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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2006
Emily C. Schubert, Los Altos, CA (US);
Wang Chun Leung, Mountain View, CA (US);
Gregory T. Lydon, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Scott Krueger, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul Holden, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Archibald, San Francisco, CA (US);
Lawrence G. Bolton, Fremont, CA (US);
Donald J. Novotney, San Jose, CA (US);
John B. Filson, San Jose, CA (US);
David Tupman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Emily C. Schubert, Los Altos, CA (US);
Wang Chun Leung, Mountain View, CA (US);
Gregory T. Lydon, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Scott Krueger, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul Holden, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Archibald, San Francisco, CA (US);
Lawrence G. Bolton, Fremont, CA (US);
Donald J. Novotney, San Jose, CA (US);
John B. Filson, San Jose, CA (US);
David Tupman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A connector interface system is disclosed. The connector interface system includes an interface and a protocol in communication with which allows a media player to communicate with external devices over a transport link. The protocol includes a core protocol functionality and a plurality of accessory lingoes. The accessory lingoes comprise a microphone lingo, a simple remote lingo, a display remote lingo, a RF transmitter lingo and an extended interface lingo.