Patent ID: 7295883
Filing Date: 2007-11-13
Classification: G11B,H01R

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for providing different digital audio output signals simultaneously, the apparatus comprising: an audio circuit operable to receive a first audio signal from a first source and a second audio signal from a second source, the audio circuit being further operable in response to the first audio signal to transmit the first audio signal in digital format as a first digital audio signal, the audio circuit being further operable in response to the second audio signal to transmit the second audio signal in digital format as a second digital audio signal; and a tip-ring-sleeve jack-plug-compatible socket for simultaneously outputting the first and second digital audio signals, the socket including a first portion for conducting a signal corresponding to the first digital audio signal to a first audio device and a second portion for conducting a signal corresponding to the second digital audio signal to a second audio device.