Protocol adapter for electromagnetic device elements
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a first interface configured to receive a first packet, transmitted to the apparatus from an adapter associated with a first element of an electrical device over a bus, the first packet including a first Internet Protocol (IP) address that is uniquely associated with a first storage area of a second element of the electrical device;
a second interface configured to be coupled to the second element; and
a translator coupled with the first interface and the second interface and configured to receive the first packet from the first interface and to issue a command to the second element through the second interface based at least in part on the first packet, the translator further configured to receive a second packet from the first interface, the second packet including a second IP address that identifies a second storage area of the second element.
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Abstract
Cameras, radios, televisions, set top boxes, telephones, kitchen appliances, and other electrical devices have their own IP address, and communicate using an internetworking protocol. Of particular interest are those devices that utilize some form of mass storage. Communication of the packets between or among elements can occur using any suitable package switched network (or combination of networks), including the Internet. The preferred protocol for communicating packets is IP, and communication of the packets between elements can advantageously occur by virtualizing a native bus using IP. It is especially contemplated that the inventive elements can be disaggregated outside the housing of a device, at distances of several meters or more. Communication can be hard wired, or can include wireless aspects. Adapters are also contemplated that permit traditional elements to be addressed by their own IP addresses.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a first interface configured to receive a first packet, transmitted to the apparatus from an adapter associated with a first element of an electrical device over a bus, the first packet including a first Internet Protocol (IP) address that is uniquely associated with a first storage area of a second element of the electrical device; a second interface configured to be coupled to the second element; and a translator coupled with the first interface and the second interface and configured to receive the first packet from the first interface and to issue a command to the second element through the second interface based at least in part on the first packet, the translator further configured to receive a second packet from the first interface, the second packet including a second IP address that identifies a second storage area of the second element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electrical device comprising
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first and second elements; first and second adapters respectively coupled to the first and second elements and further coupled to the bus, the first adapter configured to receive, from the second adapter over the bus, a first packet including first Internet Protocol (IP) address that is uniquely associated with the first element, and to issue a first command to the first element based at least in part on the first packet, the second adapter configured to receive a second packet, from a third element over the bus, the second packet having a second IP address that is uniquely associated with the second element and to issue a second command to the second element based at least in part on the second packet; and a housing to house the first and second elements, the first and second adapters, and the bus. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a first adapter associated with a first element of an electrical device, a first packet transmitted to the first adapter from a second adapter associated with a second element of the electrical device over a bus, the first packet including a first Internet Protocol (IP) address that is uniquely associated with a first storage area of the first element; receiving, at the first adapter, a second packet including a second IP address that identifies a second storage area of the first element; translating the first packet by the first adapter; and issuing a first command to the first element based at least in part on the first packet; translating the second packet by the first adapter; and issuing a second command to the first element based at least in part on the second packet. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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receiving a first packet from a first interface of an apparatus, transmitted to the apparatus from an adapter associated with a first element of an electrical device over a bus, the first packet including a first Internet Protocol (IP) address that is uniquely associated with a first storage area of a second element of the electrical device; and receiving a second packet from the first interface, the second packet including a second IP address that identifies a second storage area of the second element; generating and issuing, through a second interface of the apparatus, first and second commands to the second element based at least in part on the first and second packets; and accessing the first and second storage areas of the second element based on the first and second commands, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method comprising:
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receiving, from an adapter over a bus, a first packet including a first Internet Protocol (IP) address that is uniquely associated with a first element, wherein the first element, a second element associated with the adapter, and the bus are disposed in a common housing; issuing a command to the first element based at least in part on the first packet; receiving a second packet, from a third element over the bus, the second packet having a second IP address that is uniquely associated with the second element; and issuing a second command to the second element based at least in part on the second packet. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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