METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA INCLUDING A STRUCTURED LINEAR DATABASE

• US 20080086571A1
• Filed: 11/28/2007
• Published: 04/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lightwaves Systems, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Lightwaves Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: MELICK, BRUCE, BAYCH, LESLIE, SNYDER, DAVID
• Granted Patent: US 8,775,666 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/232
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/211 Schema design and management
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/7163 using impulse radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/4902 Pulse width modulation; Pulse position modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/1469 using time-sharing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

A method, system and type of database for transmitting data is disclosed in which the data is organized into a structured linear database. The structured linear database includes a routing header portion, a file allocation table, a data portion and a tailbit portion. The structured linear database may be transmitted over any type of network, such as a TM-UWB system or a fiber-optic system. Once the data to be transmitted is identified, a corresponding field is identified in the field allocation table giving the location of the data within the transmission. This field is then referenced by the user to access the specific type of data desired at the given location of the transmission. this process may be repeated enabling data to be stored on transmission lines and accessed at any point at any time providing an always on network.

Claims

1. A method for communications, comprising:

receiving a data transmission transmitted using UWB;

accessing data within the data transmission using a communications protocol wherein an initial portion of the data transmission defines a structure of the data transmission such that subsequent data in the data transmission is directly accessible without additional decoding.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the initial portion is a decoding template.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the data transmission is associated with an RFID tag.

4. A method for communications, where an RFID tag, comprising:

a processor;

a UWB radio operatively connected to the processor;

wherein the processor is adapted to send data using a communications protocol wherein an initial portion of a data transmission defines a structure of the data transmission such that subsequent data in the data transmission is directly accessible without additional decoding.

5. A method for communications, comprising:

structuring a time modulated UWB telecommunication packet to include a first tag indicating a start position of the pulse and a second tag indicating a broadcast frequency of the pulse.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising sending the time modulated UWB telecommunication packet.

7. The method of claim 5 further comprising receiving the time modulated UWB telecommunication packet and using the first tag and the second tag to assist in accessing information within the packet.

8. A method for providing a structured linear database adapted for storage in a machine readable storage medium comprising:

providing a linear file allocation table including a field name for one or more subdivisions of data and pulse start and end position information for each of the field names;

providing a data portion which includes the data corresponding to each field in a predetermined position corresponding to the start and end position information in the file allocation table for each field;

associating the linear file allocation table and the data portion in a pulse position encoded transmission; and

wherein the structured linear database in transmitted over a time modulated ultra-wide band system.

9. The method for providing a structured linear database of claim 8 further comprising a routing header portion and a tailbit portion with the linear file allocation table and the data portion.

10. The method for providing a structured linear database of claim 8 wherein the structured linear database is transmitted over a telecommunications network.

11. The method for providing a structured linear database of claim 8 wherein the structured linear database is transmitted over a fiber optics system.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the data transmission is associated with an RFID tag.

13. A new method of transmitting data from a master to a user, the method comprising:

understanding the type of data to be transmitted from the master;

accessing the data stored by the master;

creating one or more fields corresponding to the type of data to be transmitted;

writing a linear file allocation table giving the name of the field and location within a transmission at which the field contents start and stop;

transmitting the linear file allocation table to a user;

transmitting the data from the master to the user at the location indicated in the linear file allocation table; and

wherein the transmission occurs using a time modulated ultra-wide band system.

14. The method of transmitting data from a master to a user of claim 13 wherein the transmission occurs using a fiber optic system.

15. The method of transmitting data from a master to a user of claim 13 further comprising:

repeating the transmitting of the linear file allocation table to user; and

repeating the transmitting of the data from the master to the user at the location indicated in the linear file allocation table such that both the linear file allocation table and the data are stored on a transmission system.

16. The method of transmitting data from a master to a user of claim 13 wherein the transmitting occurs at a high rate of speed.

17. The method of transmitting data from a master to a user of claim 13 wherein the transmitting is highly secure.

18. The method of transmitting data from a master to a user of claim 13 wherein the transmitting is done wirelessly.

19. The method of transmitting data from a master to a user of claim 13 wherein the data includes streaming data.

20. The method of transmitting data from a master to a user of claim 13 wherein the data includes non-streaming data.

21. The method of claim 13 wherein the data transmission is associated with an RFID tag.

22. A method of providing universal data exchange, the method comprising:

organizing data into fields;

identifying the fields in a linear file allocation table including pulse start and end information for each of the fields;

providing a receiving device with a driver program capable of understanding the linear file allocation table;

transmitting the linear file allocation table to the receiving device;

transmitting the data fields identified in the linear file allocation table; and

wherein the steps of transmitting are performed using a time modulated ultra-wide band system.

