Method and system for easing attachment of a peripheral cable to a personal computer
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorTomasz Wilk
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Abstract
Aspects for easing the attachment of a peripheral cable to a personal computer (PC) include providing a connector with a symmetric shape that supports multiple orientations of cable attachment to a PC. An orientation of insertion is identified when the connector is attached to the PC, and signal lines from the connector are rearranged based on the identified orientation of the connector.
Claims20
A method for easing the attachment of a peripheral cable to a personal computer (PC), the method comprising:
- providing a connector with a symmetric shape that supports multiple orientations of cable attachment to a PC;
- identifying an orientation of insertion when the connector is attached to the PC;
- and
- rearranging signal lines from the connector based on the identified orientation of the connector.
A system for easing the attachment of a peripheral cable to a personal computer (PC), the system comprising:
- a connector with a symmetric shape that supports multiple insertion orientations of cable attachment to a PC;
- and
- a circuit for rearranging signal lines from the connector automatically based on an insertion orientation of the connector.
A method for easing the attachment of a peripheral cable to a personal computer (PC), the method comprising:
- utilizing a rectangular connector to allow at least two insertion orientations of a peripheral cable for attachment to a PC;
- and
- auto-discovering an insertion orientation upon attachment of the peripheral cable in order to rearrange signal lines provided by the rectangular connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.