Input/output apparatus having an identification terminal

• US 9,923,607 B2
• Filed: 03/21/2012
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yoshino, Yoshitaka, Tsuboi, Satoru, Imai, Tadashi, Ishizuka, Akira
• Primary Examiner(s): Kasraian, Allahyar
• Application Number:
  US14/007,019
• Publication Number:
  US 20140009879A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,190 Days
• Field of Search: 343791, 343830, 343872, 343873, 343904-906, 439166, 439170-175, 710 62- 74, 348 75, 348729, 455557-559
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2275 associated to expansion card or bus, e.g. in PCMCIA, PC cards, Wireless USB
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/273 Adaptation for carrying or wearing by persons or animals
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/16 with feed intermediate between the extremities of the antenna, e.g. centre-fed dipole H01Q9/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/00 Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field H04B10/00, H04B15/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6058 involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60

Abstract

There is provided an input/output apparatus. Among information terminals of an input/output connector provided in an information terminal device, at least one information terminal of information terminals to switch an internal operation of the information terminal device is used also as an antenna input terminal.

Claims

1. An input/output apparatus, comprising:

an input/output connector including

a plurality of information terminals including a first, second, third and fourth information terminals;

a first substrate including a first ground terminal; and

a second substrate including a second ground terminal,

wherein at least one of the information terminals is configured to switch an internal operation of an information terminal device,

wherein the at least one of the information terminals is simultaneously used as an antenna input terminal to receive antenna signal while switching the internal operation of the information terminal device,

wherein the information terminals connected to each pin of the input/output connector are not overlapped in a top view,

wherein the first information terminal is connected with a first ferrite bead, wherein the second and third information terminals are connected with a common mode choke, wherein the fourth information terminal is connected with a second ferrite bead and a capacitor, and wherein the second ferrite bead is connected in parallel with the capacitor.

2. The input/output apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are provided in parallel, and the first ground terminal and the second ground terminal are connected, and wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are connected by a through hole and are maintained at a conduction potential.

3. The input/output apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein at least one of a plurality of other information terminals receives a frequency lower than a frequency of a received signal input from the antenna input terminal.

4. The input/output apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the at least one of the information terminals includes an identification terminal configured to discriminate a connection target device, and wherein the identification terminal is also configured to receive antenna signal.

5. The input/output apparatus according to claim 4,

wherein the identification terminal is configured to discriminate content of information based on a potential of an input information signal.

6. The input/output apparatus according to claim 4,

wherein the antenna signal input into the identification terminal is a broadcast wave signal of one of an FM band, a VHF band, and a UHF band or a combination thereof.

7. The input/output apparatus according to claim 6,

wherein the capacitor allowing a frequency, associated with the broadcast wave signal, to pass is connected to a line to which the identification terminal is connected.

8. The input/output apparatus according to claim 7,

wherein the second ferrite bead connects the identification terminal.

9. The input/output apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein a ground line of the input/output connector is connected to a shielding case of the information terminal device.

10. The input/output apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the input/output connector includes a first connection portion connecting a coaxial cable functioning as an antenna that receives a broadband wave signal of one of an FM band, a VHF band, and a UHF band or a combination thereof.

11. The input/output apparatus according to claim 10,

wherein the antenna to receive the broadcast wave signal or the coaxial connector is connected to an end of the coaxial cable different from where the input/output connector is connected.

12. The input/output apparatus according to claim 10,

wherein a second connection portion to connect an input/output cable is further provided in the input/output connector.

13. The input/output apparatus according to claim 12,

wherein the first connection portion and the second connection portion are separated on a substrate to which the input/output connector is fixed.

14. The input/output apparatus according to claim 12,

wherein the first connection portion and the second connection portion are connected so as to share the plurality of information terminals of the input/output connector.

15. The input/output apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the at least one of the information terminals is configured to discriminate whether the connection target device is connected, or to select information during operation switching.

16. The input/output apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein an antenna signal input into the antenna input terminal is further extended to a frequency band used by GPS or a mobile phone, and wherein the frequency band is a GHz band.

17. The input/output apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the information terminal device is a mobile information terminal device.

18. The input/output apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein a dielectric is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate.