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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2023
Hand Held Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Melwyn Thomas Kallickal, Charlotte, NC (US);
Charles Joseph Cunningham, IV, Charlotte, NC (US);
Glenn David Aspenns, Charlotte, NC (US);
Changbo Tang, Charlotte, NC (US);
Hand Held Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
In accordance with example embodiments provided herein is a computer-implemented methods, apparatuses and computer program products configured to enable the ambidextrous use of a device. In some examples, a method is disclosed that includes detecting a connection to at least one of a first input/output port and a second input/output port. In some example embodiments, the method includes, in an instance in which a downstream peripheral is detected as being connected, communicating with the downstream peripheral via a hub communication path. In some example embodiments, the method includes, in an instance in which a USB host is detected as being connected, communicating with the USB host via a bypass communication path.