Method and device for recognition and arbitration of an input connection
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a processing unit communicatively coupled to one or more multimedia connections comprising tip, ring, ring, sleeve (TRRS) audio, universal serial bus, a proprietary serial protocol, or a combination thereof, wherein the processing unit perform operations comprising;
detecting an audio configuration of an audio device by way of current and load sensing through an audio jack of the device; and
independently assigning, upon detection of a connector type of an audio connector of the audio device, data lines to or from the audio device to pins utilized for a TRRS line connection in accordance with the connector type, wherein the audio jack is communicatively coupled to the processing unit using the TRRS line connection.
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Abstract
Embodiments herein enable fast and easy interconnectivity among multimedia accessories including mobile devices and other devices. There is only limited space on mobile devices yet there are numerous input connectors. The standard TRRS audio jack is one such input that has and remains common, primarily because it is the accepted standard for audio input; namely, headphones and earpieces for listening purposes. Embodiments herein describe an intelligent switch to that audio jack that permits for additional backward and forward compatibility. It transparently allows a user to insert analog or digital audio devices, such as earphones, without the need to manually reconfigure device settings. The device herein automatically converts between input connector types using the same input convention present on their existing mobile devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
a processing unit communicatively coupled to one or more multimedia connections comprising tip, ring, ring, sleeve (TRRS) audio, universal serial bus, a proprietary serial protocol, or a combination thereof, wherein the processing unit perform operations comprising; detecting an audio configuration of an audio device by way of current and load sensing through an audio jack of the device; and independently assigning, upon detection of a connector type of an audio connector of the audio device, data lines to or from the audio device to pins utilized for a TRRS line connection in accordance with the connector type, wherein the audio jack is communicatively coupled to the processing unit using the TRRS line connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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detecting, by utilizing a processing unit of a device coupled to one or more multimedia connections comprising tip, ring, ring, sleeve (TRRS) audio, universal serial bus, a proprietary serial protocol, or a combination thereof, an audio configuration of an audio device by way of current and load sensing through an audio jack of the device; and independently assigning, by utilizing the processing unit and upon detection of a connector type of an audio connector of the audio device, data lines to or from the audio device to pins utilized for a TRRS line connection in accordance with the connector type, wherein the audio jack is communicatively coupled to the processing unit using the TRRS line connection. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A controller, comprising:
a processing unit communicatively coupled to one or more multimedia connections comprising tip, ring, ring, sleeve (TRRS) audio, universal serial bus, a proprietary serial protocol, or a combination thereof, wherein the processing unit perform operations comprising; determining an audio configuration of an audio device by way of current and load sensing through an audio jack of the device; and assigning, upon detection of a connector type of an audio connector of the audio device, data lines to or from the audio device to pins utilized for a TRRS line connection in accordance with the connector type, wherein the audio jack is communicatively coupled to the processing unit using the TRRS line connection.
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