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Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014

Filed:

Aug. 04, 2005
Applicants:

Sin Hui Cheah, Carmel, IN (US);

Ronald Alexander Fleming, Fishers, IN (US);

Inventors:

Sin Hui Cheah, Carmel, IN (US);

Ronald Alexander Fleming, Fishers, IN (US);

Assignee:

Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/12 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/385 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic apparatus such as an audio apparatus enables both digital and analog data to be communicated over a data bus such as a universal serial bus (USB) with a single low-cost connector such as a USB connector. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic apparatus includes a connector operative to couple the electronic apparatus to one of a digital device and an analog device. A controller is operative to determine whether the connector is coupled to the digital device or the analog device. A switch is operative to couple the connector to one of a digital element and an analog element responsive to the determination.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Cheah, Sin. (2014). Apparatus and method for enabling digital and analog data communication over a data bus (U.S. Patent No. 8918546). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8918546

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