Plantronics, Inc.

Mark Thurman

Terry Junge

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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Santa Cruz, CA, United States of America

Mark Thurman