Systems and methods for remote data storage

• US 20060057960A1
• Filed: 09/10/2004
• Published: 03/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MUSE Green Investments LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: MUSE Green Investments LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Tran, Bao Q.
• Application Number:
  US10/938,708
• Publication Number:
  US 20060057960A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication

Abstract

A mobile data repository system includes a data storage unit to store content; and a wireless controller coupled to the data storage unit, the wireless transceiver adapted to communicate with a remote processor and store data in the data storage unit.

Claims

1. A mobile data repository client system, comprising:

a data storage unit to store one or more files;

a wireless transceiver coupled to the data storage unit; and

a processor coupled to the data storage unit and the wireless transceiver to authenticate access to the data storage unit and to wirelessly synchronize one or more files on the data storage unit as a client with a remote data storage unit upon authentication.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a wearable housing enclosing at least the data storage unit.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising one of:

a watch housing, a jewelry housing, a credit-card housing, an identifier card housing, a credit/debit card housing and a smart card housing enclosing at least the data storage unit.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein at least the data storage unit is ingested or embedded in a user.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless transceiver transmits signals according to one of:

Bluetooth, 802.11X specifications, WiFi, and WiMax.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the transceiver transfer data using radio-frequency signals below 11 GHz.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller uses optical signals to transmit content.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a display coupled to the storage device.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless transceiver comprises a digital broadcast receiver and wherein the digital broadcast receiver receives content and advertising data from the digital broadcast, captures a user response to content and advertisement and sends the user response to the processor.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the receiver receives digital television content or digital radio content.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising a vehicular sensor wirelessly coupled to the transceiver.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the vehicular sensor comprises one of a mileage sensor and wherein the data storage unit stores a travel expense record;

and a crash sensor and wherein the controller calls an emergency telephone number when the crash sensor is activated.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller transmits lock or unlock command and an authentication code to a vehicle.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the data storage unit stores a user preference and the transceiver transmits the user preference to a remote unit for customizing the unit.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the data storage unit stores encrypted user identification for electronic commerce.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the transceiver handles a plurality of wireless protocols.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the protocols include one of Bluetooth, WiMAX, 802.11, infrared, GSM, EDGE, and cellular protocols.

18. The system of claim 1, comprising a firewall coupled to the transceiver.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor performs speech recognition as an input modality.

20. The system of claim 1, comprising an energy cell to power the data storage device, the transceiver and the processor and wherein the energy cell converts ATP into power.