Methods and apparatus for transfer of content to a self contained wireless media device

• US 9,483,651 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2009
• Issued: 11/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NCR Voyix Corporation
• Original Assignee: NCR Corporation (NCR Voyix Corporation)
• Inventors: Claessen, Albertus Maria Gerardus, Herwig, Nathaniel Christopher, Henderson, James
• Primary Examiner(s): SCHMIDT, KARI L
• Application Number:
  US12/627,281
• Publication Number:
  US 20110131660A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,528 Days
• Field of Search: 705 64- 67, 705 75- 77, 726/26
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/385 for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/606 by securing the transmission between two devices or processes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/3804 Memory card connected to a computer port directly or by means of a reader/writer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/3814 Wireless link with a computer system port
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/126 the source of the received data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2223 being a public access point, e.g. for downloading to or uploading from clients arrangements specially adapted to plural spots in a confined site in broadcast systems H04H20/63
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4184 providing storage capabilities, e.g. memory stick
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/033 of the user plane, e.g. user's traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/10 Integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices

Abstract

Systems and techniques for transferring data to a storage device. A storage device includes storage, a processor, and a wireless transceiver, as well as a connector allowing the storage device to operate according to an appropriate standard when connected to a playback or data device. The storage device can communicate with a data transfer station to wirelessly receive data from the station. A user may select data to be transferred to a removable media device, and the station transfers the data over a wireless connection. The removable media device stores the data in memory as it is received. Once the data has been received, the data can be played or otherwise used in any playback or data device to which the storage device may be connected for use as a memory device.

Claims

1. A wireless storage device, comprising:

storage adapted and configured for storing data transferred to the wireless storage device;

an interface connector adapted and configured for providing access to data stored on the wireless storage device and present a standardized interface compatible with a mating interface connector of an external device to which the wireless storage device is connected;

a second storage adapted and configured for storing a wireless storage device identifier to be read by a data transfer station to construct a storage device identity associated with user account information including a label to refer to the storage device by the data transfer station during transactions including wireless transfer of entertainment content from the data transfer station to the wireless storage device at a distance from the data transfer station;

a wireless transceiver adapted and configured for providing wireless communication of data between the wireless storage device, the data including the wireless storage device identifier, and the data transfer station configured for transferring content to the wireless storage device in response to communications from a user associated with the wireless storage device;

a processor adapted and configured for managing communication between the wireless storage device and the data transfer station, the processor being configured for responding respond to commands and queries from the data transfer station and to identify data directed to the wireless storage device and store the data to the storage; and

an adapter configured for interfacing with the wireless storage device by the wireless storage device inserting into the adapter, and the adapter having a status indicator providing a transfer progress of the data being received by the wireless storage device, wherein the adapter does not have wireless communication capabilities but provides support for the wireless storage device to use wireless communication capabilities of the wireless storage device and wherein the adaptor providing power to the wireless storage device;

wherein the wireless storage device is further configured for communicating with the data transfer station without requiring that communication to be conducted through any external device to which the wireless storage device is connected to.

2. The wireless storage device of claim 1, wherein the processor is adapted to and configured for controlling the wireless transceiver to receive data using a wireless network protocol.

3. The wireless storage device of claim 2, further comprising an induction coil adapted and configured for allowing the wireless storage device to receive power from a mating induction coil of the data transfer station.

4. The wireless storage device of claim 1 further comprising a high speed short range wireless transceiver, and wherein the processor is further adapted and configured for controlling the short range wireless transceiver to wirelessly receive data using a short range high speed data transfer protocol when the wireless storage device is inserted in the data transfer station proximate a high speed short range wireless transceiver of the data transfer station.

5. The wireless storage device of claim 4, wherein the short range wireless transceiver of the wireless storage device is further adapted to and configured for receiving data at a rate of from 3 gigabits to 15 gigabits per second.

6. The wireless storage device of claim 1, wherein the second storage is further adapted and configured for storing encryption key information and wherein the processor is configured for using the encryption key to decrypt data received from the data transfer station.

