Method, system and devices for wireless data storage on a server and data retrieval

• US 20050210120A1
• Filed: 05/10/2005
• Published: 09/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Corporation Of America (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Corporation Of America (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Aoki, Ken, Eubanks, Gina C., Yukie, Satoru
• Application Number:
  US11/127,551
• Publication Number:
  US 20050210120A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching

Abstract

A method and system for remotely storing data on a server through a wireless connection instead of storing data locally in a consumer device, as well as devices for use with the method and system. More particularly, a video camera, still camera, laptop computer, or other consumer device which normally stores data in local memory such as film, disk, random access memory, memory sticks, or other forms of storage would transmit the data to a remote server through a wireless connection. The data would be saved on the remote server for subsequent retrieval through, for example, the Internet or a wireless connection to the server. In addition, data not originating from the user device could be downloaded to the consumer device. The data to be retrieved can be specified by the user, or sent to the user according to a user profile stored on the server.

Claims

1. A wireless data storage system, comprising:

(a) a user terminal having a wireless communications interface;

(b) a base station configured for wireless communication with said user terminal;

(c) a data server configured for communicating with said user terminal through said base station; and

(d) means associated with said data server for receiving and storing data transmitted by said user terminal for subsequent retrieval;

(e) wherein data stored by said data server includes a user profile corresponding to a user of said user terminal; and

(f) wherein said user profile defines at least one parameter for retrieval of stored data by said user terminal, said parameter selected from the group of parameters consisting essentially of one or more types of content to be sent to said user terminal, one or more specific data sources for content to be sent to said user terminal, and the type of data and time said data is to be transmitted to said user terminal.

2-17. -17. (canceled)

18. A wireless data retrieval system, comprising:

(a) a user terminal having a wireless communications interface;

(b) a base station configured for wireless communication with said user terminal;

(c) a data server configured for communicating with said user terminal through said base station; and

(d) means associated with said data server for transmitting data stored on said data server to said user terminal;

(e) wherein data stored by said data server includes a user profile corresponding to a user of said user terminal; and

(f) wherein said user profile defines at least one parameter for retrieval of stored data by said user terminal, said parameter selected from the group of parameters consisting essentially of one or more types of content to be sent to said user terminal, one or more specific data sources for content to be sent to said user terminal, and the type of data and time said data is to be transmitted to said user terminal.

19-35. -35. (canceled)

36. A user terminal configured for wireless communication with a data server through a base station and further configured for transmitting data to said data server for storage and subsequent retrieval;

wherein data stored by said data server includes a user profile corresponding to a user of said user terminal; and

wherein said user profile defines at least one parameter for retrieval of stored data by said user terminal, said parameter selected from the group of parameters consisting essentially of one or more types of content to be sent to said user terminal, one or more specific data sources for content to be sent to said user terminal, and the type of data and time said data is to be transmitted to said user terminal.

37-51. -51. (canceled)

52. A user terminal configured for wireless communication with a data server through a base station and further configured for receiving data stored on said data server;

wherein data stored by said data server includes a user profile corresponding to a user of said user terminal; and

wherein said user profile defines at least one parameter for retrieval of stored data by said user terminal, said parameter selected from the group of parameters consisting essentially of one or more types of content to be sent to said user terminal, one or more specific data sources for content to be sent to said user terminal, and the type of data and time said data is to be transmitted to said user terminal.

53-67. -67. (canceled)

68. A system for transmitting data to a user, comprising:

(a) a wireless receiver; and

(b) a data server, said data server including a user profile defining parameters for transmitting data to said wireless receiver;

(c) wherein said parameters are selected from the group of parameters consisting essentially of one or more types of content to be sent to said wireless receiver, one or more specific data sources for content to be sent to said wireless receiver, and the type of data and time said data is to be transmitted to said wireless receiver.

69-74. -74. (canceled)

75. A method for wireless transmission of data to a user, comprising:

(a) storing, on a data server, a user profile defining parameters for transmitting data to a wireless receiver; and

(b) transmitting said data according to said user profile;

(c) wherein said parameters are selected from the group of parameters consisting essentially of one or more types of content to be sent to said wireless receiver, one or more specific data sources for content to be sent to said wireless receiver, and the type of data and time said data is to be transmitted to said wireless receiver.

76-80. -80. (canceled)

81. A system for transmitting data to a user, comprising:

(a) a wireless receiver;

(b) a wireless transmitter associated with said wireless receiver;

(c) a data server, said data server including means for identifying data to transmit to said wireless receiver based on the capability of said wireless receiver to receive said data; and

(d) a wireless base station transmitter associated with said data server;

(e) wherein said data server is configured to identify the capability of said wireless receiver to receive data through a wireless connection with said wireless transmitter.

82-83. -83. (canceled)

84. A method for transmitting data to a user, comprising identifying the capability of a wireless receiver to receive data and transmitting data to said wireless receiver based on said data receiving capability, wherein a data server is configured to identify the capability of said wireless receiver to receive data through a wireless connection with a wireless transmitter associated with said wireless receiver and a wireless base station associated with said data server.

85. A data server for providing data to a user, comprising:

(a) a network connection for receiving data from a user and sending data to a user; and

(b) data storage for storing data received from the user and data to be sent to the user, wherein the data storage includes data indicating a user profile corresponding to the user;

(c) wherein the user profile defines one or more types of content to be sent to the user.

86-92. -92. (canceled)