METHOD AND APARATUS FOR PLUG-AND-PLAY WEBSERVER

• US 20060075174A1
• Filed: 02/03/2005
• Published: 04/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mr. Cory Vuong Vuong
• Original Assignee: Mr. Cory Vuong Vuong
• Inventors: Vuong, Cory Thang
• Application Number:
  US10/906,094
• Publication Number:
  US 20060075174A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/302
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57

Abstract

A system, method and computer program for an apparatus is described. An apparatus is a very convenient, plug-and-play, ultra small, smart device that lets the end-users to host their websites at computer peripheral port. When said device is plugged in one of the computer peripheral ports: Universal Serial Bus (USB), Secure Digital Input and Output (SDIO), Compact Flash (CF), Cardbus, Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI), PCI-Express and ExpressCard; it shall function as a dedicated web hosting device powerful and robust enough to handle web hosting functions for Personal Home Page, File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Files Server, Streaming media, Common Gate Interface (CGI) scripts, Active Server Pages, or Game Server.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

1) a communication port utilized when said apparatus is operating as a Plug-and-Play web hosing device;

     2) a processor that is highly integrated System on a Chip (SoC) and includes a high-performance low-power Central Processing Unit (CPU);

     3) a companion Integrated Circuits (IC) chip that interfaces between CPU and said communication port capable of converting signals at said communication port to a protocol utilized by said device.

2. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

a Micro-architecture that includes the on-chip 16-bit, 32-bit or 64-bit ROM/SRAM/SDRAM/FLASH memory, MIPS, ARM CPU core, DMA controller, and Memory controller.

3. An Apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

a custom Apache-based Web server code is for integration with Linux/GNU that turns the apparatus into a Plug-and-Play Web Hosting device, capable of serving multiple clients at the same time.

4. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

a non-Apache Web server code is for integration with Linux/GNU that turns the apparatus into a Plug-and-Play Web Hosting device, capable of serving multiple clients at the same time.

5. An Apparatus, of claim 1 and further including:

a graphical user interface application, Web-Based Control Panel (WBCP), is for system administrator to create separate user accounts, security for restricted access and configuring the apparatus. When said apparatus is plugged in either one of the computer peripheral ports (USB, CF, SDIO, Cardbus, PCI/PCI-Express, ExpressCard or Ethernet), the WBCP application shall be popped up on the computer'"'"'s screen and is ready for system administration tasks.

6. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

a Shared Panel Application (SPA) program capable of drag-and-drop files between said apparatus and host computer, Windows or Macintosh operation systems.

7. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

A Linux/GNU operating system, ported to the MIPS/ARM CPUs.

8. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

a Router Code is for generally configuring and directing Internet traffics to and from said apparatus using existed internet connection of host computing device.

9. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port utilized when said apparatus is operating as an USB Plug-and-Play web hosting device.

10. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

a Secure Digital Input and Output (SDIO) port utilized when said apparatus is operating as an SDIO Plug-and-Play web hosting device.

11. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

a Compact Flash (CF) port utilized when said apparatus is operating as a CF web hosting device.

12. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

a Cardbus port utilized when said apparatus is operating as a Cardbus web hosting device.

13. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) port utilized when said apparatus is operating as a PCI web hosting device.

14. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCI-Express) port utilized when said apparatus is operating as a PCI-Express web hosting device.

15. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

an ExpressCard port utilized when said apparatus is operating as an ExpressCard Plug-and-Play web hosting device.

16. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

A fast infrared communications port utilized when said apparatus is operating as to upload and download data to and from said apparatus.

17. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

A tiny camera utilized when said apparatus is operating to capture still image, video clips, and recording video for applications such as;

two ways video conferences, live presentations, and lives classroom lectures and trainings.

18. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

a WiMax Transceiver module utilized when said apparatus is operating to transmit and receive internet traffics over the air.

19. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

an Ultra Wide Band (UWB) Transceiver module utilized when said apparatus is operating to transmit and receive internet traffics over the air.

20. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Transceiver module utilized when said apparatus is operating to transmit and receive internet traffics over the air.

21. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) Transceiver module utilized when said apparatus is operating to transmit and receive internet traffics over the air.

22. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

a General Package Radio Service (GPRS) Transceiver module utilized when said apparatus is operating to transmit and receive internet traffics over the air.

23. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) Transceiver module utilized when said apparatus is operating to transmit and receive internet traffics over the air.

24. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

a tiny microphone utilized when said apparatus is operating to record audio.

25. An apparatus of claim 1 and further including:

a tiny speaker utilized when said apparatus is operating to playback audio.