Wireless USB enabled dataloads

• US 7,966,437 B1
• Filed: 09/18/2009
• Issued: 06/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Rtx Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Rtx Corporation)
• Inventors: Spoden, Daniel J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rinehart; Mark
• Assistant Examiner(s): DALEY, CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY
• Application Number:
  US12/562,877
• Time in Patent Office: 641 Days
• Field of Search: 710/106, 710/19, 710/62, 340/5.73, 709/228, 370/400
• US Class Current: 710/106
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/385 for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/3812 USB port controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/3814 Wireless link with a computer system port

Abstract

A wireless enabled data transferring system for transferring data from a storage device to a slave receiving system. The wireless enabled data transferring system includes a master wireless USB element connectable to a USB port of a storage device. A slave wireless USB element is connectable to a USB port of a slave receiving system. The master wireless USB element and the slave wireless USB element are operably connected to provide data transfer when i) power is applied, ii) the master wireless USB element and the slave wireless USB element are within a predetermined range, and iii) security authentication is established. The slave wireless USB element emulates the data in the storage device as local to the slave wireless USB element.

Claims

1. A wireless enabled data transferring system for transferring data from a storage device to a slave receiving system, comprising:

a) a master wireless USB element connectable to a USB port of a storage device; and

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b) a slave wireless USB element connectable to a USB port of a slave receiving system,

wherein said master wireless USB element comprises;

a) a master data transfer module for extracting and packaging data to be transferred to a slave data transfer module or receive and unpackage data from the slave data transfer module;

b) a master security module for communicating with a slave security module for establishing the security authentication for implementing a desired secure file transfer mechanism between said master and said slave wireless USB element;

c) a master wireless connection manager module for sending and receiving data from said slave wireless USB element;

d) a master file services module for emulating the directory/file structure of the storage device as if it were local to the slave wireless USB element;

e) a master USB host connection module for performing standard USB communication with a USB host; and

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f) a master power management module for providing a source of power to said master wireless USB element,

wherein said master data transfer module, said master security module, said master wireless connection manager module, said master file services module, said master USB host connection module, and said master power management module are operatively interconnected; and

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wherein said slave wireless USB element comprises;

a) a slave data transfer module for extracting and packaging data to be transferred to said master data transfer module or receive and unpackage data from said master data transfer module;

b) a slave security module for establishing the security authentication for implementing a desired secure file transfer mechanism with said master wireless USB element;

c) a slave wireless connection manager module for sending and receiving data from said master wireless USB element;

d) a master slave file services module for emulating the directory/file structure of the storage device as local to the slave receiving system;

e) a slave USB host connection module for performing standard USB communication with a USB host; and

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f) a slave power management module for providing a source of power to said slave wireless USB element,

wherein said a slave data transfer module, said master security module, said slave wireless connection manager module, said slave file services module, said slave USB host connection module, and said slave power management module are operatively interconnected, and

wherein said master wireless USB element and said slave wireless USB element are operably connected to provide data transfer when i) power is applied, ii) the master wireless USB element and said slave wireless USB element are within a predetermined range, and iii) security authentication is established, said slave wireless USB element emulating the data in said storage device as local to said slave wireless USB element.

2. The wireless enabled data transferring system of claim 1, wherein said slave security module utilizes peer-to-peer networking techniques.

3. The wireless enabled data transferring system of claim 1, wherein said slave security module utilizes certificate processing networking techniques.

4. The wireless enabled data transferring system of claim 1, wherein said slave security module utilizes encryption processing networking techniques.

5. The wireless enabled data transferring system of claim 1, wherein data transfer between said master wireless USB element and said slave wireless USB element is by Ultra-WideBand (UWB) communication.

6. The wireless enabled data transferring system of claim 1, wherein said slave receiving element is connectable to a USB port of a slave receiving system comprising an aircraft database loading unit (DBU).

7. The wireless enabled data transferring system of claim 1, wherein said storage device comprises a portable computer.

8. The wireless enabled data transferring system of claim 1, wherein said predetermined range is within about three meters.

9. The wireless enabled data transferring system of claim 1, wherein connections between said storage device and said master wireless USB element;

and, between said slave receiving system and said slave wireless USB element is through standard USB hosts that conform to Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0.

