Patent ID: 8078224
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: G06F,H02J,H04M,H04R

Abstract:
1. A male plug connector for connecting to a corresponding receptacle connector of a media player, the male plug connector comprising: a housing designed to accommodate 30 contacts spaced apart in a single row of sequentially numbered contact locations, wherein the sequentially numbered contact locations include: digital contact locations 3 to 9 designated for digital signals including Firewire contact locations 3, 5, 7 and 9 designated for Firewire signals interleaved with Universal Serial Bus (USB) contact locations 4, 6 and 8 designated for USB signals; an accessory identify contact location 10 designated for an accessory identify signal that has an associated electrical pull down to notify the media player of an accessory identification; power contact locations 11 and 12 designated for carrying a power signal; analog contact locations 25 to 28 designated for analog signals including audio contact locations 25, 26, 27, and 28 designated for audio signals, wherein, analog contact locations 25 to 28 are spaced apart from digital contact locations 3 to 9; and ground contact locations 1, 16 and 30.