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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2006
Robert A. Dunstan, Forest Grove, OR (US);
Gary Solomon, Acton, MA (US);
Bradley Saunders, Portland, OR (US);
Robert A. Dunstan, Forest Grove, OR (US);
Gary Solomon, Acton, MA (US);
Bradley Saunders, Portland, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
According to some embodiments, systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided to detect a coupling of a first cable plug to a bimodal host receptacle and to configure a function of the bimodal host receptacle based at least in part on a first cable plug, where if the first cable plug's relief is a different shape than a key, the bimodal host receptacle will act in a first function, wherein if the first cable plug's relief is a same shape as the key, then the bimodal host receptacle will act in a second function.