Patent ID: 9471781
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: obtaining, at a hub device, at least one packet from a first element, the at least one packet being obtained on a Universal Serial Bus (USB) bus, wherein the at least one packet is intended for a second element; processing, at the hub device, the at least one packet to determine whether the at least one packet is associated with unsafe content; providing the at least one packet from the hub device to a processing arrangement of the second element if it is determined that the at least one packet is not associated with the unsafe content, wherein the at least one packet is provided to the second element on the USB bus; blocking the at least one packet from being provided to the processing arrangement of the second element when it is determined that the at least one packet is associated with the unsafe content; and providing an indication to the second element when it is determined that the at least one packet is associated with the unsafe content, wherein the indication is arranged to indicate that the first element is attempting to provide the unsafe content to the second element.