Interposer and intelligent multiplexer to provide a plurality of peripherial buses

US8959272B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8959272-B2
Application numberUS-201213543091-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 6, 2012
Priority dateJul 6, 2012
Publication dateFeb 17, 2015
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015

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A communication connector is described that provides an increase in the number and type of communication circuits available on an electronic device without increasing the number and type of physical connectors. The communication connector electrically includes a set of inputs to couple to both a USB 2.0 connector and a HDMI connector. A set of outputs from the communication connector provides a third connector with a pin out specification compatible with a USB 3.0 connector or a PCIe connector.

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What is claimed is: 1. An electrical circuit connector, comprising: a first communication port is a Micro USB version 2.0 plug with a first pin out specification compatible with an Universal Serial Bus (USB) version 2.0 interface, and the first pin out electrically coupled to a first set of conductors; a second communication port is a Micro HDMI plug with a second pin out specification compatible with a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) interface, and the second pin ou…

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What does patent US8959272B2 cover?
A communication connector is described that provides an increase in the number and type of communication circuits available on an electronic device without increasing the number and type of physical connectors. The communication connector electrically includes a set of inputs to couple to both a USB 2.0 connector and a HDMI connector. A set of outputs from the communication connector provides a…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lamm Mark Peter, Scharkov John Ivan, Barake Omar George Joseph, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01R27/02. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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