System and method for wirelessly transmitting data from a host digital device to an external digital location

• US 10,255,222 B2
• Filed: 11/22/2016
• Issued: 04/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dover Electronics, LLC
• Original Assignee: Dover Electronics, LLC
• Inventors: Seats, Dylan T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shyu, Jing-Yih
• Application Number:
  US15/358,328
• Publication Number:
  US 20180143933A1
• Time in Patent Office: 868 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4022 using switching circuits, e.g. switching matrix, connection or expansion network G06F13/4009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4068 Electrical coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/24 for communication between two or more posts wireless communication networks H04W

Abstract

Systems and methods for sending files or other data wirelessly from a host digital device to an external digital location by, for example, utilizing the host device'"'"'s existing media card slot. One embodiment of a system and method is able to connect to a host digital device by using a media card connection cable that may comprise a pseudo media card and a connection cable. The cable is connected to a processing circuit. In an exemplary embodiment, the processing circuit may share the use of at least one media card that may store data from the host device. An exemplary embodiment of the processing circuit may be in electrical communication with at least one wireless source such that the at least one wireless source is adapted to transmit an image or other data to a desired external location or locations.

Claims

1. A system for transmitting data from a host device to an external location, said system comprising:

a media card connection cable adapted to be connected to a host device;

a processing circuit comprising a media card socket;

a media card positioned in said media card socket, said media card adapted to store data; and

at least one wireless source in electrical communication with said processing circuit, said at least one wireless source configured to transmit data that is stored on said media card;

wherein;

in a first state, said media card is configured to store data transmitted by said host device through said media card connection cable;

wherein, in a second state, said processing circuit is configured to disconnect said media card from electrical communication with said host device such that said at least one wireless source is enabled to transmit data that is stored on said media card; and

wherein said media card connection cable comprises;

(i) a pseudo media card that is configured to be inserted in a media card receptacle of said host device; and

(ii) a connection cable in electrical communication with said pseudo media card and said processing circuit such that said media card connection cable is adapted to facilitate transmission of data from said host device to said media card in said first state of said system.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said connection cable is selected from a group consisting of ribbon cables and multi-wire cables.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said processing circuit further comprises at least one computing device that is adapted to provide instructions to said at least one wireless source as to where to transmit data in said second state of said system.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein said processing circuit comprises at least one transistor array that, in said first state, is configured to enable electrical communication between said media card and said host device and that, in said second state, is configured to enable electrical communication between said media card and said processing circuit.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein said processing circuit comprises at least one bus switch that, in said first state, is configured to enable electrical communication between said media card and said host device and that, in said second state, is configured to enable electrical communication between said media card and said processing circuit.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein said processing circuit is configured to disconnect said media card from electrical communication with said host device when said host device is not transmitting data to said media card.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein said system is configured such that said processing circuit and said host device are not allowed to read or write to or from said media card at the same time.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein said media card is selected from a group consisting of Secure Digital (SD) cards, Multi Media Cards (MMC), Compact Flash (CF) I and II cards, Memory Sticks (MS), and xD Picture (xD) cards.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein said at least one wireless source is selected from a group consisting of wireless transceivers and wireless transmitters.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein said at least one wireless source is associated with a cellular network.

11. A system for transmitting data from a host device to an external location, said system comprising:

a media card connection cable adapted to be connected to a host device;

a processing circuit comprising a first media card socket and a second media card socket;

a first media card positioned in said first media card socket, said first media card adapted to store data;

a second media card positioned in said second media card socket, said second media card adapted to store data; and

at least one wireless source in electrical communication with said processing circuit, said at least one wireless source configured to transmit data that is stored on said first media card, in a first state of said system, and data that is stored on said second media card, in a second state of said system;

wherein, in said first state, said first media card is in electrical communication with said processing circuit, and said second media card is configured to store data transmitted by said host device through said media card connection cable;

wherein, in said second state, said second media card is in electrical communication with said processing circuit, and said first media card is configured to store data transmitted by said host device through said media card connection cable; and

wherein said media card connection cable comprises;

(i) a pseudo media card that is configured to be inserted in a media card receptacle of said host device; and

(ii) a connection cable in electrical communication with said pseudo media card and said processing circuit such that said media card connection cable is adapted to facilitate transmission of data from said host device to said first media card in said second state of said system and to said second media card in said first state of said system.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein said connection cable is selected from a group consisting of ribbon cables and multi-wire cables.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein said processing circuit further comprises at least one computing device that is adapted to provide instructions to said at least one wireless source as to where to transmit data.

14. The system of claim 11 wherein said processing circuit comprises at least one transistor array that, in said first state, is configured to enable electrical communication between said first media card and said processing circuit and between said second media card and said host device and that, in said second state, is configured to enable electrical communication between said second media card and said processing circuit and between said first media card and said host device.

