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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2022
Lantronix, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Jean-Charles Andreani, Hong Kong, CN;
Guido Voigt, Angelroda, DE;
Jonathan Shipman, Irvine, CA (US);
Lantronix, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Connectors as essential components for transmitting data in communication networks come in different types. Utilizing a common connector capable of transmitting different types of data protocols can save space and energy. A device utilizes a common connector and a detector that detects the data protocol and transmits the data over a proper data path. Thus, smaller devices can be deployed by substituting different connectors by a single common connector. Data which is transmitted from the common connector is passed through a detector logic which detects a protocol associated with the data. The detected protocol is used to determine which data path is a proper data path to transmit the data. Depending on the number of pins of the common connector and the native connector of the receiving device, several methods are used to transmit the data, which ensure the entire data is transmitted via the proper data path.