Virtual wireless data cable method, apparatus and system

• US 20100029261A1
• Filed: 02/04/2009
• Published: 02/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Skky, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Skky, Inc.
• Inventors: Mikkelsen, John, Freidson, Robert
• Application Number:
  US12/322,609
• Publication Number:
  US 20100029261A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/30 Transportation; Communications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/04 Protocols for data compression, e.g. ROHC
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A system, method and apparatus to establish a complete and symmetrical virtual wireless cable for data transmission in such a way that devices, attached to both ends of the system, could use it as if it is a simple regular data cable.

Claims

1. A virtual wireless cable system for data transmission for controlling a plurality of digital data signals transmitted to one or more remotely located devices operatively effective to carry out controllable function upon receipt of a command delivered by a control signal from a first device, wherein said transmission comprises delivering over the air wirelessly a digital audio and/or visual content signal from said first device to a said remotely located device in compressed and optimized format and wherein said digital audio and/or visual content signal is compressed by one or more algorithms effective for compression and over the air delivery of said content and said digital audio and/or visual content is optimized by one or more algorithms effective for optimization of said content for said over the air wireless delivery.

2. The virtual wireless cable system of claim 1 wherein said system is implemented in place of a serial cable employing RS-232 standards and/or a USB cable.

3. The virtual wireless cable system of claim 1 employing RF cellular telephony system.

4. The virtual wireless cable system of claim 1 wherein said system provides for data transmission rates of a minimum of 9600 bit/s.

5. The virtual wireless cable system of claim 1 wherein said system transmits digital data signals in the form of data packets.

6. The virtual wireless cable system of claim 1 wherein said first device is a cell phone or a land line phone.

7. The virtual wireless cable system of claim 1 wherein said remote device is operated by voice recognition.

8. The virtual wireless cable system of claim 1 wherein said remotely located device is employed for access to a secured area.

9. The virtual wireless cable system of claim 1 wherein said system transmits a biometric data signals to a remotely controlled device for access to a secured area or information.

10. The virtual wireless cable system of claim 1 wherein said remotely controlled device is an automobile diagnostics system effective to provide automobile diagnostic information on demand.

11. The virtual wireless cable system of claim 1 wherein said remotely controlled device is a health care diagnostics system effective to provide human and/or animal health diagnostic information on demand.

12. The virtual wireless cable system of claim 1 wherein said remotely controlled device is a musical sound system.

13. The virtual wireless cable system of claim 1 wherein said remotely controlled device is a movie or video or television system.

14. The virtual wireless cable system of claim 1 wherein said remotely controlled device is a vehicle ignition, a watercraft ignition, a heating and/or air conditioning system for a vehicle or watercraft.

15. The virtual wireless cable system of claim 1 wherein said remotely controlled device is selected from window and door controls, telephone systems, computers, security cameras, security systems, intercom systems, driveway sensors, mailbox sensors, automated shutter, drape and curtain controls, automated pet doors and pet feeders, surge suppressors, lighting control, floodlights, automated sprinkling systems, automated pond feeders, microwaves, refrigeration systems, garage doors.

16. The virtual wireless cable system of claim 1 wherein said files device is a bar code reader device effective to place an order at a remote location by way of a remotely controlled device.