15. The system of claim 11 wherein said processing circuit comprises at least one bus switch that, in said first state, is configured to enable electrical communication between said first media card and said processing circuit and between said second media card and said host device and that, in said second state, is configured to enable electrical communication between said second media card and said processing circuit and between said first media card and said host device.

16. The system of claim 11 wherein:

said processing circuit is configured to disconnect said first media card from electrical communication with said host device when said host device is not transmitting data to said first media card; and

said processing circuit is configured to disconnect said second media card from electrical communication with said host device when said host device is not transmitting data to said second media card.

17. The system of claim 11 wherein said system is configured such that said processing circuit and said host device are not allowed to read or write to or from said first media card at the same time or to or from said second media card at the same time.

18. The system of claim 11 wherein each of said media cards is selected from a group consisting of Secure Digital (SD) cards, Multi Media Cards (MMC), Compact Flash (CF) I and II cards, Memory Sticks (MS), and xD Picture (xD) cards.

19. The system of claim 11 wherein said at least one wireless source is selected from a group consisting of wireless transceivers and wireless transmitters.

20. The system of claim 11 wherein said at least one wireless source is associated with a cellular network.

21. A system for transmitting data from a host device to an external location, said system comprising:

a media card connection cable adapted to be connected to a host device;

a processing circuit comprising a media card socket;

a media card positioned in said media card socket, said media card adapted to store data; and

at least one wireless source in electrical communication with said processing circuit, said at least one wireless source configured to transmit data that is stored on said media card;

wherein, in a first state, said media card is configured to store data transmitted by said host device through said media card connection cable;

wherein, in a second state, said processing circuit is configured to disconnect said media card from electrical communication with said host device such that said at least one wireless source is enabled to transmit data that is stored on said media card; and

wherein said processing circuit comprises at least one transistor array that, in said first state, is configured to enable electrical communication between said media card and said host device and that, in said second state, is configured to enable electrical communication between said media card and said processing circuit.

22. A system for transmitting data from a host device to an external location, said system comprising:

a media card connection cable adapted to be connected to a host device;

a processing circuit comprising a media card socket;

a media card positioned in said media card socket, said media card adapted to store data; and

at least one wireless source in electrical communication with said processing circuit, said at least one wireless source configured to transmit data that is stored on said media card;

wherein, in a first state, said media card is configured to store data transmitted by said host device through said media card connection cable;

wherein, in a second state, said processing circuit is configured to disconnect said media card from electrical communication with said host device such that said at least one wireless source is enabled to transmit data that is stored on said media card; and

wherein said processing circuit comprises at least one bus switch that, in said first state, is configured to enable electrical communication between said media card and said host device and that, in said second state, is configured to enable electrical communication between said media card and said processing circuit.

23. A system for transmitting data from a host device to an external location, said system comprising:

a media card connection cable adapted to be connected to a host device;

a processing circuit comprising a first media card socket and a second media card socket;

a first media card positioned in said first media card socket, said first media card adapted to store data;

a second media card positioned in said second media card socket, said second media card adapted to store data; and

at least one wireless source in electrical communication with said processing circuit, said at least one wireless source configured to transmit data that is stored on said first media card, in a first state of said system, and data that is stored on said second media card, in a second state of said system;

wherein, in said first state, said first media card is in electrical communication with said processing circuit, and said second media card is configured to store data transmitted by said host device through said media card connection cable;

wherein, in said second state, said second media card is in electrical communication with said processing circuit, and said first media card is configured to store data transmitted by said host device through said media card connection cable; and

wherein said processing circuit comprises at least one transistor array that, in said first state, is configured to enable electrical communication between said first media card and said processing circuit and between said second media card and said host device and that, in said second state, is configured to enable electrical communication between said second media card and said processing circuit and between said first media card and said host device.

24. A system for transmitting data from a host device to an external location, said system comprising:

a media card connection cable adapted to be connected to a host device;

a processing circuit comprising a first media card socket and a second media card socket;

a first media card positioned in said first media card socket, said first media card adapted to store data;

a second media card positioned in said second media card socket, said second media card adapted to store data; and

at least one wireless source in electrical communication with said processing circuit, said at least one wireless source configured to transmit data that is stored on said first media card, in a first state of said system, and data that is stored on said second media card, in a second state of said system;

wherein, in said first state, said first media card is in electrical communication with said processing circuit, and said second media card is configured to store data transmitted by said host device through said media card connection cable;

wherein, in said second state, said second media card is in electrical communication with said processing circuit, and said first media card is configured to store data transmitted by said host device through said media card connection cable; and

wherein said processing circuit comprises at least one bus switch that, in said first state, is configured to enable electrical communication between said first media card and said processing circuit and between said second media card and said host device and that, in said second state, is configured to enable electrical communication between said second media card and said processing circuit and between said first media card and said host device.