Offset PCB lightning connector accessory device
View Patent ↗A Lightning connector compatible accessory device includes circuitry that is completely enveloped by a mobile device when the accessory device is inserted in a Lightning connector. The accessory device may include a microUSB connector on one end of a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board may be offset in a housing.
1. An Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device comprising:
a printed circuit board;
first and second Apple Lightning compatible contacts of different thicknesses affixed to opposing sides of the printed circuit board to cause the printed circuit board to be offset when the accessory device is inserted in an Apple Lightning connector; and
a microUSB connector on an end of the printed circuit board opposing the first and second Apple Lightning compatible contacts, wherein the offset is substantially equal to an offset of contacts within the microUSB connector.
2. The Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device of claim 1 further comprising an integrated circuit die on one of the opposing sides of the printed circuit board.
3. The Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device of claim 2 further comprising an embedded antenna electrically coupled to the integrated circuit die.
4. The Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device of claim 3 wherein the embedded antenna is formed with traces on the printed circuit board.
5. The Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device of claim 3 wherein the embedded antenna is oriented parallel to the printed circuit board.
6. The Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device of claim 2 wherein the integrated circuit die includes smartcard circuitry.
7. The Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device of claim 2 wherein the integrated circuit die is coupled to receive power from the Apple Lightning compatible contacts.
8. An Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device comprising:
a printed circuit board;
first and second Apple Lightning compatible contacts of different thicknesses affixed to opposing sides of the printed circuit board to cause the printed circuit board to be offset when the accessory device is inserted in an Apple Lightning connector; and
an integrated circuit die on one of the opposing sides of the printed circuit board in an area of the printed circuit board that is completely enveloped by a mobile device when the accessory device is inserted in an Apple Lightning connector.
9. The Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device of claim 8 wherein the integrated circuit die includes smartcard circuitry.
10. The Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device of claim 9 wherein the smartcard circuitry is coupled to receive power from the Apple Lightning compatible contacts.
11. The Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device of claim 8 further comprising an embedded antenna electrically coupled to the integrated circuit die.
12. The Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device of claim 11 wherein the embedded antenna is formed with traces on the printed circuit board.
13. The Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device of claim 11 wherein the embedded antenna is oriented parallel to the printed circuit board.
14. The Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device of claim 11 wherein the embedded antenna is oriented perpendicular to the printed circuit board.
15. An Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device comprising:
a printed circuit board;
first and second Apple Lightning compatible contacts of different thicknesses affixed to opposing sides of the printed circuit board to cause the printed circuit board to be offset when the accessory device is inserted in an Apple Lightning connector;
an integrated circuit die;
a microUSB connector that is exposed outside a mobile device when the accessory device is inserted in an Apple Lightning connector; and
an embedded antenna electrically coupled to the integrated circuit die, the embedded antenna being outside the mobile device when the accessory device is inserted in the Apple Lightning connector.
16. The Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device of claim 15 wherein the integrated circuit die includes smartcard circuitry coupled to receive power from the first and second Apple Lightning compatible contacts.
17. The Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device of claim 15 wherein the microUSB connector is coupled to the Apple Lightning compatible contacts to effect charging of a mobile device when the accessory device is inserted in an Apple Lightning connector.
18. The Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device of claim 15 wherein the embedded antenna is formed with traces on the printed circuit board.
19. The Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device of claim 15 wherein the embedded antenna is oriented parallel to the printed circuit board.
20. The Apple Lightning connector compatible accessory device of claim 15 wherein the embedded antenna is oriented perpendicular to the printed circuit board.