Apparatuses, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products for connected device control and use

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• detecting a connection to at least one of a first input/output port and a second input/output port with a device;
• in an instance in which a downstream peripheral is detected as being connected to the at least one of the first input/output port and the second input/output port, communicating, via a universal serial bus (“USB”) hub, with the downstream peripheral via a hub communication path;
• and
• in an instance in which a USB host is detected as being connected to the at least one of the first input/output port and the second input/output port, communicating with the USB host via a bypass communication path, wherein the bypass communication path bypasses the USB hub and the hub communication path.

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising an executable portion configured to:

• detect a connection to at least one of a first input/output port and a second input/output port with a device;
• in an instance in which a downstream peripheral is detected as being connected to the at least one of the first input/output port and the second input/output port, communicate, via a universal serial bus (“USB”) hub, with the downstream peripheral via a hub communication path;
• and
• in an instance in which a USB host is detected as being connected to the at least one of the first input/output port and the second input/output port, communicate with the USB host via a bypass communication path, wherein the bypass communication path bypasses the USB hub and the hub communication path.