Apple patent has been on a smaller iPhone dock connector. The number of patent 8222773 describes a new type charging port for the iPhone, which you could exchange data. Earlier there were rumors that Apple was working on a smaller 19-pin dock connector for the iPhone. A vacancy also pointed out that there was looking at a smaller charging port.
The patent gives Apple the ability to protect themselves against manufacturers who want to make a similar charging port. "Power Adaptors for Powering And / Or Charging Peripheral Devices" describes a new type charging port, which looks like a Firewire 400 connection. It is rectangular with a triangular protrusion, in order to ensure that the charging cable is in the correct manner in the septum.
The power adapter that is described in the patent, the housing containing electronic components. There is also a data port is present, which also provide additional power to the peripheral device can make. The smaller connector iPhone gives Apple the ability to design smaller devices, as the patent describes:
It Would Be Desirable to remove the total number of connections made to a peripheral device so as to reduce the number of connectors and cables needed to operate the peripheral device. By Reducing the number of connectors and cables, the peripheral size and the cost of the product may be Decreased as well as the ease of use of the peripheral device may be improved (less cables to tote around).
Are you wondering how soon that will work in practice, it is highly recommended to the article " The Future of Apple's Dock Connector "to read. It explains how Apple connectors could shrink from 30 to 19 contacts. "We can easily a 11-pin 30-pin Apple Dock Connector scraping," writes author John Brownlee.
The miniaturization of components in a device like the iPhone offers two options: an even more compact device or use the freed space for other components to improve as a better battery or a better screen.
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