Ultra wideband device

• US 20070055790A1
• Filed: 09/02/2005
• Published: 03/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Zhang, Ya-Qin, Elliott, Steve, Yao, Richard
• Granted Patent: US 7,600,000 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/246
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/14 using intermediate storage
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation

Abstract

A portable ultra wideband device wirelessly connects to personal computers and other computing or consumer devices with an ultra-high speed link. The ultra wideband device provides data storage and retrieval functionalities. Data or information is formatted for ultra wideband wireless transmission at a transmitting device. The data is transmitted from an ultra wideband communication interface of the transmitting device over a wireless medium to the receiving device. The data transmission is transparent to the receiving device. An ultra wideband communication interface on the receiving device processes the data according to an ultra wideband protocol. The original data is parsed from the file and translated into its original format which is supported by an application on the receiving device. The original data is used to execute a read/write action on a storage device of the receiving device such that the translated data is automatically available to the receiving device.

Claims

1. A disaggregated computing device is arranged to operate with a ultra wideband device that through an ultra wideband communication medium, wherein the disaggregated computing device is configured to operate on an application, the disaggregated computing device comprising:

an ultra wideband communication interface that is arranged to interact with the ultra wideband device to transfer data between the ultra wideband communication interface and the ultra wideband device through the ultra wideband wireless communication medium; and

a storage system that is arranged to provide a framework for automatic interaction between the disaggregated computing device and the ultra wideband device, the storage system comprising;

a file system that is arranged to;

identify file system requests associated with the application, and receive file system operations based on the identified file system requests,

a data analyzer that is arranged to;

translate data between a first data format that is supported by the file system and a second data format, and identify an operation corresponding to at least one of;

a read action and a write action on the ultra wideband device based on the received file system operations, and

a communication module that is arranged to facilitate communications between the data analyzer and the ultra wideband communication interface, wherein the ultra wideband communication interface operates on data in the second data format.

2. The disaggregated computing device of claim 1, further comprising:

a storage device; and

a block driver that is arranged to;

operate on the storage device and cooperate with the file system, wherein the data analyzer is further arranged to initiate execution of the identified operation on the storage device.

3. The disaggregated computing device of claim 1, wherein the data analyzer is further arranged to translate operation requests from the ultra wideband device into the second data format.

4. The disaggregated computing device of claim 1, wherein the communication module comprises a security module that is arranged to determine whether the disaggregated computing device is authorized to communicate with the ultra wideband device.

5. The disaggregated computing device of claim 1, wherein the communication module comprises a security module that is arranged to restrict the amount of data that is transferred between the disaggregated computing device and the ultra wideband device.

6. The disaggregated computing device of claim 1, wherein the communication module comprises an ultra wideband driver that is arranged to control the transfer of data between the ultra wideband communication interface and the ultra wideband device.

7. The disaggregated computing device of claim 1, wherein the communication module comprises a protocol stack driver that is arranged to enable the transfer of data between the ultra wideband communication interface and the ultra wideband device via an ultra wideband network communication protocol.

8. The disaggregated computing device of claim 1, wherein the data is transferred between the ultra wideband communication interface and the ultra wideband device at a data rate greater than 100 megabits per second.

9. The disaggregated computing device of claim 1, wherein the ultra wideband communication interface is further arranged to synchronize data between the disaggregated computing device and the ultra wideband device.

10. An ultra wideband device that is arranged to operate with a disaggregated computing device through an ultra wideband communication medium, the ultra wideband device comprising:

a storage device;

an ultra wideband communication interface that is arranged to interact with the disaggregated computing device to transfer data between the ultra wideband communication interface and the disaggregated computing device through the ultra wideband wireless communication medium; and

a storage system that is arranged to provide a framework for automatic interaction between the disaggregated computing device and the storage device, the storage system comprising;

a block driver that is arranged to operate on the storage device,

a file system that is arranged to cooperate with the block driver,

a data analyzer that is arranged to interact with the file system to;

translate data between a first data format that is supported by the storage device and a second data format, identify an operation corresponding to at least one of;

a read action and a write action on the storage device based on the translated data, and initiate execution of the identified operation on the storage device, and

a communication module that is arranged to facilitate communications between the data analyzer and the ultra wideband communication interface, wherein the ultra wideband communication interface operates on data in the second data format.

11. The ultra wideband device of claim 10, wherein the data analyzer is further arranged to translate operation requests from the disaggregated computing device into the second data format.

12. The ultra wideband device of claim 10, wherein the communication module comprises a security module that is arranged to determine whether the ultra wideband device is authorized to communicate with the disaggregated computing device.

13. The ultra wideband device of claim 10, wherein the communication module comprises a security module that is arranged to restrict the amount of data that is transferred between the ultra wideband device and the disaggregated computing device.

14. The ultra wideband device of claim 10, wherein the communication module comprises an ultra wideband driver that is arranged to control the transfer of data between the ultra wideband communication interface and the disaggregated computing device.

15. The ultra wideband device of claim 10, wherein the communication module comprises a protocol stack driver that is arranged to enable the transfer of data between the ultra wideband communication interface and the disaggregated computing device via an ultra wideband network communication protocol.

16. The ultra wideband device of claim 10, wherein the data is transferred between the ultra wideband communication interface and the disaggregated computing device at a data rate greater than 100 megabits per second.

17. A method for wirelessly communicating between an ultra wideband device and a disaggregated computing device through an ultra wideband communication medium, the method comprising:

receiving an ultra wideband communication transmission with a selected device, wherein the selected device corresponds to one of the disaggregated computing device and the ultra-wideband device;

authenticating the ultra wideband communication transmission to automatically determine if the ultra wideband communication transmission is permitted between the ultra wideband device and the disaggregated computing device;

extracting information from the received ultra wideband communication transmission when permission between the ultra wideband device and the disaggregated computing device is granted;

identifying operations for the selected device from the extracted information;

formatting data from the extracted information for the identified operation; and

communicating the identified operation and the formatted data to a file system on the selected device, such that the wireless communication between the ultra wideband device and the disaggregated computing device is transparent to the disaggregated computing device.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein extracting information from the received ultra wideband communication comprises at least one of:

decrypting data associated with the received ultra wideband communication, decompressing data associated with the received ultra wideband communication, virus-scanning data associated with the received ultra wideband communication, error checking data associated with the received ultra wideband communication, and confirming the integrity of data associated with the received ultra wideband communication.

19. A method for wirelessly communicating between an ultra wideband device and a disaggregated computing device through an ultra wideband communication medium, the method comprising:

selecting a device from one of the disaggregated computing device and the ultra wideband device;

identifying a file system operation for the selected device with the non-selected one of the disaggregated computing device and the ultra wideband device;

retrieving data associated with the identified file system operation;

formatting information from the retrieved data and the identified file system operation for an ultra wideband communication;

encoding the ultra wideband communication with the formatted information for receipt by the selected device;

transmitting the encoded ultra wideband communication from the non-selected device to the selected device such that the wireless communication between the ultra wideband device and the disaggregated computing device is transparent to the disaggregated computing device.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein encoding information comprises at least one of:

encrypting the formatted information, compressing the formatted information, virus-scanning the formatted information, error correction coding the formatted information, and identifying the selected device in the ultra wideband communication.