Mobile server connection

• US 10,075,387 B1
• Filed: 06/03/2015
• Issued: 09/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Avasol, Thomas Evald
• Primary Examiner(s): Truong, Lan-Dai T
• Application Number:
  US14/729,398
• Time in Patent Office: 1,196 Days
• Field of Search: 709226, 709224, 709201, 709202, 709223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A mobile server adapted to provide access to services via a wireless network to devices in proximity of the mobile server is disclosed. The mobile server comprises a web server that receives input at a predefined port. The mobile server generates a WiFi network that is used to communicate data between the mobile server and the devices. Devices are provisioned with information to recognize the WiFi network and communicate requests for functionality to the web server at the predefined port. The mobile server provides access to the requested functionality via the WiFi network. The mobile server may automatically assign particular devices to perform particular functions based upon the operating characteristics of the devices.

Claims

1. A computing server, comprising:

computing memory having stored therein computer instructions that, upon execution by one or more processors, at least cause the computing system to perform operations comprising;

providing a wireless local area network;

receiving via the wireless local area network at a web server accessible at a defined port a request from a device to identify services available at the computing server;

in response to receiving the request to identify services available, generating and transmitting via the wireless local area network to the device a list of services available on the computing server, the list of services comprising at least one pre-configured service accessible on a third party network via the computing server;

receiving, via the wireless local area network at the web server accessible at the defined port, a request from the device for access to a service in the list of services available on the computing server, the request specifying the at least one pre-configured service accessible on a third party network via the computing server;

providing the requested access to the at least one pre-configured service accessible on a third party network via the computing server;

receiving an indication the device is performing a first processing function;

receiving an indication a change has occurred in the available resources of the device; and

in response to the indication that a change has occurred in the available resources of the device, providing the device via the wireless local area network access to the first processing function and instructing the device to cease performing the first processing function on the device.

2. The computing server of claim 1,

wherein the generating and transmitting via the wireless local area network a list of services available on the computing server comprises generating and transmitting a list of services comprising one or more of the following:

access to a component system comprised in the computing server;

access to data comprised in the computing server; and

access to a third party network via the computing server.

3. The computing server of claim 1,

wherein the generating and transmitting via the wireless local area network to the device a list of services available on the computing server comprises the generating and transmitting via the wireless local area network a list of services comprising access a third party network via the computing server;

wherein the receiving, via the wireless local area network, a request from the device for access to a service in the list of services comprises receiving a request to access the third party network via the computing server; and

wherein the providing the requested access to a service in the list of services comprises providing access to the third party network via the computing server.

4. The computing server of claim 3, wherein providing access to the third party network comprises providing access to one or more of wireless local area network and a 3 GPP network.

5. A computing system, comprising:

computing memory having stored therein computer instructions that, upon execution by one or more processors, at least cause the computing system to perform operations comprising;

providing a wireless local area network for accessing services via the computing system, the computing system adapted to provide to devices via the wireless local area network access to at least a first functionality;

receiving at the wireless local area network an indication a first device is in proximity and has first operating characteristics, the first device programmed to perform the first functionality;

receiving at the wireless local area network an indication a second device is in proximity and has second operating characteristics, the second device programmed to perform the first functionality;

determining based upon the first operating characteristics and the second operating characteristics to identify one of the first device and the second device to perform the first functionality;

communicating to the identified one of the first device and the second device to perform the first functionality;

receiving an indication the first operating characteristics have changed;

receiving an indication the second operating characteristics have changed;

determining based upon the changed first operating characteristics and the changed second operating characteristics to identify a different one of the first device and the second device to perform the first functionality; and

communicating to the identified different one of the first device and the second device to perform the first functionality.

6. The computing system of claim 5,

wherein the first functionality is providing global positioning;

wherein receiving via the wireless local area network an indication that a change has occurred in first operating characteristics on the first device comprises receiving an indication remaining power is below a threshold.

7. The computing system of claim 5,

wherein the first functionality is providing access to a wireless network;

wherein receiving via the wireless local area network an indication that a change has occurred in first operating characteristics on the first device comprises receiving an indication an existing connection to wireless network is degraded.

8. The computing system of claim 5,

wherein the first functionality is storing data;

wherein receiving via the wireless local area network an indication that a change has occurred in first operating characteristics on the first device comprises receiving an indication available storage is below a threshold.

9. The computing system of claim 5,

further comprising communicating to the first device to cease performing the first functionality.

10. The computing system of claim 5,

wherein receiving via the wireless local area network an indication that a change has occurred in first operating characteristics on the first device comprises receiving an indication the first device has lost the ability to perform the first functionality.

11. The computing system of claim 5,

further comprising, in response to the indication that a change has occurred in first operating characteristics on the first device, querying a rule set to determine whether to provide to the first device via the wireless local area network access to the first functionality.

12. The computing system of claim 11, further comprising receiving profile information for the first device, the profile information specifying logic for switching from functionality provided by the first device to functionality provided by the computing system.

13. The computing system of claim 12, wherein the profile information specifying logic for switching from functionality provided by the first device to functionality provided by the computing system comprises information specifying logic for switching depending upon one or more of the operating characteristics of the first device.

14. The computing system of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving via the wireless local area network an indication that a second change has occurred in first operating characteristics at the first device; and

in response to the indication that a second change has occurred in first operating characteristics at the first device, terminating providing to the first device via the wireless local area network access to the first functionality and transmitting an indication to the first device to begin providing access to the first functionality.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer instructions that, upon execution by one or more processors, at least cause a mobile server to perform operations comprising:

providing a wireless local area network for accessing services via the mobile server, the mobile server adapted to provide to devices via the wireless local area network access to at least a first function;

receiving an indication a first device is in proximity of the mobile server and has first operating characteristics, the first device programmed to perform the first function;

receiving an indication a second device is in proximity to the mobile server and has second operating characteristics, the second device programmed to perform the first function;

determining based upon the first operating characteristics and the second operating characteristics to identify one of the first device and the second device to perform the first function;

communicating to the identified one of the first device and the second device to perform the first function;

receiving an indication the first operating characteristics have changed;

receiving an indication the second operating characteristics have changed;

determining based upon the changed first operating characteristics and the changed second operating characteristics to identify a different one of the first device and the second device to perform the first function; and

communicating to the identified different one of the first device and the second device to perform the first function.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15,

wherein the first function is providing wireless access, and

wherein determining based upon the first operating characteristics and the second operating characteristics to identify one of the first device and the second device to perform the first function comprises the mobile server identifying the second device to perform the first function upon determining the first operating characteristics indicate the battery level of the first device is less than a predetermined value.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15,

wherein the first function is wireless access, and

wherein determining based upon the first operating characteristics and the second operating characteristics to identify one of the first device and the second device to perform the first function comprises the mobile server identifying the second device to perform the first function upon determining the first operating characteristics indicate the quality of services provided by the first device is less than a predetermined value.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15,

wherein the changed first operating characteristics and the changed second operating characteristics indicate the identified one of the first device and the second device cannot provide a desired quality of service.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

receiving an indication the first operating characteristics have changed;

receiving an indication the second operating characteristics have changed;

determining based upon the changed first operating characteristics and the changed second operating characteristics to perform the first function in the mobile server; and

communicating to the identified one of the first device and the second device to cease performing the first function.