Dynamic ad hoc cloud based memory management for mobile devices

• US 9,648,128 B2
• Filed: 02/24/2014
• Issued: 05/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Guo, Shang Q., Isci, Canturk, Lenchner, Jonathan, Mukherjee, Maharaj, Tong-Viet, Emmanuel
• Primary Examiner(s): Huq, Farzana
• Assistant Examiner(s): KOROBOV, VITALI A
• Application Number:
  US14/187,917
• Publication Number:
  US 20150244801A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,170 Days
• Field of Search: 709204, 709216, 709220, 709226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5682 Policies or rules for updating, deleting or replacing the stored data

Abstract

Mechanisms are provided for generating a dynamically generated ad hoc cloud storage system of mobile devices. A mobile device transmits a request to dynamically generate an ad hoc cloud storage system, to other devices within a local vicinity of the mobile device. Responses are received from the other devices within the local vicinity of the mobile device indicating that a corresponding device is available to participate in the dynamically generated ad hoc cloud storage system. The dynamically generated ad hoc cloud storage system is generated using memory resources of the other devices corresponding to the responses. The mobile device captures recording data and distributes the recording data to the other devices for storage in memory resources of the other devices.

Claims

1. A method for providing a dynamically generated ad hoc cloud storage system of mobile devices, the method comprising:

transmitting, by a mobile communication device, a request to dynamically generate an ad hoc cloud storage system, to mobile devices within a local vicinity of the mobile communication device;

receiving, by the mobile communication device, one or more responses from one or more of the mobile devices within the local vicinity of the mobile communication device, wherein the one or more responses indicate that a corresponding mobile device is available to participate in the dynamically generated ad hoc cloud storage system;

dynamically generating the ad hoc cloud storage system comprising memory resources of one or more mobile devices corresponding to the one or more responses and memory resources of the mobile communication device;

capturing, by the mobile communication device, recording data of a real-time event; and

distributing, by the mobile communication device, at least one first portion of the recording data to the one or more mobile devices for storage in memory resources of the one or more mobile devices, wherein at least one second portion of the recording data is maintained in the memory resources of the mobile communication device, such that the first portion and second portion comprise the recording data stored in a distributed manner within the ad hoc cloud storage system.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

uploading, by each mobile device in the one or more mobile devices, one or more segments of the at least one first portion of the recording data stored in the mobile device to a remote server in response to determining that the mobile device has an available communication connection to the remote server.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

downloading, by a user of the mobile communication device using either the mobile communication device or another computing device associated with the user of the mobile communication device, the one or more segments of the at least one first portion of the recording data uploaded to the remote server by the one or more mobile devices; and

recreating the recording data from the one or more segments of the at least one first portion of the recording data by compiling the one or more segments of recording data into a single combined recording data file.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting of the request comprises using a local transmission protocol having a limited range of transmission to the local vicinity of the mobile communication device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more mobile devices are mobile devices previously registered with a dynamic ad hoc cloud storage system service provided by a dynamic ad hoc cloud storage system server and whose memory resources have been registered as shareable as part of a dynamic ad hoc cloud storage system.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the mobile communication device, whether a communication connection to a remote storage system is available for uploading the recording data to the remote storage system, wherein the transmitting, receiving, automatically generating, and distributing operations are performed in response to results of the determination indicating that a communication connection to the remote storage system is not available.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more mobile devices are registered with a dynamic ad hoc cloud storage system service provided by a dynamic ad hoc cloud storage system server, and wherein registration of a mobile device comprises specifying a portion of memory resources of the mobile device that is shareable as part of a dynamic ad hoc cloud storage system server.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the dynamically generated ad hoc cloud storage system is generated using memory resources of the one or more mobile devices corresponding to the one or more responses at least by pooling the specified portions of memory resources from each of the one or more mobile devices into a single dynamically generated ad hoc cloud storage system, and wherein other portions of the memory resources of the one or more mobile devices are not part of the dynamically generated ad hoc cloud storage system.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein a user of the mobile communication device pays a fee for the generating and usage of the dynamically generated ad hoc cloud storage system, and wherein a portion of the fee is apportioned to users of the one or more mobile devices as a reward for participating in the dynamically generated ad hoc cloud storage system.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamically generated ad hoc cloud storage system is generated using memory resources of the one or more mobile devices at least by dynamically generating a hierarchical ad hoc cloud storage system comprising participant mobile devices, at least one cloud leader mobile device, and at least one dispatcher mobile device, and wherein distributing the recording data to the one or more mobile devices comprises transmitting, by the mobile communication device, a segment of the recording data to the at least one dispatcher mobile device which dispatches the segment to the at least one cloud leader mobile device, and wherein the at least one cloud leader mobile device dispatches the segment of recording data to a participant mobile device of the dynamically generated ad hoc cloud storage system.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that an available storage capacity of a memory of the mobile communication device is equal to or below a predetermined threshold available storage capacity; and

initiating the transmitting, receiving, dynamically generating, and distributing operations in response to the determination.

11. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a mobile communication device, causes the mobile communication device to:

transmit a request to dynamically generate an ad hoc cloud storage system, to mobile devices within a local vicinity of the mobile communication device;

receive one or more responses from one or more of the mobile devices within the local vicinity of the mobile communication device, wherein the one or more responses indicate that a corresponding mobile device is available to participate in the dynamically generated ad hoc cloud storage system;

dynamically generate the ad hoc cloud storage system comprising memory resources of one or more mobile devices corresponding to the one or more responses and memory resources of the mobile communication device;

capture recording data corresponding to a real-time event; and

distribute at least one first segment of the recording data to the one or more mobile devices for storage in memory resources of the one or more mobile devices, wherein at least one second segment of the recording data is maintained in the memory resources of the mobile communication device, such that the first portion and second portion comprise the recording data stored in a distributed manner within the ad hoc cloud storage system.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein each mobile device in the one or more mobile devices uploads one or more segments of the at least one first portion of the recording data stored in the mobile device to a remote server in response to determining that the mobile device has an available communication connection to the remote server.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein a user of the mobile communication device downloads, using either the mobile communication device or another computing device associated with the user of the mobile communication device, the one or more segments of the at least one first portion of the recording data uploaded to the remote server by the one or more mobile devices, and recreates the recording data from the one or more segments of the at least one first portion of the recording data by compiling the one or more segments of recording data into a single combined recording data file.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer readable program further causes the mobile communication device to transmit the request using a local transmission protocol having a limited range of transmission to the local vicinity of the mobile communication device.

15. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the one or more mobile devices are mobile devices previously registered with a dynamic ad hoc cloud storage system service provided by a dynamic ad hoc cloud storage system server and whose memory resources have been registered as shareable as part of a dynamic ad hoc cloud storage system.

16. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer readable program further causes the mobile communication device to:

determine whether a communication connection to a remote storage system is available for uploading the recording data to the remote storage system, wherein the transmitting, receiving, automatically generating, and distributing operations are performed in response to results of the determination indicating that a communication connection to the remote storage system is not available.

17. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the one or more mobile devices are registered with a dynamic ad hoc cloud storage system service provided by a dynamic ad hoc cloud storage system server, and wherein registration of a mobile device comprises specifying a portion of memory resources of the mobile device that is shareable as part of a dynamic ad hoc cloud storage system server.

18. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the dynamically generated ad hoc cloud storage system is generated using memory resources of the one or more mobile devices at least by dynamically generating a hierarchical ad hoc cloud storage system comprising participant mobile devices, at least one cloud leader mobile device, and at least one dispatcher mobile device, and wherein distributing the recording data to the one or more mobile devices comprises transmitting, by the mobile communication device, a segment of the recording data to the at least one dispatcher mobile device which dispatches the segment to the at least one cloud leader mobile device, and wherein the at least one cloud leader mobile device dispatches the segment of recording data to a participant mobile device of the dynamically generated ad hoc cloud storage system.

20. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

transmit a request to dynamically generate an ad hoc cloud storage system, to mobile devices within a local vicinity of the mobile communication device;

receive one or more responses from one or more of the mobile devices within the local vicinity of the mobile communication device, wherein the one or more responses indicate that a corresponding mobile device is available to participate in the dynamically generated ad hoc cloud storage system;

dynamically generate the ad hoc cloud storage system comprising memory resources of one or more mobile devices corresponding to the one or more responses and memory resources of the mobile communication device;

capture recording data corresponding to a real-time event; and

distribute at least one first segment of the recording data to the one or more mobile devices for storage in memory resources of the one or more mobile devices, wherein at least one second segment of the recording data is maintained in the memory resources of the mobile communication device, such that the first portion and second portion comprise the recording data stored in a distributed manner within the ad hoc cloud storage system.