Information Exchange System and Method

• US 20080240012A1
• Filed: 03/26/2007
• Published: 10/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Husky Injection Molding Systems Limited
• Original Assignee: Husky Injection Molding Systems Limited
• Inventors: BAUMANN, Martin
• Granted Patent: US 7,730,161 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/313
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0605 by facilitating the interaction with a user or administrator
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0655 Vertical data movement, i.e. input-output transfer; data movement between one or more hosts and one or more storage devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0673 Single storage device

Abstract

A system and method for providing on demand information exchange between a data store and a portable recipient data storage device includes a source of data and a data transfer initiator, coupled to the source of data and configured for initiating the transfer of data from the source of data to a portable recipient data storage device. A data transfer port is provided to couple the data source with the portable recipient data storage device, and configured for transmitting, on request by the recipient, data from the source of data to the portable recipient data storage device.

Claims

1. A system for providing on demand information exchange between a data store and a portable recipient data storage device, said system comprising:

a source of data;

a data transfer initiator, coupled to said source of data and configured for initiating the transfer of data from said source of data to said portable recipient data storage device; and

;

a data transfer port, coupled to said source of data and responsive to said data transfer initiator initiating the transfer of data from said source of data to said portable recipient data storage device, and configured for transmitting data from said source of data to said portable recipient data storage device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said source of data includes at least one type of information selected from the group consisting of textual data, video data and audio data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said data transfer port is selected from the group consisting of a hardwired data port and a wireless data port.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein said hardwired data port includes a USB port.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said data transfer initiator includes a user activated device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said data transfer initiator includes a signal received from a portable recipient data storage device.

7. The system of claim 4, wherein said portable recipient data storage device includes a USB port mating device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein said USB port mating device includes a portable data storage device.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein said USB port mating device includes a portable data storage device configured for storing at least one of audio data, video data and textual data.

10. The system of claim 3, wherein said portable data storage device includes a wireless portable data storage device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said wireless portable data storage devices selected from the group consisting of a cell phone and a PDA.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein said data store is associated with a product or service display device.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein said product or service display device includes a trade show display device.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein said product or service display device includes a public place display device.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein said public place display device is selected from the group consisting of a trade show display device, an airport display device, a hotel display device, a subway display device and a bus display device.

16. A system for providing on demand information exchange between a data store and a portable recipient data storage device, said system comprising:

a source of data associated with a product or service display device;

a data transfer initiator, coupled to said source of data and configured for initiating the transfer of data from said source of data to said portable recipient data storage device; and

;

a data transfer port, coupled to said source of data and responsive to said data transfer initiator initiating the transfer of data from said source of data to said portable recipient data storage device, and configured for transmitting data from said source of data to said portable recipient data storage device.

17. A system for providing on demand information exchange between a data store and a portable recipient data storage device, said system comprising:

a source of data associated with a product or service display device;

a data transfer initiator, coupled to said source of data and configured for initiating the transfer of data from said source of data to said portable recipient data storage device; and

;

a data transfer port selected from the group consisting of a USB data port and a wireless data port, coupled to said source of data and responsive to said data transfer initiator initiating the transfer of data from said source of data to said portable recipient data storage device, and configured for transmitting data from said source of data to said portable recipient data storage device.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein said source of data includes at least one type of information selected from the group consisting of textual data, video data and audio data.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein said data transfer initiator includes a user activated device.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein said data transfer initiator includes a signal received from a portable recipient data storage device.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein said portable recipient data storage device includes a USB port mating device.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein said USB port mating device includes a portable data storage device.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein said USB port mating device includes a portable recipient data storage device configured for storing at least one of audio data, video data and textual data.

24. The system of claim 17, wherein said portable recipient data storage device includes a wireless portable data storage device.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein said wireless portable data storage devices selected from the group consisting of a cell phone and a PDA.

26. The system of claim 17, wherein said product or service display device includes a trade show display device.

27. The system of claim 17, wherein said product or service display device includes a public place display device.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein said public place display device is selected from the group consisting of a trade show display device, an airport display device, a hotel display device, a subway display device and a bus display device.

29. A method for providing on demand information exchange between a data store and a portable recipient data storage device, said method comprising the acts of:

providing a source of data, said source of data including a data transfer initiator receiver, coupled to said source of data, said data transfer initiator receiver configured for receiving a signal for initiating the transfer of data from said source of data to said portable recipient data storage device;

providing a data transfer port, coupled to said source of data and responsive to said data transfer initiator receiver receiving a signal initiating the transfer of data from said source of data to said portable recipient data storage device, and configured for transmitting data from said source of data to said portable recipient data storage device; and

initiating, by a recipient, data transfer between said source of data and said recipient'"'"'s portable data storage device, said act of initiating including causing the issuance of said signal for initiating the transfer of data from said source of data to said portable recipient data storage device.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein said source of data includes at least one type of information selected from the group consisting of textual data, video data and audio data.

31. The method of claim 29, wherein said data transfer port is selected from the group consisting of a hardwired data port and a wireless data port.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein said hardwired data port includes a USB port.

33. The method of claim 29, wherein said signal for initiating the transfer of data from said source of data to said portable recipient data storage device is provided from a user activated data transfer initiator device, and wherein said user activated data transfer initiator device includes a button.

34. The method of claim 29, wherein said signal for initiating the transfer of data from said source of data to said portable recipient data storage device is provided from said recipient'"'"'s portable recipient data storage device.

35. The method of claim 32, wherein said portable recipient data storage device includes a USB port mating device.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein said USB port mating device includes a portable data storage device.

37. The method of claim 35, wherein said USB port mating device includes a portable data storage device configured for storing at least one of audio data, video data and textual data.

38. The method of claim 31, wherein said portable data storage device includes a wireless portable data storage device.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein said wireless portable data storage devices selected from the group consisting of a cell phone and a PDA.

40. The method of claim 29, wherein said data store is associated with a product or service display device.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein said product or service display device includes a trade show display device.

42. The method of claim 40, wherein said product or service display device includes a public place display device.

43. The method of claim 42, wherein said public place display device is selected from the group consisting of a trade show display device, an airport display device, a hotel display device, a subway display device and a bus display device.

44. The method of claim 29, further including before the act of initiating data transfer between said data store and said portable recipient data storage device, the act of interconnecting a portable recipient data storage device having a data transfer port with said provided data transfer port coupled to said source of data.

45. The method of claim 29, wherein said portable recipient data storage device includes information related to a product or service provider.

46. The method of claim 29, further including before the act of initiating data transfer between said data store and said portable recipient data storage device, the act of providing a recipient with said portable recipient data storage device.