US 11,743,981 B2
Accessory strobe interface
Richard L. Baer, Los Altos, CA (US); Edwin W. Foo, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Michael F. Jean, San Francisco, CA (US); Mohamad H. Suleiman, San Jose, CA (US); and Parin Patel, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/485,023.
Application 17/485,023 is a continuation of application No. 17/005,214, filed on Aug. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,172,553.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/893,356, filed on Aug. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0015201 A1, Jan. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. H05B 45/10 (2020.01); G03B 15/05 (2021.01); H04M 1/21 (2006.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); H04M 1/72409 (2021.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01)
CPC H05B 45/10 (2020.01) [G03B 15/05 (2013.01); H04M 1/21 (2013.01); H04M 1/72409 (2021.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); G03B 2215/056 (2013.01); G03B 2215/0567 (2013.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An accessory strobe device for a mobile device, comprising:
a plurality of xenon emitters;
an input connector, wherein the input connector is configured to be coupled to a port on the mobile device that provides both data and power connections, and wherein the input connector is configured to receive a strobe control signal from the port on the mobile device; and
a power level controller coupled to the plurality of xenon emitters, wherein the power level controller is configured to determine a power level of the plurality of xenon emitters based on the strobe control signal.