Patent attributes
A receptacle includes a plurality of universal serial bus (USB) power delivery (PD) ports couplable to one or more devices to be charged, a plurality of USB PD controllers coupled to the plurality of USB PD ports in a one-to-one manner, where the plurality of USB PD controllers are structured and configured to negotiate power sharing when the plurality of USB PD ports are coupled to a plurality of devices to be charged, a microcontroller coupled to the plurality of USB PD controllers and structured and configured to receive, from at least one USB PD controller of the plurality of USB PD controllers, real-time charging information including at least a power profile of the one or more devices to be charged, and a display coupled to the microcontroller and structured and configured to receive and display the real-time charging information.
