Wireless connector
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a cable;
a plug connector connected to a first end of said cable, said plug connector configured to be connected to a first device; and
a wireless connector connected to a second end of said cable, said wireless connector configured to be coupled to a second device to communicate data with said second device, the wireless connector including a wireless communication unit housed within the wireless connector under an outer surface of the wireless connector, the wireless communication unit to wirelessly communicate said data via the outer surface of the wireless connector over a short-range wireless communication link at a multi-gigabit-per second (MGbs) rate, wherein;
said wireless connector is to be physically coupled to said second device;
said wireless connector comprises a magnetic element to couple said wireless connector to said second device by magnetic force;
said wireless connector is to transfer the data between said second device and said cable, said cable is to transfer said data between said wireless connector and said plug connector, and said plug connector is to transfer the data between the cable and the first device; and
said wireless connector comprises a plug-less connector.
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Abstract
Some demonstrative embodiments include a wireless connector and devices and/or systems utilizing one or more wireless connectors. For example, a device may include a wireless connector to be coupled to another device for communicating data with the other device, the wireless connector including a wireless communication unit to communicate the data over a wireless communication link, for example, a short-range wireless communication link, e.g. at a multi-gigabit-per second (MGbs) rate.
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11 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a cable; a plug connector connected to a first end of said cable, said plug connector configured to be connected to a first device; and a wireless connector connected to a second end of said cable, said wireless connector configured to be coupled to a second device to communicate data with said second device, the wireless connector including a wireless communication unit housed within the wireless connector under an outer surface of the wireless connector, the wireless communication unit to wirelessly communicate said data via the outer surface of the wireless connector over a short-range wireless communication link at a multi-gigabit-per second (MGbs) rate, wherein; said wireless connector is to be physically coupled to said second device; said wireless connector comprises a magnetic element to couple said wireless connector to said second device by magnetic force; said wireless connector is to transfer the data between said second device and said cable, said cable is to transfer said data between said wireless connector and said plug connector, and said plug connector is to transfer the data between the cable and the first device; and said wireless connector comprises a plug-less connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A connector cable to transfer data between first and second devices, the connector cable comprising:
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a cable; a plug connector, connected to a first end of said cable, to be connected to said first device; and a wireless connector connected to a second end of said cable to communicate said data with said first device via said cable, said cable is to transfer said data between said wireless connector and said plug connector, and said plug connector is to transfer the data between the cable and the first device, wherein the wireless connector is to be coupled to said second device and to communicate said data with said second device over a wireless communication link, wherein; said wireless connector is to be physically coupled to said second device; said wireless connector comprises a magnetic element to couple said wireless connector to said second device by magnetic force; said wireless connector comprises a plug-less connector; and said wireless connector comprises a wireless communication unit housed within the wireless connector under an outer surface of the wireless connector, the wireless communication unit to wirelessly communicate said data via the outer surface of the wireless connector over said wireless communication link. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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