Connector adapter
First Claim
1. An adapter for providing connectivity between a first connector of a host device and a second connector of an accessory, wherein the first connector is incompatible with the second connector, the adapter comprising:
- a host interface connector compatible with the first connector, wherein the host interface connector includes a first set of contacts;
an accessory interface connector compatible with the second connector, wherein the accessory interface connector includes a second set of contacts;
conversion circuitry coupled to the host interface connector and the accessory interface connector, the conversion circuitry configured to;
receive first host data in a first format that contains digital media information from the host device;
convert the first host data, received from the host device, into first accessory data in a second format that includes analog media data; and
transmit the first accessory data to the accessory using the accessory interface connector;
an authentication module coupled to the accessory interface connector for receiving accessory identification information from the accessory that is used for authenticating the accessory; and
an identification module coupled to the host interface connector for providing adapter identification information to the host device to authenticate the adapter to the host device.
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Abstract
An adapter for providing connectivity between a host connector of a host device and an accessory connector of an accessory that is incompatible with the host connector is described. The adapter can include a host interface connector that is compatible with the host connector, and an accessory interface connector that is compatible with the accessory connector of the accessory. The adapter may further include an identification module that can provide adapter identification information to a host device connected to the host interface connector, and may also include an authentication module that can authenticate an accessory connected to the accessory interface connector.
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23 Claims
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1. An adapter for providing connectivity between a first connector of a host device and a second connector of an accessory, wherein the first connector is incompatible with the second connector, the adapter comprising:
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a host interface connector compatible with the first connector, wherein the host interface connector includes a first set of contacts; an accessory interface connector compatible with the second connector, wherein the accessory interface connector includes a second set of contacts; conversion circuitry coupled to the host interface connector and the accessory interface connector, the conversion circuitry configured to; receive first host data in a first format that contains digital media information from the host device; convert the first host data, received from the host device, into first accessory data in a second format that includes analog media data; and transmit the first accessory data to the accessory using the accessory interface connector; an authentication module coupled to the accessory interface connector for receiving accessory identification information from the accessory that is used for authenticating the accessory; and an identification module coupled to the host interface connector for providing adapter identification information to the host device to authenticate the adapter to the host device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for using an adapter coupled between a host device and an accessory, wherein a first connector associated with the host device is incompatible with a second connector associated with the accessory, the method comprising:
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sending, by the adapter to the host device, adapter identification information to authenticate the adapter to the host device , the adapter identification information being sent over a host interface connector of the adapter that is compatible with the first connector; receiving, by the adapter from the accessory, accessory identification information that is used for authenticating the accessory, the accessory identification information being received via an accessory interface connector of the adapter that is compatible with the second connector; upon authentication of the adapter by the host device, converting, by the adapter, a first data item received from the host device into a format supported by the accessory before communicating the first data item to the accessory; wherein the first data item includes digital media information, and converting the first data item includes converting the digital media information into analog media data for transmission to the accessory via the accessory interface connector. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An adapter for providing connectivity between a first connector of a host device and a second connector of an accessory, wherein the first connector is incompatible with the second connector, the adapter comprising:
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a host interface connector compatible with the first connector, wherein the host interface connector includes a first set of contacts; an accessory interface connector compatible with the second connector, wherein the accessory interface connector includes a second set of contacts; conversion circuitry coupled to the host interface connector and the accessory interface connector, the conversion circuitry configured to; receive first host data in a first format that contains digital media information from the host device; convert the first host data, received from the host device, into first accessory data in a second format that includes analog media data; and transmit the first accessory data to the accessory using the accessory interface connector; an identification module coupled to the host interface connector for providing adapter identification information to the host device to authenticate the adapter to the host device; and a power control module configured to enable a power path between the host interface connector and the accessory interface connector after the adapter has been authenticated to the host device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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Specification