<s>
IBM	B-Device
UltraPort	I-Device
was	O
a	O
nonstandard	O
USB	B-Protocol
1.1	I-Protocol
port	O
used	O
by	O
IBM	O
on	O
its	O
range	O
of	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
laptop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronically	O
the	O
UltraPort	O
connector	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
UltraPort	O
uses	O
a	O
proprietary	O
mechanical	O
connection	O
,	O
so	O
UltraPort	O
devices	O
cannot	O
be	O
plugged	O
into	O
a	O
normal	O
USB	B-Protocol
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
UltraPort	O
devices	O
shipped	O
with	O
an	O
adapter	O
which	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
attached	O
to	O
a	O
regular	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Select	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
models	O
from	O
2000	O
to	O
2002	O
came	O
with	O
an	O
UltraPort	O
connector	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
's	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
IBM	O
sold	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
laptop-relevant	O
UltraPort	O
devices	O
,	O
including	O
webcams	B-Protocol
,	O
speakers	B-Device
,	O
and	O
microphone	B-Application
arrays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UltraPort	O
was	O
designed	O
in	O
1999	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
proliferation	O
of	O
many	O
laptop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
from	O
Sony	O
,	O
Fujitsu	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
that	O
had	O
built-in	O
cameras	O
,	O
but	O
proprietary	O
predecessor	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
a	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
850	I-Device
laptop	B-Device
.	O
</s>
