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Connector Interface System for Data Acquisition

  • US 20130225938A1
  • Filed: 02/29/2012
  • Published: 08/29/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A data acquisition device comprising:

  • circuitry configured to receive data acquired from one or more sensors coupled to an object;

    a Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug having a plurality of pins operatively coupled to the circuitry, a first subset of the plurality of pins configured to receive data signals from the one or more sensors coupled to the object and a second subset of the plurality of pins configured to support standard USB communication with USB-compliant devices; and

    a modification to the USB plug configured such that the modification facilitates interconnection of the USB plug both with standard USB-compliant devices and with an object-connected receptacle that is configured to prevent interconnection with standard USB plugs.

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