Patent ID: 8325133

Claim:
One or more nontransitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions for performing a method of using external interfaces, the method comprising: at a mobile device, discovering a plurality of external interfaces available for use as an external input and/or output interface for the mobile device in addition to an input and/or output interface on the mobile device; selecting an external interface from the plurality of external interfaces as a selected interface; connecting to the selected interface; and activating the selected interface as a primary interface for use as an external input and/or output interface subject to a security policy that prevents a type of data from being transferred between the external interface and the mobile device, wherein when the security policy prevents the type of data from being transferred between the external interface and the mobile device, an input and/or output interface on the mobile device is activated for use to acquire or display the type of data that is prevented from being transferred between the external interface and the mobile device.