Computer module plugin conversion systems and related methods

A pluggable converter module for converting a first connector type into a second connector type, the pluggable module comprising:

• a housing dimensioned to correspond to a computing module plug-in slot of an interactive touch display device;
• a first connector of the first connector type disposed on the housing and configured to engage with a corresponding connector disposed in the computing module plug-in slot of the interactive touch display device, wherein the first connector has a first set of pins according to the first connector type;
• a second connector of the second connector type disposed on the housing such that when the pluggable module is inserted into the computing module plug-in slot of the interactive touch display device, the second connector is accessible and configured to enable a user to plug a cable that corresponds to the second connector type into the second connector to facilitate a direct connection between the pluggable module and a connected computing device via the cable, wherein the second connector has a second set of pins according to the second connector type;
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• circuitry configured to map the first set of pins to the second set of pins, wherein the pluggable converter module is configured to pass video, sound, power, and USB signals between the first connector type and the second connector type.

A method of connecting an interactive display device to a connected computing device via a cable corresponding to a connector type that the interactive display device does not comprise, the method comprising:

• providing an interactive display device defining a computing module plug-in slot dimensioned to receive a computing module plug-in of a first type and comprising a computing module plug-in slot connector disposed in the computing module plug-in slot;
• proving a pluggable module having a geometry that corresponds to the computing module plug-in of the first type and comprising:
• a first pluggable module connector that corresponds to the computing module plug-in slot connector and is disposed on a first side of the pluggable module;
• a second pluggable module connector of the connector type disposed on a second side of the pluggable module, the second side of the pluggable module opposing the first side of the pluggable module;
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• circuitry that maps the first pluggable module connector to the second pluggable module connector such that the circuitry is configured to transmit video data, audio data, network data, power, and USB data between the first pluggable module connector and the second pluggable module connector;
• slotting the pluggable module into the computing module plug-in slot such that the first side of the pluggable module enters the computing module plug-in slot first and the computing module plug-in slot connector engages with the first pluggable module connector;
• providing the cable corresponding to the connector type;
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• directly connecting the connecting computing device to the interactive display device by directly connecting the connected computing device to the second pluggable module connector using the cable such that the video data, audio data, network data, power, and USB data pass from the connecting computing device to the interactive display device by via the pluggable module and the cable.