23. The method of providing universal data exchange of claim 22 wherein the fields are e-mail type fields.

24. The method of providing universal data exchange of claim 22 wherein the fields are business specific type fields.

25. The method of providing universal data exchange of claim 22 wherein the fields identified in the linear file allocation table are identified by reference to a standard format which can be understood by the driver program.

26. The method of claim 22 wherein the data transmission is associated with an RFID tag.

27. A method of providing universal data exchange, the system comprising:

organizing data into data fields;

identifying the data fields in a linear file allocation table;

providing a receiving device capable of understanding the linear file allocation table;

transmitting the linear file allocation table to the receiving device;

transmitting the data fields identified in the linear file allocation table without separately packetizing the data fields;

identifying the data fields by the receiving device according to the linear file allocation table; and

wherein the steps of the transmitting are performed using a time modulated ultra-wide band radio frequency transmission.

28. The method of providing universal data exchange of claim 27 wherein the fields are e-mail type fields.

29. The method of providing universal data exchange of claim 27 wherein the fields are business specific type fields.

30. The method of providing universal data exchange of claim 27 wherein the fields identified in the linear file allocation table are identified by reference to a standard format understandable by the receiver device.

31. The method of providing universal data exchange of claim 27 wherein digitally encoded data in a public formatted structured linear database is used.

32. The method of providing universal data exchange of claim 27 wherein digitally encoded data is a privately formatted structured linear database is used.

33. The method of providing universal data exchange of claim 27 wherein the steps of transmitting are performed over guided medium.

34. The method of providing universal data exchange of claim 27 wherein the ultra wideband radio frequency transmissions are performed over non-guided medium.

35. The method of providing universal data exchange of claim 27 wherein the steps of transmitting use a duplex transmission method.

36. The method of claim 27 wherein the data transmission is associated with an RFID tag.

37. An electronically implemented method of transmitting data between a device and a communications channel interface, comprising:

communicating a request for the data from the device to the communications channel interface;

determining a type of data being requested;

accessing the data within a communications channel by the communications channel interface using a communication protocol that defines a position of the data within a structured linear database based on the type of data being requested;

transmitting the data from the communications channel interface to the device and wherein the structured linear database protocol uses at least one structured linear database comprising a linear file allocation table including a field name for one or more subdivisions of data, pulse start and end position information for each of the field names.

38. The method of transmitting data between a device and a communications channel interface of claim 37 wherein the step of transmitting is transmitting using radio frequency over a hard-wired medium.

39. The method of transmitting data between a device and a communications channel interface of claim 37 wherein the step of transmitting is transmitting using a radio frequency system over a wireless medium.

40. The method of transmitting data between a device and a communications channel interface of claim 37 wherein the step of transmitting is transmitting using an ultra wideband radio frequency system over a hard-wired medium.

41. The method of transmitting data between a device and a communications channel interface of claim 37 wherein the step of transmitting is transmitting using an ultra wideband radio frequency system over a wireless medium.

42. The method of transmitting data between a device and a communications channel interface of claim 37 wherein the ultra wideband radio frequency transmission system uses variable pulse characteristics to represent data.

43. The method of transmitting data between a device and a communications channel interface of claim 37 wherein the ultra wideband radio frequency transmission system uses variable spaces between pulses to represent data.

44. The method of transmitting data between a device and a communications channel interface of claim 37 wherein the step of transmitting is transmitting using a fiber optic medium.

45. The method of transmitting data between a device and a communications channel interface of claim 37 wherein the step of accessing data with the linear database protocol is accessing data based on pulse position information associated with the type of data being requested.

46. The method of transmitting data between a device and a communications channel interface of claim 37 wherein the data includes streaming data.

47. The method of transmitting data between a device and a communications channel interface of claim 37 wherein the data includes non-streaming data.

48. The method of transmitting data between a device and a communications channel interface of claim 37 wherein the at least one structured linear database contains at least one telecommunication data packet.

49. The method of transmitting data between a device and a communications channel interface of claim 37 wherein the structured linear database protocol uses a plurality of structured linear databases.

50. The method of transmitting data between a device and a communications channel interface of claim 37 wherein the structured linear database contains a plurality of telecommunication data packets.

51. The method of transmitting data between a device and a communications channel interface of claim 37 wherein the structured linear database is variable in length.

52. The method of transmitting data between a device and a communications channel interface of claim 37 wherein the telecommunication data packets are variable in length.

53. The method of transmitting data between a device and communications channel interface of claim 37 wherein one structured linear database is equivalent in duration to one telecommunication data packet.

54. The method of claim 37 wherein the data transmission is associated with an RFID tag.