Communication card extension and adapter port
First Claim
1. An apparatus which facilitates communication between an electrical device and a communication system, said apparatus comprising:
- a communication card having a generally rectangular body with an upper surface, lower surface, front surface, rear surface, left surface and right surface, said communication card being configured to be at least partially inserted into an opening in the electrical device;
a communications port connected to said communication card;
an adaptor comprising;
at least one socket capable of receiving a connector coupled to a communication system; and
an extension interface configured to electrically and physically interface with the communication port to establish electrical communication between the at least one socket and said communication card, said extension interface including at least one rail that is capable of being operatively received by a corresponding groove formed in the communications port so as to provide physical attachment between the adapter and the communication card.
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Abstract
The present invention is an adaptor module that allows an electrical connection to be established between a communication system and a communication card. Advantageously, the adaptor module can be configured to provide an interface between the communication card and various communication systems, such as conventional telephone systems, cellular telephone systems, digital telephone systems, local area networks (LANs), personal area networks (PANs), wireless systems, etc. Additionally, the adaptor module can provide an interface between a plurality of communication systems and the communication card. For example, the adaptor module may provide an interface for a plurality of connectors from the same type of communication system and/or the adaptor module may provide an interface for connectors from different types of communication systems. Advantageously, the adaptor module can provide simultaneous communication with these various communication systems. The adaptor module is preferably configured to be attached to a standard PCMCIA card to facilitate communication between a computer and a communication system.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus which facilitates communication between an electrical device and a communication system, said apparatus comprising:
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a communication card having a generally rectangular body with an upper surface, lower surface, front surface, rear surface, left surface and right surface, said communication card being configured to be at least partially inserted into an opening in the electrical device;
a communications port connected to said communication card;
an adaptor comprising;
at least one socket capable of receiving a connector coupled to a communication system; and
an extension interface configured to electrically and physically interface with the communication port to establish electrical communication between the at least one socket and said communication card, said extension interface including at least one rail that is capable of being operatively received by a corresponding groove formed in the communications port so as to provide physical attachment between the adapter and the communication card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An adapter module configured to be in electrical communication with a communication card of a portable electric device, said adaptor module comprising:
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a generally rectangular body portion including top, front, bottom, rear and side surfaces;
an extention interface configured to electrically and physically interface with the communication card, the extention interface comprising at least one rail that is capable of being operatively received by a corresponding groove formed in a communication port of the communication card so as to provide physical attachment between the adapter module and the communication card, and wherein the extention interface electrically interfaces with connector formed on a printed circuit bord positioned within the communication card when the adaptert module is physically attached to the communication card; and
an antenna attached to said body portion, said antenna configured to esterblish wireless communication. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An interface between a communications connector and a communication card for an electrical devices;
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a generally rectangular body portion including top, front, bottom, rear and side surfaces;
a plurality of socket positioned in said front surface of said body portion, each of said sockets configured to receive a communication connector; and
an elongated extention interface extenting from said rear surface of said body, said extention interface configured to establish electrical communication between the plurality of sockets and an edge connector on a printed circuit bord positioned within the communication card. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- said interface comprising;
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19. An electrical coupling system for use with a media plug, the coupling system comprising:
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an adaptor including one or more sockets, each of said sockets configured to be releasably coupled to a media plug;
a communications card including a communication port, said adaptor being connected to said communication port to allow electrical communication between said adaptor and said card; and
an edge connector formed on a printed circuit board that is disposed within the communication card, the edge connector oriented so as to be operatively received by the adapter in a manner so as to effect electrical communication between the media plug and the communication card when the media plug is attached to one of the sockets.
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20. An adaptor module for electrical connection to a communication card having a communication port, said adaptor module comprising:
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a body having an extension configured to be inserted into the communication port of the communication card to establish a physical and an electrical connection between the adaptor module and the communication card, the electrical connection being provided via an elongate printed circuit board section that is capable of being electrically received within the extension;
a slide rail attached to an outer surface of said extension, said slide rail configured to be received in a frame track of the communication card to facilitate attachment of the adaptor module to the communication card; and
one or more connectors in said body to allow electrical connection to one or more communication connectors to said adaptor. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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