METHOD FOR PROVIDING DATA FROM A RESOURCE WEAK DEVICE TO A COMPUTER CLIENT

• US 20160164949A1
• Filed: 02/18/2016
• Published: 06/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nabto APS
• Original Assignee: Nabto APS
• Inventors: Grimstrup, Peter, Gammelby, Ulrik
• Granted Patent: US 10,244,033 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/116 Details of conversion of file system types or formats
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/28 characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks] wireless communication networks H04W ; arrangements for dividing the transmission path H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/403 with centralised control, e.g. polling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/35 containing special prefixes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561

Abstract

A method and a system for providing data from a resource weak device to a computer client connected to the resource weak device, allowing the computer client to receive and send information from and to the resource weak device, and a data stream between the resource weak device and the computer client is mapped from a low level data format to a high level data format by a mapping function in the computer client, the mapping function comprises static data relating to the resource weak device and the high level data format link to the static data, the second high level data format is used for displaying the data from the resource weak device at the computer client.

Claims

1. A method for exchanging data between a first resource weak device and a resource strong device via a computer network comprising:

associating said resource strong device with a data storage including a database containing data for a plurality of resource weak devices including respective identifiers of said resource weak devices;

providing in a control server a look-up table linking respective identifiers of said plurality of resource weak devices with associated network addresses;

connecting a first resource weak devices to said computer network;

registering specific connection information including said identifier of said first resource weak device and the network address of said first resource weak device;

requesting, from the resource strong device, said control server to provide said network address of said first resource weak device based on the identifier of the resource weak device; and

establishing a direct connection between said first resource weak device and a resource strong device mediated by a control server.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the resource strong device is a general purpose computer client having a browser with a plug-in transmitting an identifier associated with the resource weak device to the control server.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein data communicated from the resource weak device to the resource strong device is mapped from a low level data format to a high level data format by a mapping function.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein a mapping function is adapted to convert a user input from the web page of the browser into low level data format to be transmitted to the low resource device.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the resource weak device is a specific purpose network enabled computer device.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the resource weak device is included in a body-worn apparatus, and wherein the exchanged data between a first resource weak device and a resource strong device includes transmitting control data from resource strong device for controlling the operation of the body-worn apparatus.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the resource weak device is included in a body-worn apparatus, and wherein the exchanged data between a first resource weak device and a resource strong device includes loading log data from the resource weak device to the resource strong device.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the body-worn apparatus including the resource weak device is a hearing aid.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein a hearing healthcare professional is programming said hearing aid during a fitting session using a computer client having a browser, the browser including a plug-in that performs:

transmitting the identifier associated with the resource weak device to the control server,

setting up the direct connection between said first resource weak device and a resource strong device mediated by a control server, and

transmitting control data to the body-worn apparatus for controlling the operation of the body-worn apparatus.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the body-worn apparatus including the resource weak device is an EEG monitoring device.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein a medical healthcare professional is operating said EEG monitoring device during a surveillance session using a computer client having a browser, the browser has a plug-in that performs:

transmitting the identifier associated with the resource weak device to the control server,

setting up the direct connection between said first resource weak device and a resource strong device mediated by a control server, and

retrieving log data sensed by the EEG monitoring device.

12. A system for exchanging data between a first resource weak device and a resource strong device via a computer network, said resource strong device is associated with a data storage including a database containing data for a plurality of resource weak devices including respective identifiers of said resource weak devices, the system comprising:

a control server having a look-up table linking respective identifiers of said plurality of resource weak devices with associated network addresses;

said first resource weak devices is adapted for connecting to said computer network, and for registering specific connection information, including said identifier and the network address of said first resource weak device, to the control server;

said resource strong device is adapted for

requesting said control server to provide said network address of said first resource weak device based on the identifier of the first resource weak device; and

establishing a direct connection to the first resource weak device mediated by a control server.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the resource strong device is a general purpose computer client having a browser with a plug-in transmitting an identifier associated with the resource weak device to the control server.

14. The system according to claim 12, wherein the resource weak device is a specific purpose network enabled computer device.

15. The system according to claim 12, wherein the resource weak device is included in a body-worn apparatus, and wherein the exchanged data between a first resource weak device and a resource strong device includes control data controlling the operation of the body-worn apparatus.

16. The system according to claim 12, wherein the resource weak device is included in a body-worn apparatus, and wherein the exchanged data between a first resource weak device and a resource strong device includes loading log data from the resource weak device to the resource strong device.

17. The system according to claim 15, wherein the body-worn apparatus including the resource weak device is a hearing aid.

18. The system according to claim 16, wherein the body-worn apparatus including the resource weak device is an EEG monitoring device.

19. The system according to claim 15, wherein the resource weak device is connected to the computer network via an Internet enabled personal communication device acting as a gateway for the resource weak device.

20. The system according to claim 16, wherein the body-worn apparatus including the resource weak device is a hearing aid.

21. The system according to claim 16, wherein the resource weak device is connected to the computer network via an Internet enabled personal communication device acting as a gateway for the resource weak device.