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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2011
Brett Bilbrey, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Aleksandar Pance, Saratoga, CA (US);
Peter Arnold, Cupertino, CA (US);
David I. Simon, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jean Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael D. Hillman, Los Altos, CA (US);
Gregory L. Tice, Los Altos, CA (US);
Vijay Iyer, Mountain View, CA (US);
Bradley Spare, San Jose, CA (US);
Brett Bilbrey, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Aleksandar Pance, Saratoga, CA (US);
Peter Arnold, Cupertino, CA (US);
David I. Simon, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jean Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael D. Hillman, Los Altos, CA (US);
Gregory L. Tice, Los Altos, CA (US);
Vijay Iyer, Mountain View, CA (US);
Bradley Spare, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Connectors and methods of coupling electronic devices and cables are provided. In one embodiment, a connector has a first coded magnet on a first surface of a first device. The first coded magnet has at least two different polarity regions on the first surface. A second coded magnet on a second surface of a second device is also provided. The second coded magnet is configured to provide identifying information regarding the device on which it is located.