Patent ID: 8200852

Claim:
A multi-mode dongle for a peripheral device, comprising: a host connection port configured to be coupled to a communication port on a host information handling system; a device connection port configured to be coupled to a peripheral device; mode selection circuitry within the multi-mode dongle configured to receive mode control signals from the host information handling system through the host connection port and configured to output a mode selection signal; alternate mode circuitry within the multi-mode dongle configured to generate alternate mode signals, the alternate mode signals representing signals that the host information handling system is not capable of providing to the peripheral device from the communication port; and multiplexer circuitry coupled to receive standard mode signals from the host connection port and the alternate mode signals from the alternate mode circuitry within the multi-mode dongle, the multiplexer circuitry being configured to couple either the standard mode signals or the alternate mode signals to the device connection port depending upon the mode selection signal.