Device for providing an antenna, a receptacle, and a physical connector on a type II PCMCIA card

Abstract

A peripheral component providing multiple types of interfaces. In one embodiment, the peripheral component comprises a housing with logical circuitry within. A receptacle is electrically connected to the logical circuitry. The receptacle may be operable to receive an RJ-11 plug and/or an RJ-45 plug. A wireline interface, for example, a 15-pin connector, is also electrically connected to the logical circuitry. Furthermore, a resilient antenna is electrically connected to the logical circuitry. The antenna is operable to conform to fit inside the housing, and when extracted, the antenna is operable to return substantially to a pre-determined shape, wherein reception and transmission of a wireless signal are optimized. In one embodiment, the logical circuitry of the peripheral component comprises a wireless device, for example, a Bluetooth™ device. In another embodiment, the peripheral component is a type II PCMCIA card. In still another embodiment, the receptacle is an X-Jack™. In still another embodiment, the wireline interface is adapted to receive a 15-pin connector.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.