Communications system providing extensible protocol translation features and related methods
First Claim
1. A communications system comprising:
- a plurality of data storage devices each using at least one of a plurality of different operating protocols;
a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices for accessing said plurality of data storage devices and each using at least one of the plurality of different operating protocols; and
a protocol interface device comprisinga protocol engine module for communicating with said plurality of data storage devices using respective operating protocols, anda front-end proxy module coupled to said protocol engine module and comprisinga respective proxy module for communicating with said plurality of mobile wireless communications devices using each different operating protocol, andat least one common core service module connected to said proxy modules and comprising a renderer module for cooperating with said proxy modules to format data for said plurality of mobile wireless communications devices;
said renderer module being configurable to define and implement an interface between said proxy modules and said plurality of mobile wireless communications devices for supporting a new different operating protocol.
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Abstract
A communications system may include a plurality of data storage devices each using at least one of a plurality of different operating protocols, and a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices for accessing the plurality of data storage devices. Each mobile wireless communications device may also use at least one of the plurality of different operating protocols. The system may further include a protocol interface device. In particular, the protocol interface device may include a protocol engine module for communicating with the plurality of data storage devices using respective operating protocols, and a front-end proxy module coupled to the protocol engine. The front-end proxy module may include a respective proxy module for communicating with the plurality of mobile wireless communications devices using each different operating protocol, and at least one common core service module connected to the proxy modules.
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28 Claims
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1. A communications system comprising:
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a plurality of data storage devices each using at least one of a plurality of different operating protocols; a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices for accessing said plurality of data storage devices and each using at least one of the plurality of different operating protocols; and a protocol interface device comprising a protocol engine module for communicating with said plurality of data storage devices using respective operating protocols, and a front-end proxy module coupled to said protocol engine module and comprising a respective proxy module for communicating with said plurality of mobile wireless communications devices using each different operating protocol, and at least one common core service module connected to said proxy modules and comprising a renderer module for cooperating with said proxy modules to format data for said plurality of mobile wireless communications devices; said renderer module being configurable to define and implement an interface between said proxy modules and said plurality of mobile wireless communications devices for supporting a new different operating protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A protocol interface device for interfacing a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices with a plurality of data storage devices, the mobile wireless communications devices and the data storage devices each using at least one of a plurality of different operating protocols, the protocol interface device comprising:
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a protocol engine module for communicating with the plurality of data storage devices using respective operating protocols; and a front-end proxy module coupled to said protocol engine module and comprising respective proxy module for communicating with the plurality of mobile wireless communications devices using each different operating protocol, and at least one common core service module connected to said proxy modules and comprising a renderer module for cooperating with said proxy modules to format data for said plurality of mobile wireless communications devices; said renderer module being configurable to define and implement an interface between said proxy modules and said plurality of mobile wireless communications devices for supporting a new different operating protocol. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A protocol interface device for interfacing a plurality of communications devices with a plurality of data storage devices, the communications devices and the data storage devices each using at least one of a plurality of different operating protocols, the protocol interface device comprising:
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a protocol engine module for communicating with the plurality of data storage devices using respective operating protocols; and a front-end proxy module coupled to said protocol engine module and comprising respective proxy module for communicating with the plurality of communications devices using each different operating protocol, and at least one common core service module connected to said proxy modules and comprising a renderer module for cooperating with said proxy modules to format data for said plurality of mobile wireless communications devices; said renderer module being configurable to define and implement an interface between said proxy modules and said plurality of mobile wireless communications devices for supporting a new different operating protocol. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for interfacing a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices with a plurality of data storage devices, the mobile wireless communications devices and the data storage devices each using at least one of a plurality of different operating protocols, the method comprising:
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providing a protocol engine module for communicating with the plurality of data storage devices using respective operating protocols; and coupling a front-end proxy module to the protocol engine module, the front-end proxy module comprising respective proxy module for communicating with the plurality of mobile wireless communications devices using each different operating protocol, and at least one common core service module connected to the proxy modules and comprising a renderer module for cooperating with the proxy modules to format data for the plurality of mobile wireless communications devices; the renderer module being configurable to define and implement an interface between the rosy modules and the plurality of mobile wireless communications devices for supporting a new different operating protocol. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable medium having computer executable modules for interfacing a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices with a plurality of data storage devices, the mobile wireless communications devices and the data storage devices each using at least one of a plurality of different operating protocols, the computer-readable medium comprising:
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a protocol engine module for communicating with the plurality of data storage devices using respective operating protocols; and a front-end proxy module for communicating with the protocol engine module and comprising respective proxy module for communicating with the plurality of mobile wireless communications devices using each different operating protocol, and at least one common core service module connected to the proxy modules and comprising a renderer module for cooperating with the proxy modules to format data for the plurality of mobile wireless communications devices; the renderer module being configurable to define and implement an interface between the proxy modules and the plurality of mobile wireless communications devices for supporting a new different operating protocol. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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