Reader board assembly circuit, system, and method for identifying a digital device among multiple digital devices
The present invention provides an electronic circuit for detecting, identifying, and/or activating a digital device, including a touch-and-hold connector configured to hold an object of interest, the digital device coupled to the touch-and-hold connector, for example, wherein the digital device has a unique digital registration number, a microcontroller that reads the unique digital registration number of the digital device, a storage receptacle configured to selectively receive the touch-and-hold connector, a light-emitting source coupled to the storage receptacle and associated with the touch-and-hold connector, and an electrical power source. Further including, an apparatus for releasably securing a digital device to a touch-and-hold connector including a digital device having a unique digital registration number with a first end and a second end, at least one prong located on the first end of the digital device, a touch-and-hold connector having a top portion forming a lip and at least one opening located within the lip for receiving the at least one prong of the digital device, wherein the prong of the digital device is received with the at least one opening within the lip, whereby the digital device is rotated into a position so that the prong is in a spaced apart relationship with the at least one opening forming a releasably secure arrangement between the digital device and touch-and-hold connector.
1. An apparatus for releasably securing a digital device to a touch-and-hold connector, comprising:
at least one prong disposed on a first end of a digital device portion of the apparatus; and
a touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus comprising a top portion forming a lip and at least one opening defined by the lip for receiving the at least one prong of the digital device portion of the apparatus;
wherein the at least one prong of the digital device portion of the apparatus is received within the at least one opening defined by the lip, whereby the digital device portion of the apparatus is rotated into a position so that the at least one prong is in a spaced apart relationship with the at least one opening forming a releasably secure arrangement between the digital device portion of the apparatus and the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the digital device portion of the apparatus comprises at least two prongs, and the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus defines at least two openings for receiving the at least two prongs.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the digital device portion of the apparatus comprises two prongs, and the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus defines two openings for receiving the two prongs.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a second end of the digital device portion of the apparatus comprises a grip for allowing a user to grasp and rotate the digital device portion of the apparatus relative to the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising at least one stopper disposed within a cavity defined by the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus for preventing rotational movement of the digital device portion of the apparatus relative to the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the digital device and touch-and-hold connector portions of the apparatus are utilized as part of a key control and management system.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a pin is disposed on the touch and hold connector portion for forming a releasably secure arrangement.
8. An apparatus for releasably securing a digital device to a touch-and-hold connector, comprising:
at least one prong disposed on a first end of a digital device portion of the apparatus;
a touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus comprising a top portion forming a lip and at least one opening defined by the lip for receiving the at least one prong of the digital device portion of the apparatus; and
at least one shelf disposed in a cavity defined by the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus for securely holding the at least one prong of the digital device portion of the apparatus releasably secure;
wherein the at least one prong of the digital device portion of the apparatus is received within the at least one opening defined by the lip, whereby the digital device portion of the apparatus is rotated into a position upon the at least one shelf, so that the at least one prong is in an engaged arrangement between the at least one shelf and the lip forming a releasably secure arrangement between the digital device portion of the apparatus and the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the digital device portion of the apparatus comprises at least two prongs, and the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus defines at least two openings for receiving the at least two prongs.
10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the digital device portion of the apparatus comprises two prongs, and the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus defines two openings for receiving the two prongs.
11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus comprises two shelves in a spaced-apart relationship.
12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein a second end of the digital device portion of the apparatus comprises a grip for allowing a user to grasp and rotate the digital device portion of the apparatus relative to the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus.
13. The apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising at least one stopper disposed within a cavity defined by the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus for preventing rotational movement of the digital device portion of the apparatus relative to the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus.
14. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein a pin is disposed on the touch and hold connector portion for forming a releasably secure arrangement.
15. An apparatus for releasably securing a digital device to a touch-and-hold connector, comprising:
at least one prong disposed on a first end of a digital device portion of the apparatus;
a touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus comprising a top portion forming a lip with at least two flanges extending therefrom forming a cavity within the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus; and
at least one shelf disposed within the cavity of the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus for securely holding the at least one prong of the digital device portion of the apparatus releasably secure;
wherein the at least one prong of the digital device portion of the apparatus is received within the cavity, whereby the digital device portion of the apparatus is rotated into a position upon the at least one shelf, so that the at least one prong is in an engaged arrangement between the at least one shelf and one of the at least two flanges forming a releasably secure arrangement between the digital device portion of the apparatus and the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the digital device portion of the apparatus comprises at least two prongs, and the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus defines at least two openings for receiving the at least two prongs.
17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein a pin is disposed on the touch and hold connector portion for forming a releasably secure arrangement.
18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus comprises two shelves in a spaced-apart relationship.
19. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein a second end of the digital device portion of the apparatus comprises a grip for allowing a user to grasp and rotate the digital device portion of the apparatus relative to the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus.
20. The apparatus of claim 15 , further comprising at least one stopper disposed within a cavity defined by the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus for preventing rotational movement of the digital device portion of the apparatus relative to the touch-and-hold connector portion of the apparatus.