Apparatus and methods using a data hub server with servers to source and access informational content

• US 8,065,361 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2009
• Issued: 11/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Fahmy, Samer, Jain, Rohit, Runstedler, Christopher, Hardy, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): LAZARO, DAVID R
• Application Number:
  US12/394,994
• Publication Number:
  US 20100223321A1
• Time in Patent Office: 998 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/225, 709/226, 709/228, 709/229, 709/217
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/16 Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54

Abstract

Apparatus and methods to engage in accessing informational content in a data hub server, where the informational content is identified as public or partially public to a group registered in the data hub server with permission to access the informational content made public or partially public in the data hub server by another entity, provide a mechanism to enhance the communication capabilities among mobile electronic devices. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

sending, initiating the sending, or receiving informational content between a first mobile electronic client and a second mobile electronic client using a data hub server with a first server to source the informational content and a second server to access the informational content, the informational content being informational content identified in the first mobile electronic client of the first server to transfer to the second mobile electronic client of the second server, the first server being different from the second server, the first server being an administrator of the first mobile electronic client in a first share group and the second server being an administrator of the second mobile electronic client in a second share group, the first mobile electronic client not in a share group with the second mobile electronic client; and

engaging in sending or receiving activities to access the informational content in the data hub server, the informational content being sourced through the first server in a directed transmission from the first server to the data hub server based on a relationship of the first server with the first mobile electronic client of the first server, the sending or receiving activities to access the informational content being based on a registration associated with the second mobile electronic client of the second server, the registration, stored in the data hub server, including an indicator of permission relative to the first mobile electronic client for the second mobile electronic client to access the informational content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein engaging in sending or receiving activities to access the informational content in the data hub server comprises:

correlating, in the first mobile electronic client, the informational content to a status as being public or partially to a group, the group being registered in the data hub server as having permission to access data specified as public with respect to an association with the first mobile electronic client, the first mobile electronic client configured as a wireless client of the first server; and

transmitting, from the first mobile electronic client to the first server, an identification of the informational content.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein identifying, in the first mobile electronic client, the informational content as being public or partially public to a group includes identifying the informational content stored in the first server.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein transmitting, from the first mobile electronic client to the first server, an identification of the informational content includes transmitting the informational content from a USB interface of the first mobile electronic client to the first server.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein engaging in sending or receiving activities to access the informational content in the data hub server comprises:

receiving, in the first server from the first mobile electronic client, an identification of the informational content and an identification of a group, the group being registered in the data hub server as having permission to access data specified as public with respect to an association with the first mobile electronic client, the first mobile electronic client configured as a wireless client of the first server; and

transmitting, from the first server to the data hub server, an indication of the informational content as being public to the group.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein receiving the identification of the informational content includes receiving the identification in the first server from the first mobile electronic client over a wireless network.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein transmitting, from the first server to the data hub server, an indication of the informational content as being public to the group includes transmitting the informational content from the first server to the data hub server over a network of interconnected computer networks that interchange data using a standardized protocol.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein engaging in sending or receiving activities to access the informational content in the data hub server comprises:

receiving, in the data hub server from the first server, an indication of the informational content as being public or partially public to a group, the group being registered in the data hub server as having permission to access data specified as public with respect to an association with the first mobile electronic client, the first mobile electronic client configured as a wireless client of the first server,

marking a setting in the data hub server representing the informational content as being public or partially public to the group; and

transmitting, from the data hub server to the second server, a representation of the informational content as being public or partially public to the second mobile electronic client, the second mobile electronic client configured as a wireless client of the second server.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the method includes:

receiving, in the data hub server from the second server, a request for a download of content from the data hub server to the second server based on the second mobile electronic client having a permission to access the content; and

transmitting the content from the data hub server to the second server in response to the request.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein receiving, in the data hub server from the first server, an indication of the informational content as being public or partially public to a group includes receiving the informational content from the first server at a transmission interface of the data hub server, the transmission interface arranged to receive data over a network of interconnected computer networks that interchange data using a standardized protocol.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein engaging in sending or receiving activities to access the informational content in the data hub server comprises:

receiving, in the second server from the data hub server, a representation of the informational content; and

generating a notice to the second mobile electronic client, the notice indicating availability of the informational content for download to the second mobile electronic client, the second mobile electronic client being configured as a wireless client of the second server.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the method includes transmitting the informational content from a Wi-Fi interface of the second server to the second mobile electronic client.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the method comprises includes receiving the informational content in the second server from the data hub server over a network of interconnected computer networks that interchange data using a standardized protocol.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein engaging in accessing informational content in a data hub server comprises receiving, in the second mobile electronic client from the second server, a representation of the informational content, the second mobile electronic client configured as a wireless client of the second server.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the method comprises receiving the informational content at a USB interface of the second mobile electronic client from the second server.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the method includes browsing contents of the second server from the second mobile electronic client, the contents including data identified as public or partially public relative to an association with the second mobile electronic client, the data being stored in the data hub server.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the method comprises:

correlating, in the first mobile electronic client, the informational content to a status as being public or partially public to a group registered in the data hub server as having permission to access data specified as public with respect to an association with the first mobile electronic client, the first mobile electronic client configured as a wireless client of the first server;

transmitting, from the first mobile electronic client to the first server, an identification of the informational content and an identification of the group;

transmitting, from the first server to the data hub server, an indication of the informational content as being public to the group;

marking a setting in the data hub server representing the informational content as being public to the group; and

transmitting the informational content in the data hub server from data hub server to the second server; and

transmitting, from the second server to the second mobile electronic client, the informational content, the second mobile electronic client configured as a wireless client of the second server.

