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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2024
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Tyler Hansen, Tucson, AZ (US);
Heather Nicole Polgrean, Lagrangeville, NY (US);
John S. Werner, Fishkill, NY (US);
Jeremy R. Fox, Georgetown, TX (US);
Jessica Nahulan, Markham, CA;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for identifying a connector and routing data and/or power to the connector include determining one or more pins from a plurality of pins are depressed on a universal interface for cable connectors device. The method further includes comparing a pin depression pattern for the one or more pins from the plurality of pins to a plurality of supported depression patterns associated with a plurality of supported connectors. The method further includes determining the pin depression pattern matches a first supported depression pattern from the plurality of supported depression patterns for a first supported connector from the plurality of supported connectors. The method further includes enabling, on the universal interface for cable connectors device, one or more internal switches to allow for an electrical connection to at least one pin from the one or more pins from the plurality of pins based on the first support depression pattern.