With apple’s enterprise scale, every year to apply for a lot of technology patent, for the most part, they are preparing for the future development, could be waiting for years will be applied in the actual products, many even might never been applied. Therefore, we have the apple new patent reported rabbit-hole seldom. But today the apple released a new patent is quite remarkable, it shows apple insist on years of Dock interface will have support USB 3.0 upgrade, new generation, DisplayPort interface.
Apple’s iPod started from 10 years ago 30pin dedicated Dock interface used, nearly all of the data synchronization and peripherals relies on the interface. The original Dock interface provides USB, FireWire data interface, and can provide some equipments control and audio output signal. Along with the iPod Dock interface although upgrade, there has been no change to physical specifications internal data interface has also been in evolution, video output capacity of FieWire interface were added, was deleted. Although the industry has been in question has plenty of sound Dock, using a special interface apple closed approach, but in fact, the entire Dock interface products have been separated a set of ecological system, have a lot of third-party peripherals support, apple even wanted to quit also bears a heavy burden, therefore continue forward compatible Dock interface has become almost improvements will do path.
According to recently have been U.S. trademark and patent approved new patent, new the apple Dock interface will once again upgrade internal interface definitions. At present, based on the USB 2.0 USB 3.0 and new high-speed dual channel DisplayPort. Once the iPhone 5 or future iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, new product and application in the USB 3.0 interface to get data system of synchronous speed doubling ascension. While DisplayPort interface, will be based on the transfer out various video output line standard.
In addition to patent has been describing USB 3.0 in DisplayPort function, we also, can imagine and DisplayPort Thunderbolt interface of Shared physical appearance in future it will Dock interface system. In addition, patent information description still shows, this Dock interface will not only used in iOS mobile devices, may also be introducing the Mac platform.