18. A machine readable device that stores instructions, which when performed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

sending, initiating the sending, or receiving informational content between a first mobile electronic client and a second mobile electronic client using a data hub server with a first server to source the informational content and a second server to access the informational content, the informational content being informational content identified in the first mobile electronic client of the first server to transfer to the second mobile electronic client of the second server, the first server being different from the second server, the first server being an administrator of the first mobile electronic client in a first share group and the second server being an administrator of the second mobile electronic client in a second share group, the first mobile electronic client not in a share group with the second mobile electronic client

engaging in sending or receiving activities to access the informational content in the data hub server, the informational content being sourced through the first server in a directed transmission from the first server to the data hub server based on a relationship of the first server with the first mobile electronic client of the first server, the sending or receiving activities to access the informational content being based on a registration associated with the second mobile electronic client of the second server, the registration, stored in the data hub server, including an indicator of permission relative to the first mobile electronic client for the second mobile electronic client to access the informational content.

19. The machine readable device of claim 18, wherein the instructions include instructions to operate as the data hub server to perform operations comprising:

receiving, in the data hub server from the first server, an indication of the informational content as being public or partially public to a group, the group being registered in the data hub server as having permission to access data specified as public with respect to an association with the first mobile electronic client, the first mobile electronic client configured as a wireless client of the first server;

marking a setting in the data hub server representing the informational content as being public or partially public to the group; and

transmitting, from the data hub server to the second server, a representation of the informational content as being public or partially public to the second mobile electronic client, the second mobile electronic client configured as a wireless client of the second server.

20. The machine readable device of claim 18, wherein the instructions include instructions to operate as the first server to perform operations comprising:

receiving, in the first server from the first mobile electronic client, an identification of the informational content and an identification of a group, the group being registered in the data hub server as having permission to access data specified as public with respect to an association with the first mobile electronic client, the first mobile electronic client configured as a wireless client of the first server; and

transmitting, from the first server to the data hub server, an indication of the informational content as being public to the group.

21. The machine readable device of claim 18, wherein the instructions include instructions to operate as the second server to perform operations comprising:

receiving, in the second server from the data hub server, a representation of the informational content; and

generating a notice to the second mobile electronic client, the notice indicating availability of the informational content for download to the second mobile electronic client, the second mobile electronic client being configured as a wireless client of the second server.

22. A server comprising:

one or more processors;

memory operatively coupled to the one or more processors, the memory configured to store instructions to configure the server to operate as one of a first server, a second server, or a data hub server in a transfer of informational content between a first mobile electronic client and a second mobile electronic client using the data hub server with the first server to source the informational content and the second server to access the informational content, the informational content being informational content identified in the first mobile electronic client of the first server to transfer to the second mobile electronic client of the second server, the first server being different from the second server, the first server being an administrator of the first mobile electronic client in a first share group and the second server being an administrator of the second mobile electronic client in a second share group such that the first mobile electronic client is not in a share group with the second mobile electronic client, the informational content being sourced through the first server in a directed transmission from the first server to the data hub server based on a relationship of the first server with the first mobile electronic client of the first server, the transfer of the informational content being based on a registration associated with the second mobile electronic client of the second server, the registration, operatively stored in the data hub server, including an indicator of permission relative to the first mobile electronic client for the second mobile electronic client to access the informational content; and

a network interface arranged to operatively couple to a network to transmit the informational content.

23. The server of claim 22, wherein the server is configured as the data hub server.

24. A mobile electronic device comprising:

one or more processors;

memory responsive to the one or more processors, the memory arranged to store instructions to;

configure the mobile electronic device operable as a mobile electronic client of a server such that the server is an administrator of the mobile electronic device in a share group;

configure the mobile electronic device operable to send or initiate the sending of informational content to another mobile electronic device using a data hub server with a the server to source the informational content and another server to access the informational content, the informational content being informational content indentified in the mobile electronic device to transfer to the other mobile electronic device that is a mobile electronic client of the other server such that the other server is an administrator of the other mobile electronic device in another share group, the server and the other server being different servers, the mobile electronic device not being in a share group with the other mobile electronic device; and

engage in sending activities to access the informational content in the data hub server, the informational content being sourced through the server of the mobile electronic device in a directed transmission from the server to the data hub server based on a relationship of the server with the mobile electronic device, accessing the informational content being based on a registration stored in the data hub server associated with the other mobile electronic device to which the transfer is directed, the registration including an indicator of permission relative to the mobile electronic device for the other mobile electronic device to which the transfer is directed to access the informational content; and

a transmission interface responsive to execution of the instructions to transmit the informational content or to receive the informational content.

25. The mobile electronic device of claim 24, wherein the mobile electronic device is configured as mobile wireless device operable to receive other informational content identified in the other mobile electronic device via a directed transmission from the data hub server to the server of the mobile electronic device and operable to engage in accessing the other informational content in the data hub server, the other informational content being sourced through the other server based on a relationship of the other server with the other mobile electronic device, accessing the other informational content being based on a registration in the data hub server associated with the mobile electronic device as the client of the server.