7. A data transfer station configured for transferring data to a wireless storage device, comprising:

a wireless network transceiver adapted and configured for communicating communicate data between the station and a first wireless storage device, the communication achieved without requiring action by any external device to which the first wireless storage device is connected to, and wherein the first wireless storage device configured for insertion into an adapter having a status indicator providing a transfer progress of the data being received by and sent to the wireless storage device, wherein the adapter does not have wireless communication capabilities but provides support for the wireless storage device to use wireless communication capabilities of the wireless storage device and wherein the adapter provided power to the wireless storage device;

storage adapted to and configured for storing data to be transferred to the wireless storage device; and

a processor adapted to and configured for managing transfer of data to the wireless storage device, the processor adapted to and configured for receiving inputs from a user selecting data to be transferred and to identify the wireless storage device to construct a storage device identity associated with stored user account information including a label to refer to the wireless storage device to which the data is to be transferred, during transactions including transfer of entertainment content by the wireless transceiver to the identified wireless storage device at a distance from the data transfer station, wherein the processor configured for employing the stored user account information for the wireless storage device to conduct transactions and to encrypt data comprising entertainment content for transmission to the wireless storage device based on a stored encryption key included in the stored user account information associated with the identified wireless storage device.

8. The data transfer station of claim 7, wherein the processor is adapted to and configured for identifying plural wireless storage devices based on stored user account information for plural users and to protect data to be transmitted to a particular wireless storage device based on digital rights management information included in the stored user account information associated with the identified wireless storage device.

9. The data transfer station of claim 7, wherein the processor is configured for controlling the wireless transceiver to transfer data to the wireless removable storage device using wireless network protocols.

10. The data transfer station of claim 7, wherein the processor is configured for controlling the wireless transceiver to transfer data to the wireless storage device using short range high speed wireless communication protocols to transmit data at a rate of from 3 gigabits to 15 gigabits per second.

11. The data transfer station of claim 7, further comprising a remote communication interface and wherein the processor configured for receiving and responding to user inputs and selections made using a user communication device communicating with the data transfer station over the remote communication interface.

12. The data transfer station of claim 7 wherein the wireless storage device is adapted to and configured for conforming to standards for removable memory cards.

13. The data transfer station of claim 7 further comprising:

a short range high speed transceiver adapted to and configured for wirelessly transmitting data at a rate of from 3 gigabits to 15 gigabits per second;

a receptacle adapted to and configured for positioning a removable wireless storage device within range of the short range high speed transceiver; and

, wherein upon recognizing the removable wireless storage device is placed within the receptacle, the short range high speed transceiver is employed to wirelessly transmit data.

14. The data transfer station of claim 7 further comprising:

a touchscreen display adapted to and configured for displaying user interface and user selections.

15. The data transfer station of claim 14 wherein the touchscreen display is further adapted to and configured for displaying user account information identifying a number of different media devices owned by the user, and upon selection of a particular media device by the user to retrieve an associated identifier.

16. A method of data transfer, comprising the steps of:

receiving by a data transfer station a user selection identifying data for entertainment media to be transferred to a wireless storage device;

identifying by the data transfer station a wireless storage device at a distance from the data transfer station to which data is to be wirelessly transferred from a wireless storage device identifier wirelessly broadcasted by the wireless storage device, the wireless storage device identifier associated with stored user account information including a label to refer to the wireless storage device to which data is to be transferred during transactions including the wireless transfer of entertainment media; and

controlling by the data transfer station a wireless data transceiver to wirelessly transfer the identified data to the identified removable media device, and when the wireless storage device moves out of range suspending the transfer and resuming the transfer when the wireless storage device is again detected within range, and wherein the wireless storage device inserted into an integrated adapter, and the adapter having status indicator providing a transfer progress of the data being received by the wireless storage device, wherein the adapter does not have wireless communication capabilities but provides support for the wireless storage device to use wireless communication capabilities of the wireless storage device and wherein supplying power by the adapter to the wireless storage device.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

utilizing the stored user information associated with the wireless storage device to conduct a transaction with the user.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the step of identifying the wireless storage device is followed by a step of retrieving encryption data associated with the device and encrypting data to be transferred to the device using an encryption key included in the encryption data.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the step of identifying the wireless storage device is followed by a step of retrieving digital rights management information associated with the device and protecting data to be transferred to the wireless storage device using the digital rights management information.