SHARED RESOURCE AND VIRTUAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN A NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT
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1. A method for storage sharing among two devices, the method, comprising:
- offloading storage needs of a first device to a second device among two devices coupled in a wireless network;
wherein, in offloading the storage needs, data for use at the first device is transmitted over the wireless network to be stored at the second device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for shared resource or virtual resource management in a networked environment are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, includes, creating a virtual memory pool from an aggregation of the physical memory of the devices and/or allocating portions of the virtual memory pool to a given device among the devices. Further, the portions of the virtual memory pool allocated to the given device are in part accessible over a wireless connection for data retrieval and storage by the given device.
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1. A method for storage sharing among two devices, the method, comprising:
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offloading storage needs of a first device to a second device among two devices coupled in a wireless network; wherein, in offloading the storage needs, data for use at the first device is transmitted over the wireless network to be stored at the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for device resource sharing among devices in a network, the method, comprising:
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wirelessly accessing, by one device among the devices in the network, device resources of another device in the network; using the device resources of the other device wirelessly accessed by the one device by retrieving or storing data for use by the one device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions which when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform a method for managing sharing of physical memory among devices, the method, comprising:
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creating a virtual memory pool from an aggregation of the physical memory of the devices; allocating portions of the virtual memory pool to a given device among the devices; wherein, the portions of the virtual memory pool allocated to the given device is in part accessible over a wireless connection for data retrieval and storage by the given device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A mobile device which uses the resources of other devices via a wireless network, the method, comprising:
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means for, offloading storage needs to another device in the wireless network; wherein, in offloading the storage needs, data for use by the mobile device is transmitted over the wireless network to be stored at the other device; wherein, the wireless network includes one or more of, Wifi and cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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