US 11,942,731 B1
Apparatus and methods for verification of interchangeable connectors
Rajeshwar Galivanche, Saratoga, CA (US); Vikram Laxmish Shirgur, Morgan Hill, CA (US); and Hudson Widman, Hayward, CA (US)
Assigned to Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed by Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/991,860.
Int. Cl. H01R 13/66 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); H01R 13/46 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/665 (2013.01) [G06K 7/10297 (2013.01); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01); H01R 13/465 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a vehicle component having a first and second receptacle, wherein:
the first receptacle is mechanically coupled to a first radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag component; and
the second receptacle is mechanically coupled to a second RFID tag component;
a vehicle harness having a plug mechanically coupled to a third RFID tag component, wherein the plug is physically connectable to either the first or second receptacle; and
wherein the first, second, and third RFID tag components are configured such that:
when the plug is inserted into the first receptacle, the first and third RFID tag components are coupled and emit a first signal; and
when the plug is inserted into the second receptacle, the second and third RFID tag components are coupled and emit a second signal, different from the first signal and wherein the first and second emitted signals are indicative of whether the plug is connected to first or second receptacle.