Communication port and connector
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1. A mobile computing device, comprising:
- a hardware element;
a connection communicatively coupled to the hardware element;
a communication port communicatively coupled to the connection, the communication port having a first pin and a second pin; and
at least one of the first pin and the second pin comprising a ferromagnetic material, the ferromagnetic material to obtain diagnostic information from the mobile computing device;
wherein the first pin to transmit only control directives to an element on the mobile computing device and the second pin to receive diagnostic data from the mobile computing device, andwherein the communication port further comprises a universal serial bus port adjacent to the first and second pins.
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Abstract
A communication port and connector are described. A mobile computing device may include a hardware element, with the hardware element being communicatively coupled to a connection. The connection is communicatively coupled to a communication port, and the communication port includes a first pin and a second pin. Additionally, at least one of the first pin and the second pin is comprised of a ferromagnetic material. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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18 Claims
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1. A mobile computing device, comprising:
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a hardware element; a connection communicatively coupled to the hardware element; a communication port communicatively coupled to the connection, the communication port having a first pin and a second pin; and at least one of the first pin and the second pin comprising a ferromagnetic material, the ferromagnetic material to obtain diagnostic information from the mobile computing device; wherein the first pin to transmit only control directives to an element on the mobile computing device and the second pin to receive diagnostic data from the mobile computing device, and wherein the communication port further comprises a universal serial bus port adjacent to the first and second pins. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18)
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9. A connector comprising;
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a first conductor and a second conductor to be substantially coupled to at least one of a first or second ferromagnetic pin for communicating diagnostic information with a first type of communication; and a third conductor adjacent to the first conductor or second conductor, the third conductor for communicating data packets with a second type of communication, wherein the first conductor to transmit only control directives to an element on the mobile computing device and the second conductor to receive diagnostics data from the mobile computing device, and wherein the third conductor is a universal serial bus plug capable of coupling to a ground connection. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile computing device, comprising:
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a wired communication interface; an interconnection medium communicatively coupled to the wired communication interface; a hardware element communicatively coupled to the interconnection medium; and a communication port communicatively coupled to the wired communication interface, the communication port having a first pin, second pin, and a universal serial bus port, wherein the first pin or the second pin further comprise of a ferromagnetic material to communicate diagnostic information and the first pin to transmit only control directives to an element on the mobile computing device and the second pin to receive diagnostics data from the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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