Interface device and electronic device adopting the same
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKazuyuki Yoshikoshi
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Abstract
An interface device includes a board including first and second sides at opposite locations thereof. First and second connectors of different types are included. First and second connectors are mounted on the first and second sides, respectively and comply with a common communication standard. An electronic circuit mounted on the board and connected to the first and second connectors is included. The electronic circuit is adapted for data communication in compliance with the communication standard.
Claims20
An interface device comprising:
- a board including first and second sides at opposite locations thereof;
- first and second connectors of different types, the first and second connectors being mounted on the first and second sides, respectively and complying with a common communication standard;
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- an electronic circuit mounted on the board and connected to the first and second connectors, the electronic circuit being adapted for data communication in compliance with the communication standard.
An electronic device comprising an interface device, the interface device including:
- a board including first and second sides at opposite locations thereof;
- first and second connectors of different types, the first and second connectors being mounted on the first and second sides, respectively and complying with a common communication standard;
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- an electronic circuit mounted on the board and connected to the first and second connectors, the electronic circuit being adapted for data communication in compliance with the communication standard.
An interface device comprising:
- a board including first and second sides at opposite locations thereof, and front and rear planes;
- first and second connectors of different types, the first and second connectors being mounted on the first and second sides, respectively;
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- an electronic circuit mounted on one of the front and rear planes of the board and being connected to both of the first and second connectors,
- wherein the interface device is adapted to be accommodated within a housing defining an opening adapted to expose one of the first and second connectors via the opening.
An electronic device comprising:
- an interface device comprising a board including first and second sides at opposite locations thereof, and front and rear planes, first and second connectors of different types, the first and second connectors being mounted on the first and second sides, respectively, and an electronic circuit mounted on one of the front and rear planes of the board and being connected to the first and second connectors;
- a housing adapted to accommodate the interface device therein and defining an opening thereat;
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- a supporting unit built in the housing and structured to support the interface device,
- wherein the supporting unit supports the interface device either in a first arrangement in which the first connector is exposed via the opening or in a second arrangement in which the second connector is exposed via the opening.
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing defining an opening;
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- an interface device having two connectors of different types and accommodated within the housing such that one of the two connectors is exposed via the opening and the other is concealed within the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.