Enabling routing of data on a network based on a portion of data accessed from a non-network enabled device

• US 20080198860A1
• Filed: 02/15/2007
• Published: 08/21/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Jain, Manoj K., Sarkar, Ananda, Grandhi, Srinivasulu
• Application Number:
  US11/706,504
• Publication Number:
  US 20080198860A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/401
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4641 Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. virtual private networks [VPN] LAN interconnection over a bridge based backbone H04L12/462; encapsulation techniques H04L12/4633; routing of packets H04L45/00; packet switches H04L49/00; virtual private networks for security H04L63/0272

Abstract

A system and method for enabling routing of data on a network based on a portion of data accessed from a non-network enabled device is disclosed. The technology includes a method for enabling routing of data on a network based on a portion of data accessed from a non-network enabled device. The method includes detecting a non-network enabled device locally coupled to a first computer system, the first computer system coupled to the network. The method further includes enabling routing of data through the non-network enabled device to a second computer system coupled to the network by using the first computer system as a communication interface between the non-network enabled device and the second computer system wherein the second computer system is automatically identified based on recognizing a portion of the data as a routing destination.

Claims

1. A method for enabling routing of data through a non-network enabled device on a network, said method comprising:

detecting a non-network enabled device locally coupled to a first computer system, said first computer system coupled to said network;

enabling routing of said data through said non-network enabled device to a second computer system coupled to said network by using said first computer system as a communication interface between said non-network enabled device and said second computer system wherein said second computer system is automatically identified based on recognizing a portion of said data as a routing destination.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

performing character recognition on said data to identify said second computer system within said data as said routing destination wherein said data can be directly routed to said second computer system from said non-network enabled device without a copy of said data being stored on said first computer system.

3. The method as recited in claim 2 wherein said performing character recognition on said data enables a graphical user interface associated with said first computer system to identify said second computer system as said routing destination and to display a graphical representation of said second computer system as said data routing destination of said data from said non-network enabled device.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

enabling said routing of said data from said non-network enabled device directly to said second computer system by emulating a communication protocol associated with network enabled device communication.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

converting non-network enabled device communication associated with a first communication protocol to network enabled device communication associated with a second protocol.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said portion of said data indicating said routing destination is a cover page.

7. Instructions on a computer-usable medium wherein said instructions when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for enabling routing of data through a non-network enabled device on a network, said computer-implemented method comprising:

identifying a non-network enabled device locally coupled to a first computer system, said first computer system coupled to said network; and

enabling routing of said data through said non-network enabled device to a second computer system coupled to said network by using said first computer system as a communication interface between said non-network enabled device and said second computer system wherein said second computer system is automatically identified based on recognizing a portion of said data as a routing destination.

8. The instructions on a computer-usable medium as recited in claim 7 wherein said method further comprises:

performing character recognition on said data to identify said second computer system within said data as said routing destination wherein said data can be directly routed to said second computer system from said non-network enabled device without a copy of said data being stored on said first computer system.

9. The instructions on a computer-usable medium as recited in claim 8 said performing character recognition on said data enables a graphical user interface associated with said first computer system to identify said second computer system as said routing destination and display a graphical representation of said second computer system as said data routing destination of said data from said non-network enabled device.

10. The instructions on a computer-usable medium as recited in claim 7 wherein said method further comprises:

enabling said routing of said data from said non-network enabled device directly to said second computer system by emulating a communication protocol associated with network enabled device communication.

11. The instructions on a computer-usable medium as recited in claim 7 further comprising:

converting non-network enabled device communication associated with a first communication protocol to network enabled device communication associated with a second protocol.

12. The instructions on a computer-usable medium as described in claim 7 wherein said portion of said data indicating said routing destination is a cover page.

13. A device sharing enabler module for enabling routing of data through a non-network enabled device on a network, said device sharing enabler module comprising:

a device identifier module configured to identify said non-network enabled device locally coupled to a first computer system, said first computer system coupled to said network; and

a network enabled device emulator module configured to enable routing of said data through said non-network enabled device to a second computer system coupled to said network by using said first computer system as a communication interface between said non-network enabled device and said second computer system wherein said second computer system is automatically identified based on recognizing a portion of said data as a routing destination.

14. The device sharing enabler module as recited in claim 13 further comprising:

a data character recognizer module configured to perform character recognition on said data to identify said second computer system within said data as said routing destination wherein said data can be directly routed to said second computer system from said non-network enabled device without a copy of said data being stored on said first computer system.

15. The device sharing enabler module as recited in claim 14 wherein said data character recognizer module enables a graphical user interface associated with said first computer system to identify said second computer system as said routing destination and to display a graphical representation of said second computer system as said data routing destination of said data from said non-network enabled device.

16. The device sharing enabler module as recited in claim 13 further comprising:

a communication protocol converter module for enabling said routing of said data from said non-network enabled device directly to said second computer system by emulating a communication protocol associated with network enabled device communication.

17. The device sharing enabler module as recited in claim 16 configured such that said communication protocol associated with network enabled device communication is emulated from communication associated with a device driver interface protocol that is local to said first computer system and also associated with said non-network enabled device.

18. The device sharing enabler module as recited in claim 13 further comprising:

a device authentication module configured to authenticate a user at said first computer system prior to enabling access to said non-network enabled device.

19. The device sharing enabler module as recited in claim 13 further comprising:

a user interface generator module for generating a user interface configured to control said non-network enabled device from said first computer system and configured to automatically route said data to said second computer system without saving a copy of said data at said first computer system based on said data.

20. The device sharing enabler module as described in claim 13 wherein said portion of said data indicating said routing destination is a cover page.