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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Scott Mullins, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Alexei Kosut, Mountain View, CA (US);
Scott Krueger, San Francisco, CA (US);
John Ananny, San Anselmo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H01R 24/60 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/4286 (2013.01); G06F 3/00 (2013.01); G06F 13/4269 (2013.01); H04M 1/0274 (2013.01); H01R 24/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
Computer readable storage mediums, electronic devices, and accessories having stored thereon data structures. A data structure includes a pin selection field operable to identify a connector pin and cause a host device to select one of a plurality of communication protocols for communicating with an accessory over the identified connector pin. The data structure also includes an accessory capability field defining an accessory identifier that uniquely identifies the accessory.