CN101449261B - Systems and methods for multi-user access to a wireless storage device - Google Patents

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CN101449261B
CN101449261B CN2007800186367A CN200780018636A CN101449261B CN 101449261 B CN101449261 B CN 101449261B CN 2007800186367 A CN2007800186367 A CN 2007800186367A CN 200780018636 A CN200780018636 A CN 200780018636A CN 101449261 B CN101449261 B CN 101449261B
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The present invention discloses various systems and methods for allowing multi-user access to a wireless storage device. For example, some embodiments of the present invention provide methods for sharing content objects that include providing a wireless storage device that is operable to communicably couple to a master device and a sharing device. The wireless storage device includes a memory on which one or more content objects are stored. The methods further include receiving a request to share that identifies the sharing device; and authorizing the request to share. Through authorizing the request to share, the sharing device is authorized to receive the content object.

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The system and method for multi-user access wireless memory device
The cross reference of related application
It is (non-provisional submission) the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/806 of " SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE DATA STORAGEAND ACQUISITION " that the application requires by the exercise question that Al-Refaee equals to submit on July 5th, 2006,610; The exercise question that equals to submit on October 11st, 2006 by Al-Refaee is the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/829 of " SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE DATA STORAGEAND ACQUISITION ", 007; And the exercise question that is equaled by Al-Refaee to submit on Dec 11st, 2006 is the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/869 of " SYSTEMS ANDMETHODS FOR MOBILE DATA STORAGE AND ACQUISITION ", 453 right of priority.Each of above-mentioned each application transfers and identical here common physical, and all incorporates into by reference for whole purposes herein.
Exercise question by submissions such as Bahram is the PCT application No.PCT/US07/71989 of " Systems and Methods forImplementing Hands Free Operational Environments "; Exercise question by submissions such as Haddad is the PCT application No.PCT/US07/71991 of " Systems and Methodsfor Multiport Communication Distribution "; Exercise question by submissions such as Warren is the PCT application No.PCT/US07/71994 of " Systems and Methodsfor Power Management in Relation to a Wireless Storage Device "; Exercise question by submissions such as Al-Refaee is the PCT application No.PCT/US07/72000 of " Systemsand Methods for Enabling Consumption of Copy-Protected ContentAcross Multiple Devices "; With the exercise question of submitting to by Warren etc. be that the PCT of " Systems and Methods for Mobile DataStorage and Acquisition " applies for No.PCT/US07/72008.Whole above-mentioned related applications transfer common physical, and incorporate into by reference at this.
Technical field
Present invention relates in general to consumer electronics device, and relate to the system and method that is used to distribute and keep relating to the information of one or more mobile devices particularly.
Background technology
Computer architecture with the central processing unit in management local data warehouse has become standard decades in numerology.Said framework utilization is considered to be subordinated to the central knowledge base of associative processor.Processor is managed central knowledge base through ordering off the cuff from central memory stores and retrieving information.The a large amount of devices that utilize common processor and memory construction have been developed.For example; Developed and comprise for concrete device and be local central memory and be subordinated to and be used to the processor of managing in the device and some consumption device of working, for example sound-track engraving apparatus, audio player, cell phone, video player, video game apparatus, video recorder etc.This type of device increases sharply in market, and has satisfied the consumer demand that continues.
Some consumption device proofs that comprise said apparatus have the function of autonomous device.This type of device generally includes the storer of maintenance by the information of specific device use.Yet, this type of device or the ability that does not provide any and other devices to share information, perhaps pretty troublesome from the function of the storage access information of device.For example, the MP3 player comprises central memory, and MP3 is from central storage access and displaying audio file.Yet, be trouble with another device from MP3 player access music, because the physical coupling of this common requirement and personal computer (PC).In fact, above-mentioned complicacy is restricted to the use of the storer on the MP3 player sole user of MP3 player.
Therefore, for above-mentioned reasons, there are needs in the art to the more advanced system and method that is used for distribute data.
Summary of the invention
Present invention relates in general to consumer electronics device, the concrete system and method that distributes and keep information for one or more mobile devices that relates to.
