Title:
ADAPTER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/082313
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An adapter for connecting an accessory to a portable electronic device includes a first connector compatible with a connector of the portable electronic device and a second connector compatible with a connector of the accessory. The connectors of the accessory and the portable electronic device are otherwise incompatible with each other. The adapter provides two levels of authentication. First, the adapter authenticates itself to the portable electronic device. If this first authentication is successful, then the adapter authenticates the accessory to the adapter.
Inventors:
TERLIZZI JEFFREY J (US)
FRITCHMAN DANIEL J (US)
KRUEGER SCOTT (US)
TIKALSKY TERRY (US)
SILLMAN DEBRA A (US)
NG TONY CHI WANG (US)
FRITCHMAN DANIEL J (US)
KRUEGER SCOTT (US)
TIKALSKY TERRY (US)
SILLMAN DEBRA A (US)
NG TONY CHI WANG (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/067118
Publication Date:
September 26, 2013
Filing Date:
November 29, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
APPLE INC (US)
International Classes:
G06F13/38; H01R13/648; G06F21/44; G06F21/85; H01R13/516; H01R13/642; H01R24/60; H01R29/00; H01R43/24
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2002008872A1 | 2002-01-31 |
Foreign References:
| US20100081337A1 | 2010-04-01 | |||
| US20100075604A1 | 2010-03-25 | |||
| JPH0278171A | 1990-03-19 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SHAFFER, William L. et al. (Two Embarcadero Center Eighth Floo, San Francisco California, US)
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