Combined input port
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1. An input port for an electronic device comprising:
- an outer wall defining a receiving aperture comprising;
a first aperture portion having a first width; and
a second aperture portion having a second width, the first and second aperture portions adjacent one another;
a substrate positioned primarily within the first aperture portion and protruding from a back wall of the input port, the substrate separated from the outer wall by a fixed distance;
a first set of contacts positioned on the substrate at a first depth into the receiving aperture, the first set of contacts oriented to face an interior of the second aperture portion; and
a second set of contacts positioned on a first surface of the outer wall at a second depth into the second aperture portion, the second set of contacts oriented to face the interior of the second aperture portion and the first set of contacts;
whereinwhen a first connector is received around the substrate and within the first aperture portion at a first depth, the first set of contacts communicates with the first connector; and
when a second connector is received within the second aperture portion at a second depth, the second set of contacts communicates with the second connector.
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An input port for an electronic device for receiving different types of connectors, memory cards, or plugs. The input port includes an outer wall defining a receiving aperture, a substrate positioned within the receiving aperture. A first set of contacts is positioned on the substrate at a first depth into the receiving aperture and a second set of contacts is positioned on a first surface of the outer wall at a second depth into the receiving aperture. The first set of contacts is configured to communicate with a first connector and the second set of contacts is configured to communicate with a second connector.
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1. An input port for an electronic device comprising:
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an outer wall defining a receiving aperture comprising; a first aperture portion having a first width; and a second aperture portion having a second width, the first and second aperture portions adjacent one another; a substrate positioned primarily within the first aperture portion and protruding from a back wall of the input port, the substrate separated from the outer wall by a fixed distance; a first set of contacts positioned on the substrate at a first depth into the receiving aperture, the first set of contacts oriented to face an interior of the second aperture portion; and a second set of contacts positioned on a first surface of the outer wall at a second depth into the second aperture portion, the second set of contacts oriented to face the interior of the second aperture portion and the first set of contacts;
whereinwhen a first connector is received around the substrate and within the first aperture portion at a first depth, the first set of contacts communicates with the first connector; and when a second connector is received within the second aperture portion at a second depth, the second set of contacts communicates with the second connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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10. An electronic device comprising:
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an enclosure; and an input receptacle defined within the enclosure comprising; a substrate; a bottom wall; a top wall operably connected to the bottom wall; a receiving aperture defined by the bottom wall and a first surface of the substrate, the receiving aperture comprising; a first aperture portion having a first width; and a second aperture portion having a second width, the first and second aperture portions adjacent one another; a first electrical contact extending from first surface of the substrate, oriented to face an interior of the first aperture portion; and a second electrical contact extending from an inner surface of the bottom wall, oriented to face the interior of the second aperture portion and the first set of contacts;
whereinthe first electrical contact is configured to transfer data and/or power to another device of a first device type received within the input receptacle; and the second electrical contact is configured to transfer data and/or power to another device of a second device type received within the input receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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