Patent ID: 7572143

Claim:
A cable for interfacing between a computer and audio/video equipment, the cable comprising: a docking connector for communicating signals to and from a computer; an output cable coupled to the docking connector, the output cable having at least one audio/video connector, for communicating output signals from the computer to audio/video equipment; where the output cable includes at least one splitter positioned intermediate the docking connector and the at least one audio/video connector, the splitter for passing audio signals to at least one audio cable and video signals to at least one video cable; a cable management device with a first member coupled to the at least one audio cable and a second member coupled to the at least one video cable, where the first member of the cable management device has a tongue, and the second member of the cable management device has a slot for receiving the tongue of the first member to make a flush joint; and an infrared receiver coupled to the docking connector for communicating input signals to the computer.