Methods and Systems for Peripheral-Device-Assisted Networking

• US 20090182805A1
• Filed: 01/15/2008
• Published: 07/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Shivaji-Rao, Vishnu-Kumar
• Application Number:
  US12/014,720
• Publication Number:
  US 20090182805A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/182 Distributed file systems

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and methods for peripheral-device-assisted networking.

Claims

1. A method for communicating between a first device and a second device, said method comprising:

a) establishing a first-peripheral connection between a first peripheral device and a first device;

b) establishing a first connection between a server system and said first device in response to a first connection request received at said first peripheral device;

c) establishing, on said server system, a database construct linking said first device and a second device;

d) receiving at said server system a first message;

e) receiving at said server system a first destination indicator associated with said first message; and

f) sending said first message to a recipient device associated with said first destination indicator using said database construct.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said first peripheral device is a remote control device associated with said first device.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein said database construct persists when said first connection is broken.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein said first destination indicator indicates said first device, said method further comprising:

a) sending said first message to said first device from said server system; and

b) sending said first message from said first device to said first peripheral device.

5. A method according to claim 4, said method further comprising displaying said first message on said first device.

6. A method according to claim 4, said method further comprising displaying said first message on said first peripheral device.

7. A method according to claim 4, said method further comprising:

a) displaying a first portion of said first message on said first device; and

b) displaying a second portion of said first message on said first peripheral device.

8. A method according to claim 1, said method further comprising:

a) generating said first message at said first peripheral device;

b) sending said first message from said first peripheral device to said first device; and

c) sending said first message from said first device to said server system.

9. A method according to claim 1, said method further comprising authenticating said first peripheral device at said first device.

10. A method according to claim 1, wherein said establishing said database construct comprises:

a) receiving, at said server system, a first request from said first device;

b) entering said first request in said database construct, thereby producing a first entry in said database construct;

c) associating a first session identifier with said first entry;

d) associating a first entry identifier with said first entry;

e) receiving, at said server system, a first response from said second device, wherein said first response comprises a location identifier; and

f) entering said first response in said database construct.

11. A method according to claim 1, said method further comprising:

a) establishing a second connection between said server system and said second device;

b) updating a discovery list at said server system in response to said establishing said second connection, thereby producing an updated discovery list; and

c) sending said updated discovery list from said server system to said first device.

12. A method according to claim 11, said method further comprising sending said updated discovery list from said first device to said first peripheral device.

13. A method according to claim 1, said method further comprising:

a) generating said first message at said first peripheral device;

b) sending said first message from said first peripheral device to said first device; and

c) sending said first message from said first device to said server system.

14. A method according to claim 1, said method further comprising:

a) establishing a second-peripheral connection between a second peripheral device and said first device; and

b) establishing a second connection between said first device and said server system.

15. A method according to claim 1, wherein said first message comprises content of a type selected from the group consisting of audio content, video content, text content and image content.

16. A method according to claim 1, wherein said first device is a television.

17. A method according to claim 1, wherein said first peripheral device comprises a keyboard.

18. A method according to claim 1, wherein said first peripheral device comprises a display.

19. A system for communicating between a first device and a second device, said system comprising:

a) a first peripheral device, said first peripheral device communicatively coupled to a first device;

b) a first connection-request receiver for receiving a connection request from said first device in response to a first connection request received at said first peripheral device;

c) a first authenticator for authenticating said first device;

d) a database construct, wherein said first device and a second device are linked;

e) a message receiver for receiving a first message;

f) a destination-indicator receiver for receiving a first destination indicator associated with said first message, wherein said first destination indicator indicates an intended recipient device for said first message; and

g) a transmitter for sending said first message to said intended recipient device using said database construct.

20. A system for sharing content between devices, said system comprising:

a) a first device, said first device comprising;

i) a first platform, said first platform comprising;

(1) a peripheral manager, wherein said peripheral manager communicates between a first peripheral and said first device; and

(2) a server manager, wherein said server manager communicates between a server system and said first device.