Patent ID: 6230214
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: H04B,H04M

Abstract:
A portable electronic device assembly comprising:a portable electronic device comprising:an infra-red input/output communications port arranged in a first mode of operation to transmit data between the portable electronic device and a remote electronic device via a wireless transmission link;a data transmission cable adapted to carry transmitted data between the portable device and the remote electronic device in a second mode of operation, the data transmission cable including an infra-red receiver/transmitter device situated behind an infra-red transparent window in the cable, the receiver/transmitter device being connected to an electronic interface located in the cable, the electronic interface adapted to convert electrical protocol signals and infra-red protocol signals; anda coupling mechanism associated with said infra-red communications port for coupling a first end of the data transmission cable to the infra-red communications port,wherein in the second mode of operation said first end of the cable is coupled to the infra-red communications port of the portable device and a second end of the cable is connected to the remote electronic device and data is transmitted between the portable device and the remote electronic device via said infra-red communications port and the cable.