Patent ID: 11899600
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:
a processing system; and
a memory system that is coupled to the processing system and that includes instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to provide a serial communication configuration engine that is configured to:
identify, via a Universal Serial Bus (USB) ground drain connection in a first USB connector coupled to the processing system and a second USB connector that is connected to the first USB connector, a serial connector adapter device that includes the second USB connector;
receive, using bi-directional communications with the serial connector adapter device via the USB ground drain connection in the first USB connector and the second USB connector, a request for serial communications with a serial communication subsystem that is coupled to the processing system; and
configure, in response to receiving the request for serial communications with the serial communication subsystem, the serial communication subsystem to perform serial communications via a serial connector included on the serial connector adapter device using one or more USB transmitter/receiver pair connections in the first USB connector and the second USB connector.