MOBILE WIRELESS DRIVE STORAGE FOR MOBILE PHONE USED AS CAR DASHBOARD CAMERA

• US 20180176501A1
• Filed: 11/21/2017
• Published: 06/21/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC (Seagate Technology Holdings Plc)
• Original Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC (Seagate Technology Holdings Plc)
• Inventors: Buddhavaram, Chandra Shaker, Ruster, Jean-Pierre
• Granted Patent: US 10,819,944 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1683 Dust collecting chambers; Dust collecting receptacles
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 17/045 with coalescers
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 21/0042 Baffles or guide plates
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2201/605 Square or rectangular
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 45/08 by impingement against baffle separators
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 45/12 by centrifugal forces centrifuges B04B; cyclones B04C
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 45/16 generated by the winding course of the gas stream , the centrifugal forces being generated solely or partly by mechanical means, e.g. fixed swirl vanes
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/003 including coalescing means for the separation of liquid
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 50/20 Combinations of devices covered by groups B01D45/00 and B01D46/00
• CPC Class Codes: F01M 13/04 having means for purifying air before leaving crankcase, e.g. removing oil
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed that capture video in mobile applications and automatically archive the captured videos using short-range communications with a network storage device. In various embodiments, the archival is triggered by proximity to the wireless network device. In various embodiments, other triggers, such as those provided by location-based services are used to initiate archival via a wireless protocol.

Claims

1. A system for recording video information using a vehicle mounted smart phone and storing the video information using a wireless network device, comprising:

a mobile wireless storage device in communication with the smart phone, the mobile wireless storage device including data storage for storing video information received from the smart phone, the mobile wireless storage device further comprising short-range communications electronics configured to communicate with the wireless network device under control of the mobile wireless storage device to archive the video information; and

an application for execution by the smart phone, the application configured to record video information using the smart phone and transmit the video information to the mobile wireless storage device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the application is further configured to delete video information on the mobile phone transmitted by the smart phone to the mobile wireless device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the application is further configured to use location-based services on the mobile phone to instruct the mobile wireless storage device to initiate communications with the wireless network device based on location of the mobile phone.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the short-range communications electronics includes Wi-Fi communications electronics.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the short-range communications electronics includes BLUETOOTH communications electronics.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the short-range communications electronics are configured to communicate with the mobile phone and the wireless network device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the short-range communications electronics includes Wi-Fi communications electronics for communications with the wireless network device and BLUETOOTH communications electronics for communications with the mobile phone.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the application is further configured to use location-based services on the mobile phone to instruct the mobile wireless storage device to initiate communications with the wireless network device based on location of the mobile phone.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the application is further configured to instruct the mobile wireless storage device to initiate communications with the wireless network device based on sensing a signal from the wireless network device.

10. A method for communicating data between a mobile video device and a wireless network device, comprising:

receiving and storing video information from a smart phone mounted in a vehicle in a mobile wireless storage device in the vehicle;

detecting a wireless network device using wireless communication electronics of the mobile wireless storage device; and

transmitting the video information stored in the mobile wireless storage to the wireless network device upon detecting the wireless network device.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising saving the video information in the cloud using the wireless network device.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising receiving files from the wireless network device using the mobile wireless storage device, and storing the received files on the mobile wireless storage device.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising storing the received files on the mobile video device.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the detecting is based on signal strength of signals sensed by the mobile wireless storage device from the wireless network device.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the mobile video device is a smart cellular phone and detecting is based on location based services of the smart cellular phone.

11. The method of claim 11, further comprising deleting video information on the mobile wireless network device after it is transmitted to the wireless network device.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that cause a mobile wireless storage device in a vehicle to:

receive and store video information from a smart phone mounted in the vehicle in the mobile wireless storage device;

detect a wireless network device using wireless communication electronics of the mobile wireless storage device; and

transmit the video information stored in the mobile wireless storage to the wireless network device upon detection of the wireless network device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the video information on the mobile wireless network device is deleted after it is transmitted to the wireless network device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the video information is saved in the cloud using the wireless network device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein files from the wireless network device are stored on the mobile wireless storage device.