Patent ID: 9734108
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: G06F,H01R

Claim:
1. A method of identifying a connector insert using a connector receptacle, the connector insert comprising a plurality of insert pads and the connector receptacle comprising a plurality of connector receptacle pads, the method comprising: identifying a plurality of connections among a plurality of connector receptacle pads, where for each connection in the plurality of connections at least two of the plurality of connector receptacle pads are electrically connected to each other by each physically contacting a corresponding one of the plurality of connector insert pads; identifying a type of connector insert based at least in part on the identification of the plurality of connections among the plurality of connector receptacle pads; and configuring circuitry coupled to the plurality of connector receptacle pads based at least in part on the identification of a type of connector insert, wherein identifying connections among a plurality of connector receptacle pads comprises: providing a first signal at a first frequency and a second signal at a second frequency to a first connector receptacle pad in the plurality of connector receptacle pads; and reading a signal at a second connector receptacle pad in the plurality of connector receptacle pads, wherein a connection between the first connector receptacle pad and the second connector receptacle pad is identified by the presence of the first frequency and the second frequency in the signal at the second connector receptacle pad.