Each embodiment of the present invention is provided for the method for sharable content object.Said method comprises providing can operate can be coupled in the wireless memory device of auto levelizer and sharing means communicatedly.Said wireless memory device comprises storer, on said storer, has stored one or more content objects.Said method further comprises the reception sharing request, and wherein said sharing request identifies sharing means, and to said sharing request mandate.Through to the sharing request mandate, authorize said sharing means received content object.In some instances of the foregoing description, said main device comprises graphic user interface, and said sharing request receives from said sharing means.In these instances, said method further comprises to said main device provides ensemble of communication.Said ensemble of communication is used to drive the authorization requests that the graphic user interface via main device appears, and the mandate of sharing request is comprised that the graphic user interface via main device receives response.In some instances of the foregoing description, said method further comprises the request of reception to content object, and distributes the content object of being asked to main device and sharing means simultaneously.In these instances, described request is from sharing means, main device or its both receptions.
Said main device and sharing means can be but be not limited to cell phone, audio player, video player and/or personal digital assistant.In some cases, main device and sharing means utilization can be but the wireless network that is not limited to WiFi network and/or blueteeth network can be coupled to wireless memory device communicatedly.
In some instances of the foregoing description, said sharing request receives from said main device, and the mandate of sharing request is lain in the sharing request.In the other instance of the foregoing description, said method further comprises to said sharing means provides ensemble of communication.Said ensemble of communication is used for driving available content object menu via the graphic user interface of said sharing means.In various instances, said method further comprises the request via the graphic user interface received content object of said sharing means, and distributes the content object of being asked to sharing means.In these instances, distribute the content object of being asked to comprise the content object of being asked through the mode streamer that meets the digital rights management scheme relevant with the content object of being asked to sharing means.
Other embodiments of the invention are provided for the system of sharable content object.This system comprises the wireless memory device with processor and storer.Wherein said storer comprises nonvolatile memory and volatile memory, and said memory stores at least the first and second content objects, and wherein the first content object is identified as privately ownedly, and the second content object is identified as and can shares.Said storer further comprises and can be carried out to carry out the instruction of following operations by processor: via first wave point said wireless memory device can be coupled to sharing means communicatedly, make sharing means have the access right to the second content object; And said wireless memory device can be coupled to main device communicatedly via second wave point, make winner's device have access right to first content object and second content object.
In some instances of the foregoing description, said storer further comprises and can be carried out with the instruction to main device upload information set by processor.Said ensemble of communication is used for driving available content object menu via the graphic user interface of main device, and said available content object menu comprises first content object and second content object.In the other instance of the foregoing description, said storer further comprises and can be carried out with the instruction to the set of sharing means upload information by processor.Said ensemble of communication is used for driving available content object menu via the graphic user interface of sharing means, and said available content object menu comprises the second content object.
Other embodiments of the invention are provided for the system of sharable content object.Said system comprises the wireless memory device with processor and storer.Said storer comprises content object and can be carried out to carry out the instruction of following operations by processor: via first wave point said wireless memory device can be coupled to sharing means communicatedly; Via second wave point said wireless memory device can be coupled to main device communicatedly; Receive sharing request, said sharing request identifies sharing means; And, make and authorize said sharing means received content object said sharing request mandate.In some instances of the foregoing description, said main device comprises graphic user interface, and said sharing request receives from said sharing means.In these instances, said storer can further comprise and can be carried out so that the instruction of ensemble of communication to be provided to said main device by processor.Said ensemble of communication is used to drive the authorization requests that the graphic user interface via main device appears.Mandate to sharing request comprises that the graphic user interface via main device receives response.In some cases, said sharing request receives from said main device, and the mandate of sharing request is lain in the sharing request.In the other instance of the foregoing description, said storer further comprises and can be carried out to receive the request to content object by processor; And the instruction that distributes the content object of being asked to main device and sharing means simultaneously.
This part only provides the general overview according to some embodiments of the present invention.From subsequently detailed description, appended claim and accompanying drawing, many other purposes of the present invention, characteristic, advantage and other embodiment will become more obvious.
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Through realizing further understanding to each embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawing of describing at the remainder of this instructions.In the accompanying drawings, in a plurality of accompanying drawings, use similar Reference numeral to represent similar elements.In some cases, comprise that the alphabetical son mark of lower case is associated to refer to one of a plurality of likes with Reference numeral.Do not stipulate existing sub-timestamp when reference numbers, be intended to refer to all these type of a plurality of likes.
