Patent ID: 8246386

Claim:
An electrical connector for connecting a circuit board to a plug of an electric cable that has at least one electrical conductor therein, the electrical connector comprising: a rigid housing having at least a front end, a lower end adapted for mounting to the circuit board, and a rear end; a rigid insert adapted to fit within the housing and including an open front end adapted to receive the plug of the electric cable, a plurality of lower rear conductors projecting away from a rear end of the insert, a plurality of insert conductors adapted to convey electrical signals between the conductors of the plug and the plurality of lower rear conductors; and a modifier circuit board adapted for attachment with the insert and for modifying electrical signals between the lower rear conductors of the insert through a modifier circuit; whereby with the insert fixed with the housing and the modifier circuit board fixed with the rear end of the insert, and with the housing and lower rear conductors fixed to the circuit board, the electrical signals from the electric cable plugged into the connector are conveyed to the circuit board as modified by the modifier circuit.