Patent ID: 8271038
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: G06F,H02J,H04M,H04R

Abstract:
1. An electronic apparatus comprising: a male plug connector for connecting to a corresponding receptacle connector of a media player, the male plug connector including: a housing designed to accommodate at least 30 contacts spaced apart in a single row of sequentially numbered contact locations, wherein the sequentially numbered contact locations include: Firewire contact locations 3, 5, 7 and 9 designated for Firewire signals; USB contact locations 4, 6, and 8 designated for universal serial bus (USB) signals; an accessory identify contact location 10 designated for an accessory identify signal that has an associated electrical pull down function to notify the media player of an accessory identification; serial protocol contact locations 18 and 19 designated for serial protocol signals; audio contact locations 27 and 28 designated for analog audio signals; and ground contact locations 1 and 30 designated for ground; and a base containing a transmitter coupled to the male plug connector and configured to transmit media received from the media player.