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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2012
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bradley Saunders, Portland, OR (US);
Robert Dunstan, Forest Grove, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/14 (2006.01); H01R 29/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 29/00 (2013.01); G06F 13/4068 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of receiving a plug at a receptacle is disclosed. The method may include receiving a plug at a receptacle, the receptacle including contacts disposed with a rotational symmetry about a center point of the receptacle. The method may also include determining, via detection circuitry, any orientation of the plug inserted into the receptacle. The method may also include changing, via selection control circuitry, a connection path coupled to the contacts based on the orientation of the plug.