Receiver and rf signal supply apparatus

Abstract

A receiver includes a connector into which a plug can be inserted in either of one state of a surface and a rear surface and another state in which the surface and the rear surface are inverted. A first array including a plurality of pins and a second array including a plurality of pins are formed in the connector nearly in parallel, and both or one of a first pin included in the first array and a second pin included in the second array and positioned at a diagonal of the first pin is set for input use of an RF signal.

1 . A receiver comprising:
 a connector into which a plug can be inserted in either of one state of a surface and a rear surface and another state in which the surface and the rear surface are inverted, wherein   a first array including a plurality of pins and a second array including a plurality of pins are formed in the connector nearly in parallel, and   both or one of a first pin included in the first array and a second pin included in the second array and positioned at a diagonal of the first pin is set for input use of an RF signal.   
     
     
         2 . The receiver according to  claim 1 , wherein the first pin and the second pin are ground terminals. 
     
     
         3 . The receiver according to  claim 1 , wherein in a case where both the first pin and the second pin are set for input use of the RF signal, both the first pin and the second pin are connected to a ground via a high-frequency cutoff device having high impedance in a frequency band of the RF signal and are connected to an RF input terminal via a capacitor allowing the RF signal to pass through. 
     
     
         4 . The receiver according to  claim 1 , wherein both the first pin and the second pin are set for input use of the RF signal,
 the receiver further comprising:   switching means that selects the RF signal from one of the first pin and the second pin and supplies the RF signal to an RF input terminal.   
     
     
         5 . The receiver according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the RF signal is input to one of the first pin and the second pin, and   a level of the RF signal supplied to the RF input terminal is detected and the switching means is switched in accordance with a detection result.   
     
     
         6 . The receiver according to  claim 1 , wherein in a case where the RF signal is input to both the first pin and the second pin, the first pin and the second pin are connected in common and are set for input use of the RF signal. 
     
     
         7 . The receiver according to  claim 1 , wherein in a case where the RF signal is input to both the first pin and the second pin, one of the first pin and the second pin is set for input use of the RF signal and another of the first pin and the second pin is adjusted by an adjustment of a wiring length, an inductor, or a capacitor so as not to function as a stub including lengths of the plug and the connector in a use band. 
     
     
         8 . The receiver according to  claim 1 , wherein a plug specified by a USB Type-C standard can be inserted into the connector. 
     
     
         9 . The receiver according to  claim 8 , wherein an audio adapter accessory mode in which a CC pin and a VCONN pin are short-circuited and that is specified by the USB Type-C standard is used for input of the RF signal. 
     
     
         10 . An RF signal supply apparatus comprising:
 a plug that can be inserted into a connector in either of one state of a surface and a rear surface and another state in which the surface and the rear surface are inverted; and   a cable that supplies an RF signal to the plug, wherein   a first array including a plurality of pins and a second array including a plurality of pins are formed in the plug nearly in parallel, and   both or one of a first pin included in the first array and a second pin included in the second array and positioned at a diagonal of the first pin is set for supply use of the RF signal.   
     
     
         11 . The RF signal supply apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the cable has a function of an antenna, and an output of the antenna is supplied as the RF signal to both or one of the first pin and the second pin. 
     
     
         12 . The RF signal supply apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the plug is specified by a USB Type-C standard. 
     
     
         13 . The RF signal supply apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein a jack for headset connection use is connected to the cable. 
     
     
         14 . The RF signal supply apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein a connector for RF signal transmission use is connected to the cable.