Wireless communication apparatus
AssigneeDell USA, L.P.
InventorsLa Vaughn F. Watts, Jr., Erica Scholder
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Abstract
A control module includes a control module having a body and a jack portion extending from the body for being received in a mating receptacle. The jack portion carries a plurality of contacts. A wireless communication portion is attached to the body. A switch portion is attached to the body. The switch portion is electrically connected to at least a portion of the contacts. A single receptacle assembly can be used to separately interconnect a plurality of types of communication devices to an electronic device in a space efficient and cost-effective manner.
Claims21
A control module, comprising:
- a body having a jack portion formed therewith and extending from the body for being received in a mating receptacle, the jack portion carrying a plurality of contacts;
- a wireless communications portion attached to the body;
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- a switch portion attached to the body, the switch portion being electrically connected to at least a portion of the contacts.
A communication apparatus, comprising:
- a circuit routing device;
- a first communication device electrically connected to the circuit routing device;
- a second communication device electrically connected to the circuit routing device;
- a receptacle assembly electrically connected to the circuit routing device;
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- a control module releasably attached to the receptacle assembly, the first communication device being operably connected to the receptacle when the control module is attached to the receptacle assembly, and the second communication device being operably connected to the receptacle assembly when the control module is released from the receptacle assembly;
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- the control module having a jack formed therewith for being received in the receptacle assembly.
A computer system, comprising:
- a microprocessor;
- a system memory coupled to provide storage to facilitate execution of computer programs by the microprocessor;
- an input coupled to provide input to the microprocessor;
- a display coupled to the processor by a video controller;
- a mass storage coupled to the microprocessor;
- a circuit routing device;
- a wireless communication device electrically connected to the circuit routing device and to the microprocessor;
- a network interface device electrically connected to the circuit routing device and to the microprocessor;
- a receptable assembly electrically connected to the circuit routing device;
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- a control module releasably attached to the receptable assembly, the wireless communication device being operably connected to the receptacle assembly when the control module is attached to the receptacle assembly, and the network interface device being operably connected to the receptacle assembly when the control module is released from the receptacle assembly;
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- the control module having a jack formed therewith for being received in the receptacle assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.