US 11,923,606 B2
Connector device with antenna connection
Gregory Garner, San Jose, CA (US); and Tito Thomas, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Roku, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by ROKU, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/223,936.
Application 17/223,936 is a continuation of application No. 15/455,561, filed on Mar. 10, 2017, granted, now 10,971,866, issued on Apr. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2021/0257791 A1, Aug. 19, 2021
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/46 (2006.01); H01Q 1/08 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 21/28 (2006.01); H01R 107/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 1/46 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/22 (2013.01); H01Q 21/28 (2013.01); H01Q 1/084 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01); H01R 2201/02 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device connector for connecting an audio-visual device to an external cable, the device connector comprising:
a port configured to receive power from a source external to the audio-visual device;
an antenna port configured to connect the audio-visual device to an external antenna via at least one antenna connector of the external cable, and wherein the port is further configured to receive the power from a power connector of the external cable and wherein the external antenna comprises a first external antenna and a second external antenna and is integrated in the external cable; and
a detection mechanism, connected to the antenna port, configured to:
detect an antenna connection by the external antenna at the antenna port;
connect to an internal antenna of the audio-visual device; and
transmit a signal to the audio-visual device upon detecting the antenna connection, wherein the signal is configured to cause the audio-visual device to utilize one of the external antenna or the internal antenna.