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

摘要

A dock connects to a user's host device and provides video output to a display. The host device is a computing device that executes one or more applications. One or more controllers are peripheral devices that can be used to control applications on the host device. A service module provides support for additional communication profiles that are more versatile than the communication profiles supported by the operating system on the host device. The service module establishes a unidirectional connection between the host device and the peripheral devices as well as a bidirectional connection. A control scheme identifying an operating mode associated with a peripheral device is retrieved from a server. The peripheral device is configured to send data to the host device in a format recognizable by one or more applications based on the operating scheme.

主权项

1. A method of communication between a host device and a peripheral device, the method 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 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.