Unidirectional and bidirectional communication between a host device and a peripheral device

A method of communication between a host device and a peripheral device, comprising:

• establishing a first connection between the host device and the peripheral device, the first connection allowing unidirectional transfer of data from the peripheral device to the host device;
• establishing a second connection between the host device and the peripheral device, the second connection allowing bidirectional transfer of data between the peripheral device and the host device;
• receiving data from the peripheral device over the first connection;
• sending data to the peripheral device over the second connection;
• and
• sending, to the peripheral device over the second connection, a command for causing the peripheral device to mute the first connection, the muting causing the peripheral device to stop sending data over the unidirectional connection.

A method of communication between a host device and a peripheral device, comprising:

• establishing a first connection between the host device and the peripheral device, the first connection allowing unidirectional transfer of data from the peripheral device to the host device;
• establishing a second connection between the host device and the peripheral device, the second connection allowing bidirectional transfer of data between the peripheral device and the host device;
• receiving data from the peripheral device over the first connection;
• sending data to the peripheral device over the second connection;
• and
• receiving, over the second connection, a request to launch a standard application, the standard application configured to receive input data from the peripheral device.

A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of a host device and comprising computer-readable instructions for execution by a processor of the host device, the instructions when executed by the processor causing the host device to:

• establish a first connection between the host device and the peripheral device, the first connection allowing unidirectional transfer of data from the peripheral device to the host device;
• establish a second connection between the host device and the peripheral device, the second connection allowing bidirectional transfer of data between the peripheral device and the host device;
• receive data from the peripheral device over the first connection;
• send data to the peripheral device over the second connection;
• and
• receive over the first connection, a request to launch an enhanced application, the enhanced application configured to receive input data from the peripheral device and further configured to send output data to the peripheral device.

A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of a host device and comprising computer-readable instructions for execution by a processor of the host device, the instructions when executed by the processor causing the host device to:

• establish a first connection between the host device and the peripheral device, the first connection allowing unidirectional transfer of data from the peripheral device to the host device;
• establish a second connection between the host device and the peripheral device, the second connection allowing bidirectional transfer of data between the peripheral device and the host device;
• receive data from the peripheral device over the first connection;
• send data to the peripheral device over the second connection;
• and
• send, to the peripheral device over the second connection, a command for causing the peripheral device to mute the first connection, the muting causing the peripheral device to stop sending data over the unidirectional connection.

A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of a host device and comprising computer-readable instructions for execution by a processor of the host device, the instructions when executed by the processor causing the host device to:

• establish a first connection between the host device and the peripheral device, the first connection allowing unidirectional transfer of data from the peripheral device to the host device;
• establish a second connection between the host device and the peripheral device, the second connection allowing bidirectional transfer of data between the peripheral device and the host device;
• receive data from the peripheral device over the first connection;
• send data to the peripheral device over the second connection;
• and
• receive, over the second connection, a request to launch a standard application, the standard application configured to receive input data from the peripheral device.