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US 2004/0174683 A1Published application
Peripheral card and cable plug having the same form factor
OwnerSteven B. McGowaninventor
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Abstract
A card is adapted to be interfaced to a receptacle that is part of a computer device. The card includes a body configured to fit substantially entirely within the receptacle, and at least one circuit mounted within the body and adapted to transmit and/or receive data in accordance with a USB standard.
Claims25
A card adapted to be interfaced to a receptacle that is part of a computer device, the card comprising:
- a body configured to fit substantially entirely within the receptacle;
- and
- at least one circuit mounted within the body and adapted to transmit and/or receive data in accordance with a USB standard.
A passive data cable comprising:
- a plug;
- a connector;
- and
- a flexible portion having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the plug and the second end coupled to the connector, the flexible portion including a plurality of electrical conductors running from the plug to the connector and surrounded by an insulator;
- wherein the plug is adapted to take the place of a card-shaped peripheral device.
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A method of using a computing device, comprising:
- removing a card-shaped peripheral device from a receptacle of the computing device;
- and
- inserting a plug of a passive cable into the receptacle.
A computer system, comprising:
- a computer having a first receptacle and a second receptacle, the two receptacles being functionally interchangeable;
- a card-shaped peripheral device housed within the first receptacle;
- and
- a passive cable including a plug housed within the second receptacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.