INTERCONNECT ASSEMBLY

• US 20160132457A1
• Filed: 03/19/2013
• Published: 05/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: CASTELL, ROBIN T., MANN, JAMES M
• Application Number:
  US14/770,807
• Publication Number:
  US 20160132457A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/382 using universal interface adapter
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/385 for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4068 Electrical coupling
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4247 on a daisy chain bus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4265 on a point to point bus G06F13/4247, G06F13/4282 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/05 using capacitive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/15 using ultrasonic waves
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/20 using microwaves or radio frequency waves
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/30 using light, e.g. lasers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

An interconnect assembly is disclosed herein. An example includes a cable including a first end and a cable head at the first end of the cable. The example also includes a wireless data transceiver disposed in the cable head to wirelessly communicate data to and from a device and a wireless power coupler disposed in the cable head to wirelessly supply power from the device to the wireless data transceiver.

Claims

1. An interconnect assembly, comprising:

a cable including a first end;

a cable head at the first end of the cable;

a wireless data transceiver disposed in the cable head to wirelessly communicate data to and from a device; and

a wireless power coupler disposed in the cable head to wirelessly supply power from the device to the wireless data transceiver.

2. The interconnect assembly of claim 1, wherein the cable includes a second end and further comprising:

a second cable head at the second end of the cable;

a second wireless data transceiver disposed in the second cable head to wirelessly communicate data to and from a second device; and

a second wireless power coupler disposed in the second cable head to wirelessly supply power from the second device to the second wireless data transceiver.

3. The interconnect assembly of claim 2, further comprising a second cable including a third end coupled to the wireless data transceiver and a fourth end to couple to a third device.

4. The interconnect assembly of claim 2, further comprising:

a second cable including a third end and a fourth end;

a third cable head at the third end of the second cable;

a third wireless data transceiver disposed in the third cable head to wirelessly communicate data to and from the second device;

a third wireless power coupler disposed in the third cable head to wirelessly supply power from the second device to the third wireless data transceiver;

a fourth cable head at the fourth end of the second cable;

a fourth wireless data transceiver disposed in the fourth cable head to wirelessly communicate data to and from a third device; and

a fourth wireless power coupler disposed in the fourth cable head to wirelessly supply power from the third device to the fourth wireless data transceiver.

5. The interconnect assembly of claim 2, further comprising:

a second cable including a third end and a fourth end;

a third cable head at the third end of the second cable;

a third wireless data transceiver disposed in the third cable head to wirelessly communicate data to and from the second wireless data transceiver;

a third wireless power coupler disposed in the third cable head to wirelessly supply power from the second wireless power coupler to the third wireless data transceiver;

a fourth cable head at the fourth end of the second cable;

a fourth wireless data transceiver disposed in the fourth cable head to wirelessly communicate data to and from a third device; and

a fourth wireless power coupler disposed in the fourth cable head to wirelessly supply power from the third device to the fourth wireless data transceiver.

6. The interconnect assembly of claim 1, wherein the wireless data transceiver operates in an extremely high frequency (EHF) range.

7. The interconnect assembly of claim 1, wherein the wireless data transceiver operates substantially at sixty (60) gigahertz (GHz).

8. The interconnect assembly of claim 1, wherein the wireless data transceiver operates substantially in an infrared frequency range.

9. The interconnect assembly of claim 1, wherein the cable includes a second end and further comprising a connector at the second end of the cable to couple to a second device.

10. The interconnect assembly of claim 1, wherein the cable includes a second end, and further wherein the second end is hard wired to a second device.

11. The interconnect assembly of claim 1, wherein the wireless power coupler utilizes at least one of inductive, capacitive, optical, and radio frequency coupling to wirelessly supply power from the device to the wireless data transceiver.

12. The interconnect assembly of claim 1, further comprising an attachment mechanism to facilitate connection of the cable head to the device.

13. The interconnect assembly of claim 12, wherein the attachment mechanism includes a magnet in at least one of the cable head and the device.

14. The interconnect assembly of claim 1, further comprising an alignment mechanism to facilitate at least one of wireless communication of data to and from the device and wireless supply of power from the device to the wireless power coupler.

15. The interconnect assembly of claim 14, wherein the alignment mechanism includes a magnet in at least one of the cable head and the device.