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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
May. 17, 2011
Cesar Lozano Villarreal, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Alexander M. Kwan, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Daniele G. DE Iuliis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dominic E. Dolci, Oakland, CA (US);
James G. Smeenge, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Ricardo A. Mariano, Hayward, CA (US);
Victoria A. Spielmann, San Francisco, CA (US);
Cesar Lozano Villarreal, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Alexander M. Kwan, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Daniele G. De Iuliis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dominic E. Dolci, Oakland, CA (US);
James G. Smeenge, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Ricardo A. Mariano, Hayward, CA (US);
Victoria A. Spielmann, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A connector of a cable (e.g., a 30-pin connector) can be used to facilitate various security-related and other functionalities. For example, a connector can include security locking mechanisms for engaging or locking the connector to a portable electronic device. A connector can additionally support the transmission of security signals, data signals, power, and/or the like. An unlocking tool can be used to disengage a connector locked to the portable electronic device. More specifically, the unlocking tool can be applied to a connector and cause the locking mechanisms of the connector to release such that the connector can be freely disconnected from a connected portable electronic device.