Female receptacle connector
First Claim
1. A female receptacle connector for connecting to a corresponding male plug connector, the female receptacle connector comprising:
- a housing designed to accommodate thirty contacts within the housing spaced apart in sequentially numbered contact locations,wherein the sequentially numbered contact locations include;
first, second and third ground contact locations 2, 16 and 29, respectively, designated for ground, a USB power contact location designated for a USB power signal, first and second digital USB contact locations designated for USB differential data signals interleaved around a contact location designated for another digital signal other than a USB differential data signal, analog contact locations designated for left and right audio out signals, a fourth ground contact location designated for ground between contact locations 2 and 16, wherein the analog contact locations are separated from the first and second digital USB contact locations by the fourth ground contact location and wherein the first and second digital USB contact locations are located between the first ground contact location and the fourth ground contact location.
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Abstract
A media player system is disclosed. One aspect of the media player system pertains to a docking station that allows a media player to communicate with other media devices. Another aspect of the media player system pertains to a hand held music player that includes a transmitter for transmitting information over a wireless connection. Yet another aspect of the media player system pertains to a connector that includes a housing and a plurality of spatially separated contacts mounted within the housing. A first set of contacts are directed at a first functionality and a second set of contacts are directed at a second functionality that is different than the first functionality.
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22 Claims
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1. A female receptacle connector for connecting to a corresponding male plug connector, the female receptacle connector comprising:
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a housing designed to accommodate thirty contacts within the housing spaced apart in sequentially numbered contact locations, wherein the sequentially numbered contact locations include;
first, second and third ground contact locations 2, 16 and 29, respectively, designated for ground, a USB power contact location designated for a USB power signal, first and second digital USB contact locations designated for USB differential data signals interleaved around a contact location designated for another digital signal other than a USB differential data signal, analog contact locations designated for left and right audio out signals, a fourth ground contact location designated for ground between contact locations 2 and 16, wherein the analog contact locations are separated from the first and second digital USB contact locations by the fourth ground contact location and wherein the first and second digital USB contact locations are located between the first ground contact location and the fourth ground contact location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A female receptacle connector for connecting to a corresponding male plug connector, the female receptacle connector comprising:
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a housing designed to accommodate thirty contacts within the housing spaced apart in one or more rows of contact locations sequentially numbered from a first end to a second end, the contact locations including; first, second and third ground contact locations designated for ground, the first ground contact location at contact location 2 near the first end of the connector, the second ground contact location at contact location 29 near the second end of the connector, and the third ground contact location between the first and second ground contact locations; a first group of digital contact locations including first and second USB contact locations designated for USB differential data signals and a contact location designated for a digital signal other than a USB differential data signal at a contact location between the first and second USB contact locations, the first group of digital contact locations located between the first ground contact location and the third ground contact location; and a second group of analog contact locations designated for one or more analog signals including at least left and right audio out signals, the second group of analog contact locations located between the second ground contact location and the third ground contact location. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A female receptacle connector for connecting to a corresponding male plug connector, the female receptacle connector comprising:
a housing designed to accommodate thirty contacts within the housing spaced apart in one or more rows of contact locations sequentially numbered from a first end to a second end, the contact locations including; first, second and third ground contact locations designated for ground, the first ground contact location being disposed at contact location 1, the second ground contact location being disposed at contact location 30 and the third ground contact location being disposed at one of contact locations 15 or 16 between contact locations 1 and 30; a group of digital contact locations designated for one or more digital signals including universal serial bus (USB) signals, the group of digital contact locations being disposed between the first and third ground contact locations; a group of analog contact locations designated for one or more analog signals including an audio left signal and an audio right signal, the group of analog contact locations being disposed between the second and third ground contact locations; and a group of power contact locations designated for one or more power signals including USB power, accessory power and charger input power, the group of power contact locations being disposed between the first and third ground contact locations. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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