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Title:
Identifying connectable components
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6333985
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A connectible component is connected to a housing. A sensor of the housing is utilized to detect an identity element of the at connectible component. The connectible component is identified utilizing the at least one sensor. In some implementations, identification of the connectible component may identify whether or not a connectible component is connected to the housing. In other implementations, identification of the connectible component may identify the type of connectible component that is connected. In such implementations, the housing may house an electronic device and the electronic device may be configured based on the type of connectible component that is connected.

Inventors:
Dayong Eric
Roscoff Fletcher Earl
Nes Trevor Jay
Application Number:
JP2016545725A
Publication Date:
May 30, 2018
Filing Date:
September 29, 2013
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
Apple Inc.
International Classes:
G01V15/00; G04G17/00
Domestic Patent References:
JP2012529719A
JP2002040175A
Foreign References:
WO2013133810A1
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinichiro Tanaka
Disciple Maru Ken
Fumiaki Otsuka
Takaki Nishijima
Takeo Nasu