US 10,483,672 B1Granted

Information handling system mobile adapter with video and communications circuit boards

AssigneeDell Products L.P.

InventorsWong Hin Loong Justin, Shiong Kheng Chua, Hang Du, Benedict Tiong Chee Tay, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Alvin Sitoh, Ting Yeow Hoong

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Abstract

A mobile peripheral adapter has plural data and plural video ports disposed along a perimeter of a circular housing having first and second rotationally coupled portions. The video ports are coupled to a first video circuit board and the data ports are coupled to a second communications circuit board separate from the video circuit board. A USB cable includes video wirelines that couple to the video circuit board and other wirelines that couple to the communications circuit board, such as data, power and ground wirelines. A flexible cable interfaces control, power and ground between the video and communications circuit boards.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A mobile peripheral adapter comprising:

a circular housing having plural port openings;
plural ports disposed at the plural port openings, each port operable to accept a predetermined output cable plug;
a first circuit board disposed in the circular housing having a first set of components operable to convert information from a first communication protocol to one or more communication output protocols for communication through one or more of the plural ports;
a second circuit board disposed in the circular housing having a second set of components operable to convert information from the first communication protocol to one or more video output protocols for communication through one or more of the plural ports;
a cable terminating at one end with plural wirelines and at an opposing end at a cable plug associated with the first communication protocol, the cable having a first set of wirelines coupled to the first circuit board to communicate information between the cable plug and the first set of components and a second set of wirelines coupled to the second circuit board to communicate information between the cable plug and the second set of components, the second set of wirelines only communicating video information;
and
a flexible cable coupled between the first and second circuit boards to provide power and ground from the first circuit board to the second circuit board.

4 more elements

A method for managing protocol conversion of information communicated through a cable to a mobile peripheral adapter housing and out selected of plural ports, the method comprising:

coupling a first set of wirelines of the cable to a first circuit board disposed in the housing;
coupling a second set of wirelines of the cable to a second circuit board disposed in the housing;
converting information from a first protocol communicated by the cable to at least a second protocol at the first circuit board, the information outputted with the second protocol from one or more ports coupled to the first circuit board;
converting information from the first protocol communicated by the cable to a selected of plural video protocols at the second circuit board, the information outputted with the selected video protocol from a selected of plural video ports coupled to the second circuit board;
communicating only video information through the second set of wirelines to the second circuit board;
and
providing power and ground to the second circuit from a flexible cable coupled to the first circuit board, the first set of wirelines including a power and ground wireline.

4 more elements

A method for assembly of an adapter to convert video information from USB protocol to a selected of plural video protocols, the method comprising:

coupling a first set of components and ports to a first circuit board having a circular shape over a portion of less than all of a perimeter, the first set of ports located at the portion having the circular shape;
coupling a second set of components and ports to a second circuit board having a circular shape over at least a portion of a perimeter;
coupling a first set of cable wirelines to the first circuit board;
coupling a second set of the cable wirelines to the second circuit board, the second set of wirelines communicating only video information;
coupling power and ground from the first circuit board to the second circuit board;
and
inserting the first and second circuit boards into a circular housing vertically stacked over each other;
sending video information through the cable to the second circuit board;
sending power through the cable to the first circuit board;
and
powering the second set of components with power from the first circuit board provided through a flexible cable coupled between the first circuit board and the second circuit board.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/971,099Filed 4 May 2018
Published: US 2019/0341711 A17 Nov 2019
Granted: 19 Nov 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification13 codes

H02G 11/02
Arrangements of electric cables or lines between relatively-movable parts: using take-up reel or drum
B23P 19/04
Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some…
G06F 3/0661
Vertical data movement, i.e. input-output transfer; data movement between one or more hosts and one or more storage devices: format or protocol…
H01R 12/75
For rigid printing circuits or like structures: connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables

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