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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
William P. Cornelius, Saratoga, CA (US);
Paul A. Baker, Los Altos, CA (US);
William O. Ferry, San Jose, CA (US);
Min Chul Kim, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Nathan N. Ng, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 11/20 (2006.01); H01B 11/18 (2006.01); G01D 5/12 (2006.01); H01B 7/00 (2006.01); H01B 9/00 (2006.01); H03L 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G01R 31/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 7/0009 (2013.01); G01D 5/12 (2013.01); G01R 31/08 (2013.01); G06F 13/405 (2013.01); H01B 9/006 (2013.01); H01B 11/1891 (2013.01); H03L 9/00 (2013.01); H01B 11/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Circuits, methods, and apparatus that may reduce the number of connector receptacles that are needed on an electronic device. One example may provide a unified connector and circuitry that may be capable of communicating with more than one interface.