Wireless adapter for media player system
First Claim
1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a male plug connector for connecting to a corresponding receptacle connector of a media player, the male plug connector including;
a housing designed to accommodate at least 30 contacts spaced apart in a single row of sequentially numbered contact locations, wherein the sequentially numbered contact locations include;
Firewire contact locations 3, 5, 7 and 9 designated for Firewire signals;
USB contact locations 4, 6, and 8 designated for universal serial bus (USB) signals;
an accessory identify contact location 10 designated for an accessory identify signal that has an associated electrical pull down function to notify the media player of an accessory identification;
serial protocol contact locations 18 and 19 designated for serial protocol signals;
audio contact locations 27 and 28 designated for analog audio signals; and
ground contact locations 1 and 30 designated for ground; and
a base containing a transmitter coupled to the male plug connector and configured to transmit media received from the media player.
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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 wireless media player system that includes a hand held media player capable of transmitting information over a wireless connection and one or more media devices capable of receiving information over the wireless connection. Another aspect of the media player system pertains to a method of wirelessly connecting the hand held media player to another device. The method includes selecting a media item on the hand held media player; selecting one or more remote recipients on the hand held media player; and transmitting the media item locally to the hand held media player, and wirelessly to the selected remote recipients.
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49 Claims
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1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a male plug connector for connecting to a corresponding receptacle connector of a media player, the male plug connector including; a housing designed to accommodate at least 30 contacts spaced apart in a single row of sequentially numbered contact locations, wherein the sequentially numbered contact locations include; Firewire contact locations 3, 5, 7 and 9 designated for Firewire signals; USB contact locations 4, 6, and 8 designated for universal serial bus (USB) signals; an accessory identify contact location 10 designated for an accessory identify signal that has an associated electrical pull down function to notify the media player of an accessory identification; serial protocol contact locations 18 and 19 designated for serial protocol signals; audio contact locations 27 and 28 designated for analog audio signals; and ground contact locations 1 and 30 designated for ground; and a base containing a transmitter coupled to the male plug connector and configured to transmit media received from the media player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a male plug connector for connecting to a corresponding receptacle connector of a media player, the male plug connector including; a housing designed to accommodate at least 30 contacts spaced apart in a single row of sequentially numbered contact locations, wherein the sequentially numbered contact locations include; digital contact locations 3 to 9 designated for digital signals including universal serial bus (USB) contact locations designated for USB differential data signals interleaved with contact locations designated for digital signals other than USB differential data signals; analog contact locations 27 and 28 designated for one or more analog signals including at least one audio signal; and ground contact locations 1 and 30 designated for ground; and a base containing a transmitter coupled to the male plug connector and configured to transmit media received from the media player. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a male plug connector for connecting to a corresponding receptacle connector of a media player, the male plug connector including; a housing designed to accommodate a plurality of contacts spaced apart in a single row of contact locations, wherein the contact locations are sequentially numbered from a first end to a second end, the contact locations including; a first ground contact location designated for ground, a first group of digital contact locations designated for one or more digital signals including universal serial bus (USB), the first group of digital contact locations being disposed between the first ground contact location and the first end, wherein the contact locations from the first group of digital contact locations that are designated for USB are disposed consecutively in every other contact location, and a second group of analog contact locations designated for one or more analog signals including at least one audio signal, the second group of analog contact locations being disposed between the first ground contact location and the second end; and a base containing a transmitter coupled to the male plug connector and configured to transmit media received from the media player. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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