US 2013/0191554 A1 · Online Indicator Adapter

Abstract

A dongle adapter system is described that is configured to communicate in a first direction using a first communications protocol and to communicate in a second direction using a second communications protocol. Communications in the first direction employ a conventional communications protocol, such as the Universal Serial Bus (“USB”) protocol. Communications in the second direction employs an Auxiliary Interface Bus (“AIB”) protocol; in some embodiments, the employed AIB protocol may be proprietary. A translator associated with the dongle adapter translates communications between the first communications protocol and the second communications protocol. The dongle adapter allows a peripheral device organiclly configured for the second communications protocol to function without modification in computing networks whose communications operate on the first communications protocol.

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Dependent claims

A dongle adapter, comprising:

A first connection configured for communications using a first communications protocol, wherein the first connection is attachable to a computing device configured for communications according to the first communications protocol;
A second connection configured for communications using a second communications protocol, wherein the second connection is attachable to a peripheral device configured for communications according to the second communications protocol;
and
A translator configured to receive commands formatted according to the first communications protocol from the computing device, translate the received commands into the second communications protocol and send the translated commands to the peripheral device, and wherein the translator is further configured to translate commands formatted according to the second communications protocol received from the peripheral device, translate the received commands into the first communications protocol, and send the translated commands to the computing device.

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A method of operating a dongle adapter, comprising:

Configuring a first connection on the dongle adapter for communications using a first communications protocol, wherein the first connection is attached to a computing device configured for communications according to the first communications protocol;
Configuring a second connection on the dongle adapter for communications using a second communications protocol, wherein the second connection is attached to a peripheral device configured for communications according to the second communications protocol;
Receiving commands in a translator associated with the dongle adapter formatted according to the first communications protocol from the computing device, translating the commands by the translator into the second communications protocol and sending the translated commands to the peripheral device;
and
Receiving commands in the translator formatted according to the second communications protocol from the peripheral device, translating the commands into the first communications protocol, and sending the translated commands to the computing device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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