Remote storage for electronics
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a CPU;
a transceiver coupled to said CPU, said transceiver capable of wireless communications;
a memory unit coupled to said CPU; and
an image capture device coupled to said CPU, said image capture device acquires an image;
wherein said transceiver wirelessly transmits said image to a remote storage device through an intermediate electronic device; and
wherein said transceiver automatically begins transmitting said images after said image is acquired by said image capture device.
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Abstract
A system and a method for remotely storing information from portable electronics using a multi-point wireless link. The method and system involves a Bluetooth-enabled camera that communicates to a 3G cellular telephone via a Bluetooth wireless link, the telephone then uses the 3G wireless link to connect to a remote storage device via the Internet. Using this concept, the internal memory of the portable device is used as a buffer memory without needing to be in the vicinity of a computer because the cellular telephone can act as a go between from the portable device to the storage space via the Internet.
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41 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a CPU;
a transceiver coupled to said CPU, said transceiver capable of wireless communications;
a memory unit coupled to said CPU; and
an image capture device coupled to said CPU, said image capture device acquires an image;
wherein said transceiver wirelessly transmits said image to a remote storage device through an intermediate electronic device; and
wherein said transceiver automatically begins transmitting said images after said image is acquired by said image capture device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A cell phone, comprising:
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a CPU;
a memory unit coupled to said CPU;
at least two transceivers both coupled to said CPU, a first transceiver providing communication to a portable electronic device and a second transceiver providing communication to a remote storage device;
wherein said cell phone transfers images from said portable electronic device to said remote storage device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A portable computer, comprising:
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a CPU;
a memory unit coupled to said CPU;
at least two transceivers both coupled to said CPU, a first transceiver providing communication to a portable electronic device and a second transceiver providing communication to a remote storage device;
wherein said portable computer transfers images from said portable electronic device to said remote storage device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A cell phone comprising:
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a CPU;
a memory unit coupled to said CPU;
at least two transceivers both coupled to said CPU, a first transceiver providing communication to a portable electronic device and a second transceiver providing communication to a remote storage device;
wherein said cell phone transfers images from said remote storage device to said portable electronic device using a communications link. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A portable computer comprising:
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a CPU;
a memory unit coupled to said CPU;
at least two transceivers both coupled to said CPU, a first transceiver providing communication to a portable electronic device and a second transceiver providing communication to a remote storage device;
wherein said cell phone transfers images from said remote storage device to said portable electronic device using a communications link. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A system for remote data storage and retrieval for portable electronics, comprising:
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a portable electronic device further comprising memory, a central processing unit (“
CPU”
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an intermediary electronic device further comprising memory and at least two transceivers;
a communication link between the portable device and the intermediary electronic device;
a communication link between the intermediary electronic device and a cellular network wherein said cellular network is connected to the Internet;
a remote storage device further comprising data storage space wherein said storage device is connected to the Internet; and
wherein said portable electronic device is able to transmit images to said remote storage device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for remote data storage and retrieval for portable electronics, comprising:
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(a) acquiring an image with a portable electronic device;
(b) transmitting said image to an intermediate electronic device using wireless communications;
(c) further transmitting said image to a cellular network using wireless communications, wherein said cellular network is also connected to the Internet; and
(d) further transmitting said image to a remote storage device, wherein said storage device is also connected to the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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