Patent · US Expired

System for transferring data between devices by making brief connection with external contacts that extend outwardly from device exterior

US7222198B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 13, 2003
Grant dateMay 22, 2007
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/32
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are systems and methods for transferring data. In one embodiment, a system and method pertain to configuring a first device to send data, touching an external contact of the first device to an external contact of a second device, and transmitting data from the first device to the second device via the touching contacts.

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