Managing heterogeneous data streams for remote access

• US 20070130302A1
• Filed: 11/14/2005
• Published: 06/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Deere & Company
• Original Assignee: Deere & Company
• Inventors: Anderson, Noel
• Granted Patent: US 7,562,167 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/37 Managing security policies for mobile devices or for controlling mobile applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/00 Communication routing or communication path finding
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/00 Wireless channel access

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for intelligent computer-implemented transmittal of data, the system determining and using the best available method of transmission for the data In determining the best available transmission method, the system considers at least one of available transmission methods at a particular site, transmission cost, data type, and data security.

Claims

1. A method for managing access to heterogeneous data stored on a microprocessor-based-device in at least one remote location, the method comprising:

a) using software installed on a microprocessor-based device at a user'"'"'s location to identify at least two data connections available to the at least one remote location where the heterogeneous data is stored;

b) analyzing the data connections available to the microprocessor-based device at the user'"'"'s location, measuring at least one of data connection speed, connection cost, battery use, prior connections, and security of the connection;

c) using the analysis performed in step b to assign a priority to each relevant data connection available;

d) when a data transfer needs to occur, calculating the best data connection to use for that data transfer, taking into consideration the analysis and prioritization performed in steps b and c; and

e) implementing the data transfer using the best data connection identified in step d.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of calculating the best data connection to use further comprises taking into consideration one or more of environmental or operational factors impacting one or more connection methods.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising assessing the data transfer implemented and refining the processes of one or more steps of the method based on the assessment.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the user'"'"'s microprocessor-based device is a computing device.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the user'"'"'s microprocessor-based device is a cellular telephone.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the data connections available is a short-range wireless connection.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the data connections available is a long-range wireless connection.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the data to be transferred is stored on a device other than the user'"'"'s microprocessor that has electronic storage and can be accessed by the user'"'"'s microprocessor-based device.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of assigning a priority to each data connection further includes evaluating the type of data to be transferred over the data connection.

10. A system for managing access to heterogeneous data stored on a microprocessor-based device in at least one remote location, the system comprising:

a) at least one user a microprocessor-based device capable of at least one of storing, sending or retrieving data;

b) software capable of identifying data connections installed and operable on at least the user'"'"'s microprocessor-based device, the software capable of analyzing the identified data connections available to the end user, measuring at least one of data connection speed, connection cost, battery use, security of the connection, and prior connections, the software using the results of the analysis performed to assign a priority to each relevant data connection available based on the efficiency of the data connection; and

c) the system implementing a data transfer using the best data connection identified in step b.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the step of analyzing the identified data connections further comprises the software taking into consideration one or more of environmental or operational factors impacting one or more data connection.

12. The system of claim 10 further comprising the system assessing the data transfer implemented, and refining the processes of one or more parts of the system based on the assessment.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein the user'"'"'s microprocessor-based device is a computing device.

14. The system of claim 10 wherein the user'"'"'s microprocessor-based device is a cellular telephone.

15. The system of claim 10 wherein at least one of the data connections available is a short-range wireless connection.

16. The system of claim 10 wherein at least one of the data connections available is a long-range wireless connection.

17. The system of claim 10 wherein the data to be transferred is stored on a device other than the user'"'"'s microprocessor that has electronic storage and can be accessed by the user'"'"'s microprocessor-based device.

18. The system of claim 10 wherein the step of assigning a priority to each data connection further includes evaluating the type of data to be transferred over the data connection.