Reinforced Intelligent Cable With Integrated Circuit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile electronic devices are not optimal for viewing content due to small displays and low-powered audio outputs, requiring connection to external devices like TVs or projectors using multiple cables and dongles to support various data transmission standards.
Innovation Solution
A cable with an integrated circuit for data transmission, featuring a base member that supports one connector and a flexible member with conductive wires, which reduces mechanical stress on connections and includes notch members and an enclosure to secure the wires, allowing for longer reach, lower power consumption, and additional functions like charging and authentication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple cables and dongles are used to support various data transmission standards, then compatibility with different devices is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cable incorporates an integrated circuit that supports multiple data transmission standards (USB, FireWire, HDMI) within a single device, eliminating the need for multiple dedicated cables and dongles for different standards
2Ease of operation
If the flexible member is made more flexible to allow movement, then ease of operation is improved, but mechanical stress on connections increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base member includes stress-relief features and rigid support structures that are designed in advance to absorb and distribute mechanical stress before it reaches the electrical connections, protecting the connections from damage due to cable movement
3Adaptability or versatility
If the cable length is increased to provide longer reach, then adaptability is improved, but signal transmission quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated circuit acts as an active intermediary that receives, regenerates, and retransmits signals along the cable length, compensating for signal degradation and allowing longer cable lengths while maintaining signal quality
4Device complexity
If the integrated circuit is enclosed in a compact base member, then device complexity is reduced, but heat dissipation becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The base member incorporates thermally conductive materials and structured designs that facilitate heat transfer from the integrated circuit to the external environment, allowing compact enclosure while maintaining effective heat dissipation
Data Source
AI summary
Provided are cables for transmitting media data between media transmitters and receivers. A cable includes an integrated circuit for performing this data transmission and, in certain embodiments, various other functions. The integrated circuit may be enclosed in a base member used to support one of the connectors of the cable. The cable also includes a flexible member extending between this base member and another connector. A portion of the cable protrudes into the base member and makes electrical connections to conductive points of the integrated circuit or, more specifically, to conductive points on a connection pad of the circuit. The cable is rigidly supported and mechanically secured to the base member to preserve these electrical connections, particularly when mechanical stress is applied to the flexible member. In certain embodiments, the base member includes one or more notch members and/or enclosure members to ensure this support.