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Granted Patent B2
US 7,144,262 · App. 10/890,185 · Granted Dec 5, 2006

Versatile connector for mobile telephone

Assignee: Mobitek Communication Corp.
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Patent No.
US 7,144,262
App. No.
10/890,185
Granted
Dec 5, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connector for easily connecting a peripheral to a mobile telephone that allows the peripheral to be oriented in at least two directions. The connector comprises a phone-side connector attached to a mobile telephone and a peripheral-side connector attached to the peripheral. The phone-side connector comprises a plurality of contacts which are duplicated adjacent to the contacts but in a reverse order. The peripheral-side connector also comprises a plurality of mating contacts which are duplicated adjacent to the contacts but in a reverse order. In this way, the phone-side connector and the peripheral-side connector can properly mate regardless of the orientation, either facing towards or away from the mobile phone user.

Claims (53)

1. A connector for connecting two electronic devices comprising;

a first connector comprising:

a plurality of first contacts; and

a duplicate set of first contacts arranged in parallel and in a reverse order with the plurality of first contacts;

a second connector comprising:

a plurality of second connector contacts, wherein the plurality of second connector contacts mate with the plurality of first contacts in a first orientation, and the plurality of second connector contacts mate with the duplicate set of first contacts in a second orientation; and

means for ensuring the plurality of second connector contacts do not mate with the duplicate set of first contacts in a first orientation, and the plurality of second connector contacts do not mate with the plurality of first contacts in a second orientation.

2. The connector for connecting two electronic devices of claim 1 , wherein the first contacts comprise a power contact, a ground contact, a clock signal contact, and at least one data contact.

3. The connector for connecting two electronic devices of claim 1 , further comprising a means for determining the orientation of the second connector.

4. The connector for connecting two electronic devices of claim 1 , wherein the first connector is female and the second connector is male.

5. The connector for connecting two electronic devices of claim 1 , wherein the first connector is attached to a mobile telephone and the second connector is attached to a peripheral.

6. A connector for providing multiple orientations of a connected object comprising:

a first connector comprising:

a plurality of first contacts; and

a plurality of second contacts; and

a second connector comprising:

a plurality of third contacts, wherein the plurality of third contacts mate with the plurality of first contacts in a first orientation, and the plurality of third contacts mate with the plurality of second contacts in a second orientation; and

means for ensuring the plurality of third contacts do not mate with the plurality of second contacts in a first orientation, and the plurality of third contacts do not mate with the plurality of first contacts in a second orientation.

7. The connector for providing multiple orientations of a connected object of claim 6 , wherein the first contacts comprise a power contact, a ground contact, a clock signal contact, and at least one data contact.

8. The connector for providing multiple orientations of a connected object of claim 6 , wherein the second contacts are arranged in parallel with the first contacts but in a reverse order.

9. The connector for providing multiple orientations of a connected object of claim 6 , further comprising a means for determining the orientation of the second connector.

10. The connector for providing multiple orientations of a connected object of claim 6 , wherein the first connector is female and the second connector is male.

11. The connector for providing multiple orientations of a connected object of claim 6 , wherein the first connector is attached to a mobile telephone and the second connector is attached to a peripheral.

12. A connector for connecting a peripheral to a mobile telephone comprising:

a first connector of a first gender comprising;

a first connector clock signal contact;

a duplicate first connector clock signal contact;

a first connector ground contact;

a duplicate first connector ground contact;

a first connector power contact;

a duplicate first connector power contact;

at least one first connector data contact; and

at least one duplicate first connector data contact; and

a second connector of a second gender comprising;

a second connector clock signal contact;

a duplicate second connector clock signal contact;

a second connector ground contact;

a duplicate second connector contact;

a second connector power contact;

a duplicate second connector power contact;

at least one second connector data contact; and

at least one duplicate second connector data contact.

13. The connector for connecting a peripheral to a mobile telephone of claim 12 , wherein the first gender is female and the second gender is male.

14. The connector for connecting a peripheral to a mobile telephone of claim 12 , wherein the first connector is attached to the mobile telephone and the second connector is attached to the peripheral.

15. The connector for connecting a peripheral to a mobile telephone of claim 12 , wherein the duplicate contacts are arranged in parallel to the other contacts on the same connector.

16. The connector for connecting a peripheral to a mobile telephone of claim 12 , wherein the duplicate contacts are arranged in reverse order to the other contacts on the same connector.

17. The connector for connecting a peripheral to a mobile telephone of claim 12 , further comprising a means for determining the orientation of the second connector.

18. The connector for connecting a peripheral to a mobile telephone of claim 12 , further comprising:

a first connector first orientation contact;

a first connector second orientation contact; and

a second connector position contact;

whereby the second position contact mates with the first connector first orientation contact when the second connector is in a first orientation; and

whereby the second position contact mates with the first connector second orientation contact when the second connector is in a second orientation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2004
From: CHENG, NAI-SHENG
To: MOBITEK COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060014563A1 · Jan 19, 2006