10. A method for transferring data from a storage device to a slave receiving system, comprising the steps of:

a) providing a master wireless USB element connectable to a USB port of a storage device;

b) providing a slave wireless USB element connectable to a USB port of a slave receiving system,

wherein said master wireless USB element comprises;

i) a master data transfer module for extracting and packaging data to be transferred to a slave data transfer module or receive and unpackage data from the slave data transfer module;

ii) a master security module for communicating with a slave security module for establishing the security authentication for implementing a desired secure file transfer mechanism between said master and said slave wireless USB element;

iii) a master wireless connection manager module for sending and receiving data from said slave wireless USB element;

iv) a master file services module for emulating the directory/file structure of the storage device as if it were local to the slave wireless USB element;

v) a master USB host connection module for performing standard USB communication with a USB host; and

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vi) a master power management module for providing a source of power to said master wireless USB element,

wherein said master data transfer module, said master security module, said master wireless connection manager module, said master file services module, said master USB host connection module, and said master power management module are operatively interconnected; and

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wherein said slave wireless USB element comprises;

i) a slave data transfer module for extracting and packaging data to be transferred to said master data transfer module or receive and unpackage data from said master data transfer module;

ii) a slave security module for establishing the security authentication for implementing a desired secure file transfer mechanism with said master wireless USB element;

iii) a slave wireless connection manager module for sending and receiving data from said master wireless USB element;

iv) a master slave file services module for emulating the directory/file structure of the storage device as local to the slave receiving system;

v) a slave USB host connection module for performing standard USB communication with a USB host; and

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vi) a slave power management module for providing a source of power to said slave wireless USB element,

wherein said master data transfer module, said master security module, said master wireless connection manager module, said master file services module, said master USB host connection module, and said master power management module are operatively interconnected; and

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c) providing data transfer when i) power is applied to said master wireless USB element and said slave wireless USB element;

ii) the master wireless USB element and said slave wireless USB element are within a predetermined range, and iii) security authentication is established, said slave wireless USB element emulating the data in said storage device as local to said slave wireless USB element.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said step of utilizing a slave security module comprises the step of utilizing peer-to-peer networking techniques.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein said step of utilizing a slave security module comprises the step of utilizing certificate processing networking techniques.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein said step of utilizing a slave security module comprises the step of utilizing encryption processing networking techniques.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein said step of providing data transfer comprises utilizing Ultra-WideBand (UWB) communication.

15. A wireless enabled data transferring system for transferring data from a portable computer to an aircraft database loading unit (DBU), comprising:

a) a master wireless USB element connectable to a USB port of a portable computer; and

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b) a slave wireless USB element connectable to a USB port of an aircraft database loading unit (DBU),

wherein said master wireless USB element comprises;

a) a master data transfer module for extracting and packaging data to be transferred to a slave data transfer module or receive and unpackage data from the slave data transfer module;

b) a master security module for communicating with a slave security module for establishing the security authentication for implementing a desired secure file transfer mechanism between said master and said slave wireless USB element;

c) a master wireless connection manager module for sending and receiving data from said slave wireless USB element;

d) a master file services module for emulating the directory/file structure of the storage device as if it were local to the slave wireless USB element;

e) a master USB host connection module for performing standard USB communication with a USB host; and

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f) a master power management module for providing a source of power to said master wireless USB element,

wherein said master data transfer module, said master security module, said master wireless connection manager module, said master file services module, said master USB host connection module, and said master power management module are operatively interconnected; and

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wherein said slave wireless USB element comprises;

a) a slave data transfer module for extracting and packaging data to be transferred to said master data transfer module or receive and unpackage data from said master data transfer module;

b) a slave security module for establishing the security authentication for implementing a desired secure file transfer mechanism with said master wireless USB element;

c) a slave wireless connection manager module for sending and receiving data from said master wireless USB element;

d) a master slave file services module for emulating the directory/file structure of the storage device as local to the slave receiving system;

e) a slave USB host connection module for performing standard USB communication with a USB host; and

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f) a slave power management module for providing a source of power to said slave wireless USB element,

wherein said a slave data transfer module, said master security module, said slave wireless connection manager module, said slave file services module, said slave USB host connection module, and said slave power management module are operatively interconnected, and

wherein said master wireless USB element and said slave wireless USB element are operably connected, via Ultra-WideBand (UWB) communication, to provide data transfer when i) power is applied, ii) the master wireless USB element and said slave wireless USB element are within a predetermined range, and iii) security authentication is established, said slave wireless USB element emulating the data in said portable computer as local to said slave wireless USB element.