US 2026/0037469 A1 · UNIVERSAL INTERFACE FOR CABLE CONNECTORS

Abstract

A method for identifying a connector and routing data and/or power to the connector include determining one or more pins from a plurality of pins are depressed on a universal interface for cable connectors device. The method further includes comparing a pin depression pattern for the one or more pins from the plurality of pins to a plurality of supported depression patterns associated with a plurality of supported connectors. The method further includes determining the pin depression pattern matches a first supported depression pattern from the plurality of supported depression patterns for a first supported connector from the plurality of supported connectors. The method further includes enabling, on the universal interface for cable connectors device, one or more internal switches to allow for an electrical connection to at least one pin from the one or more pins from the plurality of pins based on the first support depression pattern.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method comprising

determining one or more pins from a plurality of pins are depressed on a universal interface for cable connectors device;
comparing a pin depression pattern for the one or more pins from the plurality of pins to a plurality of supported depression patterns associated with a plurality of supported connectors;
determining the pin depression pattern matches a first supported depression pattern from the plurality of supported depression patterns for a first supported connector from the plurality of supported connectors;
and
enabling, on the universal interface for cable connectors device, one or more internal switches to allow for an electrical connection to at least one pin from the one or more pins from the plurality of pins based on the first support depression pattern.

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A computer system comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories and one or more computer-readable storage media;
program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to determine one or more pins from a plurality of pins are depressed on a universal interface for cable connectors device;
program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to compare a pin depression pattern for the one or more pins from the plurality of pins to a plurality of supported depression patterns associated with a plurality of supported connectors;
program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to determine the pin depression pattern matches a first supported depression pattern from the plurality of supported depression patterns for a first supported connector from the plurality of supported connectors;
and
program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to enable, on the universal interface for cable connectors device, one or more internal switches to allow for an electrical connection to at least one pin from the one or more pins from the plurality of pins based on the first support depression pattern.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Universal interface for cable connectors

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Universal interface for cable connectors

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