Patent ID: 8922372

Claim:
A secure peripheral connecting device comprising: at least one computer interface, to interface the secure peripheral connecting device with a coupled computer; at least one peripheral device interface, to interface the secure peripheral connecting device with a user peripheral device; a user switch; an indicator element to indicate active mode of the secure peripheral connecting device; switches; and a controller, wherein user activation of said user switch causes said controller to activate said switches for setting the secure peripheral connecting device in an operational state by: enabling transfer of data to and from said user peripheral device and said coupled computer; and causing said indicator element to indicate an active mode of the secure peripheral connecting device, and wherein after a preset time, said controller automatically activates said switches for setting the secure peripheral connecting device in a secured state by: disabling transfer of data to and from said user peripheral device and said coupled computer; and causing said indicator element to stop indicating the active mode of the secure peripheral connecting device.