Universal IO connector and interface capable of both wired and wireless operation
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsStephen R. Mooney, Howard L. Heck, James E. Jaussi, Bryan K. Casper, Debabani Choudhury, Frank T. Hady
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Abstract
Systems and methods of interconnecting devices may include a connector assembly having a substrate, a set of input/output (IO) contacts, an antenna structure and transceiver logic. In one example, the transceiver logic may process one or more IO signals associated with the antenna structure and process one or more IO signals associated with the set of IO contacts.
Claims36
A system comprising:
- a circuit board;
- a chipset component coupled to the circuit board;
- and
- a connector assembly coupled to the circuit board, the connector assembly including a substrate, a set of input/output (IO) contacts, an antenna structure, and transceiver logic to,
- process one or more IO signals associated with the antenna structure, and
- process one or more IO signals associated with the set of IO contacts,
- wherein the connector assembly further includes a first package having first transceiver logic to process one or more wired IO signals, and a second package having second transceiver logic to process one or more wireless IO signals.
A connector assembly comprising:
- a substrate having a set of input/output (IO) contacts;
- an antenna structure;
- and
- transceiver logic to,
- process one or more IO signals associated with the antenna structure, and
- process one or more IO signals associated with the set of IO contacts,
- wherein the connector assembly further includes a first package having first transceiver logic to process one or more wired IO signals, and a second package having second transceiver logic to process one or more wireless IO signals.
A computer implemented method comprising:
- processing one or more input/output (IO) signals associated with an antenna structure of a connector assembly;
- and
- processing one or more IO signals associated with a set of IO contacts of the connector assembly,
- wherein the connector assembly further includes a first package having first transceiver logic to process one or more wired IO signals, and a second package having second transceiver logic to process one or more wireless IO signals.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions which, if executed by a processor, causes a connector assembly to:
- process one or more input/output (IO) signals associated with an antenna structure of the connector assembly;
- and
- process one or more IO signals associated with a set of IO contacts of the connector assembly,
- wherein the connector assembly further includes a first package having first transceiver logic to process one or more wired IO signals, and a second package having second transceiver logic to process one or more wireless IO signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.