Transfer of uncompressed multimedia contents and data communications

A system for transferring data, the system comprising:

• a first device comprising:
• a first media port;
• a first Universal Serial Bus (USB) transceiver circuit operative to send and receive USB protocol data signals via the first media port;
• a transmitter circuit operative to transmit uncompressed high definition media signals and USB protocol data signals via the first media port;
• and
• a first selection circuit operative to selectively couple at least one of the USB transceiver circuit and the transmitter circuit to the first media port based at least on a first configuration data received at the first media port, the first configuration data being associated with a second device;
• and
• the second device comprising:
• a second media port;
• a second USB transceiver circuit operative to send and receive USB protocol data signals via the second media port;
• a receiver circuit operative to receive the uncompressed high definition media signals and the USB protocol data signals via the second media port;
• and
• a second selection circuit operative to selectively couple at least one of the USB transceiver circuit and the receiver circuit to the second media port based at least on a second configuration data received at the second media port, the second configuration data being associated with the first device;
• the first configuration data comprising an indication of a configuration of the second device received by the first device from an external interface, the indication being indicative of a USB mode, a media mode, or a mixed mode;
• in the mixed mode, configuring the first device to transmit a data flow comprising both the USB protocol data signals and the uncompressed high definition media signals to the second device via the external interface and configuring the first device to receive USB protocol data from the second device via the external interface, and wherein the USB protocol data from the second device is received during a video blanking period.