Patent ID: 9516457
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: G06F,H02G,H04B,H04W

Claim Text:
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.