Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Connector device with antenna connection
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Application No.: US15455561Application Date: 2017-03-10
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Publication No.: US10971866B2Publication Date: 2021-04-06
- Inventor: Gregory Garner , Tito Thomas
- Applicant: ROKU, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Los Gatos
- Assignee: ROKU, INC.
- Current Assignee: ROKU, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Los Gatos
- Agency: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
- Main IPC: H01R13/66
- IPC: H01R13/66 ; H01R27/02 ; H01Q1/44 ; H01Q1/46 ; H01R107/00 ; H01Q1/08

Abstract:
The present disclosure described devices, components, connectors, and cables that connect an audio-visual device to an external antenna. Some embodiments describe a device connector for connecting the audio-visual device to an external cable. The device connector may include a supply port that is configured to receive power, data signals, and/or some combination of power and data from a source external to the audio-visual device. The device connector may also include an antenna port that is configured to connect the audio-visual device to an external antenna that is, for example, part of the same. Additionally, the device connector may include a detection mechanism that detects the presence of an antenna connection in the antenna port. When an antenna connection is detected, the audio-visual device may be configured to use one or more external antennas connected via the antenna connection to send and receive, e.g., WiFi signals.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180262280A1 CONNECTOR DEVICE WITH ANTENNA CONNECTION Public/Granted day:2018-09-13
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