Mobile distributed memory systems

• US 9,277,352 B1
• Filed: 01/14/2013
• Issued: 03/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ward, Miles Julian
• Primary Examiner(s): Osman, Ramy M
• Application Number:
  US13/741,215
• Time in Patent Office: 1,142 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/59 Providing operational support to end devices by off-loading in the network or by emulation, e.g. when they are unavailable
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

Data may be managed by a mobile data management system. The system may receive data intended for a web service system location at a first location from an external source located at a second location. In some aspects, the data may be received via an application programming interface. The system may also cause storage of the received data in at least one memory while the system is at the second location. The system may further provide the received data to the web service system while at the first location.

Claims

1. A vehicle for enabling mobile data management, the vehicle comprising:

a propulsion system configured to enable travel of the vehicle from a first location, that is geographically remote from any public network connections, to at least a second location at a time after completion of a data storage project, the second location corresponding to a web service system with an application programming interface;

at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions and is configured to store data generated by an external computing system at the first location; and

at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to collectively at least;

receive, while at the first location, the data from the external computing system via the application programming interface of the web service system;

cause the data to be stored in the at least one memory based at least in part on a first application programming interface call of the application programming interface; and

cause transmission of the data to the web service system, based at least in part on a second application programming interface call of the application programming interface, at a time after the vehicle has traveled to the second location.

2. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first application programming interface call or the second application programming interface call is a representational state transfer application programming interface call.

3. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the data storage project corresponds to a request to store the data to or retrieve the data from the web service system, the request identified by at least one of the first application programming interface call or the second application programming interface call.

4. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the data from the external computing system is communicated by at least one of the first application programming interface call or the second application programming interface call.

5. The vehicle of claim 1, further comprising a power source system configured to enable operation of the propulsion system and the at least one processor.

6. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the propulsion system includes at least an electric motor or an engine.

7. A system for enabling mobile data management, comprising:

at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions; and

at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to collectively at least;

receive, from at least one external source located at a first location, data intended for a web service system located at a second location, the data received via an application programming interface of the web service system, wherein the system is disconnected from all networks other than a network of the at least one external source while receiving the data intended for the web service system;

cause storage of the data in the at least one memory while at the first location;

establish a connection with the web service system while at the second location; and

based at least partly on an application programming interface call provided by the application programming interface, provide the data to the web service system while at the second location.

8. The system of claim 7, further comprising a vehicle configured to be coupled with the at least one memory and the at least one processor.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the vehicle is configured to travel from the first location to the second location at a time after storing the data in the at least one memory.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the application programming interface call is a representational state transfer application programming interface call.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to collectively at least cause the web service system to provide the representational state transfer application programming interfaced to the at least one external source.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instruction to collectively at least establish a direct connection to the web service system upon arriving at the second location.

13. A computer-implemented method for enabling mobile data management, comprising:

under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions,

receiving, at a mobile storage device configured to travel between a first location and a second location, data from a source computing system that is external to the mobile storage device via an application programming interface of a destination computing system, wherein the source computing system and the mobile storage device are both located at the second location during the receiving;

storing the data in the mobile storage device at least until the mobile storage device connects to a network of the destination computing system at the first location;

establishing a connection, by the mobile storage device, with the network of the destination computing system at a time after traveling from the second location to the first location; and

based at least partly on an application programming interface call provided by the application programming interface, providing, by the mobile storage device, the data to the destination computing system at a time after the mobile storage device establishes the connection.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, further comprising disconnecting from a previous connection to the network of the destination computing system at the first location prior to receiving the data.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the mobile storage device is a vehicle housing the one or more computer systems, the vehicle including at least an electric motor and a battery configured to power at least one of the electric motor or the one more computer systems.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the source computing device and the mobile storage device are both geographically remote from any public network connections while located at the second location.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the source computing system includes at least a data collection entity.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, wherein the destination computing system includes at least a web service entity.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the source computing system includes at least a service provider.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 19, wherein the destination computing system includes at least a user device configured to consume the data.

21. A computer-implemented method for enabling mobile data management, comprising:

under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions,

receiving, at a mobile computing system, data communicated by a first web service application programming interface call performed by a source computing system, the web service application programming interface call corresponding to a destination web service;

storing the data in the mobile computing system at least until a connection is available with the destination web service;

causing the mobile computing system to travel to a location of the destination web service that is different than a location of the source computing system; and

based at least partly on a second web service application programming interface call performed by the source computing system, providing, by the mobile computing system, the data to the destination web service at a time after the mobile computing system establishes a connection with the destination web service at the location of a network of the destination web service.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 21, further comprising processing the data, by the mobile computing system, at least until the connection is available with the destination web service.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 21, wherein the mobile computing system is configured to be integrated with a self-propelled vehicle.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 21, wherein the web service application programming interface call is a representational state transfer web service application programming interface call provided by the destination web service.