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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2009
Magnus Hansson, Waterloo, CA;
Mohamad El-hage, Kitchener, CA;
Magnus Hansson, Waterloo, CA;
Mohamad El-Hage, Kitchener, CA;
Research in Motion Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A portable electronic device includes a processor provided in a housing, a jack being sized for receiving a plug of an audio accessory and having electrical connectors for enabling communication between the audio accessory and the processor, the electrical connectors for contacting corresponding electrical connectors of the plug and a switching circuit in communication with the processor and the electrical connectors, the switching circuit for determining a pin-out of the plug and routing audio signals between ungrounded ones of the corresponding electrical connectors of the plug and the processor.
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