the first protocol or the second protocol The data is sent to the second host connected to the second uplink port. 如申請專利範圍第12項所述之USB集線系統，其中該第一橋接裝置是依據耦接於該第二上行連接埠之一裝置所使用之通訊協定，以將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定或該第二協定之資料，並傳送至該第二上行連接埠連接的該第二主機。The USB hub system as described in claim 12, wherein the first bridge device is based on a communication protocol used by a device coupled to the second upstream port to convert the first image data into the The data of the first protocol or the second protocol is transmitted to the second host connected to the second uplink port. 如申請專利範圍第12項所述之USB集線系統，其中當該第一協定為USB3.0協定，且該第一主機以該第一協定傳送該資料，當該第二主機以該第一協定耦接於該第二上行連接埠，該第一橋接裝置將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第一協定的資料並且傳送至該第二上行連接埠連接的該第二主機。The USB hub system as described in claim 12, wherein when the first protocol is the USB3.0 protocol, and the first host transmits the data using the first protocol, when the second host uses the first protocol Coupled to the second uplink port, the first bridge device converts the first image data into the first protocol data and transmits it to the second host connected to the second uplink port. 如申請專利範圍第12項所述之USB集線系統，其中當該第一協定為USB3.0協定，該第二協定為USB4.0協定，當該第二主機以該第二協定耦接於該第二上行連接埠，且該選擇器將該資料以該第一協定傳送至該第一橋接裝置，該第一橋接裝置將該第一影像資料轉換成為該第二協定之資料並傳送該資料至該第二上行連接埠連接的該第二主機。The USB hub system as described in claim 12, wherein when the first protocol is a USB3.0 protocol, the second protocol is a USB4.0 protocol, and when the second host is coupled to the second protocol using the second protocol the second uplink port, and the selector transmits the data to the first bridge device with the first protocol, the first bridge device converts the first image data into data of the second protocol and transmits the data to The second host connected to the second uplink port. 如申請專利範圍第12項所述之USB集線系統，更包括： 一協定控制器，耦接於該選擇器，適於傳收該第二協定之該資料； 至少一第二下行連接埠，耦接該協定控制器，該協定控制器適於轉換該第二協定之該資料成為一第二影像資料並輸出至該至少一第一下行連接埠連接的該顯示裝置，或是將該第二協定之該資料輸出至該至少一第二下行連接埠其中之一；以及 一第二橋接裝置，耦接該協定控制器，該協定控制器將該第二協定之該資料轉換成為該第一協定之資料傳送至該第二橋接裝置，或是該協定控制器將該第二協定之該資料傳送至該第二橋接裝置； 其中，該第二上行連接埠耦接該第二橋接裝置，用以傳收該第一橋接裝置的該第一協定或該第二協定之資料，或是用以傳收該第二橋接裝置的該第一協定或該第二協定之資料。 The USB hub system as described in item 12 of the patent application scope further includes: a protocol controller, coupled to the selector, adapted to transmit the data of the second protocol; At least one second downlink port, coupled to the protocol controller, the protocol controller is adapted to convert the data of the second protocol into a second image data and output to the at least one first downlink port connected to the a display device, or output the data of the second protocol to one of the at least one second downstream connection port; and A second bridge device, coupled to the protocol controller, the protocol controller converts the data of the second protocol into data of the first protocol and transmits it to the second bridge device, or the protocol controller converts the data of the first protocol 2. the data of the agreement is transmitted to the second bridge device; Wherein, the second uplink port is coupled to the second bridge device for transmitting the data of the first protocol or the second protocol of the first bridge device, or for transmitting the data of the second bridge device Information on the first agreement or the second agreement. 如申請專利範圍第17項所述之USB集線系統，其中當該第二協定為USB4.0協定，且該資料以該第二協定傳送，該選擇器傳送該資料至該協定控制器，且該協定控制器將該資料轉換成為該第一協定之資料至該第二橋接裝置或是將該第二協定之該資料傳送至該第二橋接裝置，再傳送至該第二上行連接埠。The USB hub system as described in claim 17, wherein when the second protocol is the USB4.0 protocol and the data is transmitted by the second protocol, the selector transmits the data to the protocol controller, and the The protocol controller converts the data into the data of the first protocol to the second bridge device or transmits the data of the second protocol to the second bridge device, and then transmits the data to the second uplink port. 如申請專利範圍第17項所述之USB集線系統，其中當該第二協定為USB4.0協定，且該資料以該第二協定傳送，該選擇器傳送該資料至該協定控制器，且該協定控制器轉換該資料成為該第二影像資料輸出該至少一第一下行連接埠連接的該顯示裝置，或是將該第二協定之該資料輸出至該至少一第二下行連接埠其中之一。The USB hub system as described in claim 17, wherein when the second protocol is the USB4.0 protocol and the data is transmitted by the second protocol, the selector transmits the data to the protocol controller, and the The protocol controller converts the data into the second image data to output the display device connected to the at least one first downlink port, or outputs the data of the second protocol to one of the at least one second downlink port one. 如申請專利範圍第19項所述之USB集線系統，其中當該顯示裝置耦接該至少一第一下行連接埠，該第二影像資料輸出至該至少一第一下行連接埠，當該顯示裝置耦接該至少一第二下行連接埠，該協定控制器將該第二協定之該資料輸出至該至少一第二下行連接埠。The USB hub system as described in claim 19, wherein when the display device is coupled to the at least one first downstream port, the second image data is output to the at least one first downstream port, and when the display device is coupled to the at least one first downstream port, the second image data is output to the at least one first downstream port. The display device is coupled to the at least one second downlink port, and the protocol controller outputs the data of the second protocol to the at least one second downlink port. 如申請專利範圍第12項所述之USB集線系統，其中該選擇器為多工器。The USB hub system as described in claim 12, wherein the selector is a multiplexer. 如申請專利範圍第12項所述之USB集線系統，其中該第一協定包括顯示接口(Display Port, DP)協定之替代模式(alternate mode)。The USB hub system as described in claim 12, wherein the first protocol includes an alternate mode (alternate mode) of the Display Port (DP) protocol.
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