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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2007
M. Evans Hankey, San Francisco, CA (US);
Emery A. Sanford, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher D. Prest, Mountain View, CA (US);
Daniele DE Iuliis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter Russell-clark, San Francisco, CA (US);
M. Evans Hankey, San Francisco, CA (US);
Emery A. Sanford, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher D. Prest, Mountain View, CA (US);
Daniele De Iuliis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter Russell-Clark, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Headset connector systems and headset engaging connector systems are provided. Headset connector systems can include two or more headset connector contact regions. Headset engaging connector systems can include two or more headset engaging contact regions to provide at least one of power and data. The headset connector system or the headset engaging connector system can include switching circuitry electrically coupled to the respective contact regions. The switching circuitry can be operative to determine an interface orientation between the headset connector contact regions and the headset engaging contact regions. The switching circuitry can also be operative to selectively route received signals based on the determined interface orientation. At least a portion of the headset connector system or the headset engaging connector system can be magnetically attractive.