The content that comprises one or more UMCS devices that Fig. 1 shows is according to some embodiments of the invention used network;
Fig. 2 a illustrates according to the present invention each embodiment and exemplary UMCS device mobile application apparatus coupling;
Fig. 2 b is that example goes out the process flow diagram via the method for remote graphics operating user interface UMCS device that is used for according to some embodiments of the invention;
Fig. 2 c illustrates the exemplary case of the UMCS device that only comprises a very limited user interface;
Fig. 3 a is the block diagram of exemplary UMCS device according to some embodiments of the invention;
Fig. 3 b-3c illustrates the two kinds of approach of storer that are used to cut apart the UMCS device according to some embodiments of the invention;
Fig. 4 a illustrates the one or more content objects of reception of one or more embodiment according to the present invention and as the part of the processing of received content object the content object that receives is set at can share or the process flow diagram of privately owned method;
Fig. 4 b is the process flow diagram of method that is used to serve content object request that according to the present invention each embodiment is shown;
Fig. 5 illustrates the system via one or more wave point sharable content objects of UMCS device that is used for according to some embodiments of the invention; And
Fig. 6 a-6b illustrates and utilizes the UMCS device to sharing the approach of scene mandate according to one or more embodiment of the present invention.
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Present invention relates in general to consumer electronics device, concrete relating to is used for distributing and keeping to one or more mobile devices the system and method for information.
With reference to Fig. 1, the figure of exemplary content use network 100 according to various embodiments of the present invention is shown promptly.Exemplary content uses network 100 to comprise UMCS 110 in its core.UMCS110 can be from one or more online and wireless content providers and from the various application apparatus received contents that oneself keeps of for example sound-track engraving apparatus and video recorder.In some cases, UMCS 110 can be wired to personal computer 115 off and on via cable 117.In the case, UMCS 110 can utilize the standard I/O interface configuration related with personal computer 115 via personal computer 115.
Wireless network 120 can be any wireless network well known in the prior art.Therefore, for example, wireless network 120 can be but be not limited to bluetooth well known in the prior art TMNetwork or WiFi network.As stated, speech " bluetooth " is the trade mark of Bluetooth SIG Inc..For clear, the later use to word bluetooth does not have common trade mark.Stride wireless network 120 configuration UMCS 110 although it should be noted the user interface that can use the Another Application device, also can use other approach to dispose it.Therefore, for example, UMCS 110 can be self-configuring.In the case, UMCS 110 is embodied as and has enough intelligence with automatic detection available wireless network with via the additional device of wireless network.As instantiation, UMCS 110 can be embodied as to make when when device is supplied power, automatically scanning the blue-tooth device that is positioned at UMCS 110 scopes.According to detected blue-tooth device, UMCS 110 can form the business that provides like following detailed.
UMCS 110 can be mutual with various devices and various types of device via wireless network 120.For example, in some cases, UMCS 110 can operate with directly mutual with the application apparatus of supporting UMCS via wireless network 120.This type of function of supporting the application apparatus of UMCS to comprise is that UMCS 110 is carried out authentication and accepts and to UMCS 110 transmission information from UMCS 110; And digital copyright management is provided; Not only guarantee content safety in the transmission between the application apparatus of UMCS 110 and support UMCS thus, and in the device of supporting UMCS, also keep safety.At wireless network 120 is under the situation of blueteeth network, and the application apparatus of above-mentioned support UMCS will comprise Bluetooth function.
Under multiple situation, UMCS 110 can operate with via wireless network 120 directly with do not support that the application apparatus of UMCS is mutual.Under above-mentioned situation, perhaps UMCS 110 comprises the application apparatus design output of never supporting UMCS and the function that receives input, does not support that perhaps the application apparatus of UMCS can be mutual via the special-purpose UMCS converter and the UMCS 110 that are one type of device operational design.Thus; For example; At wireless network 120 are places of blueteeth network; Can support the UMCS converter to receive information or information is provided, and utilize Bluetooth protocol to obtain said information or information is provided to it from UMCS 110 to it with the application apparatus of never supporting UMCS via any one of multiple avenues of communication.As an example, UMCS 110 can be mutual with digital audio device (for example digital audio-frequency player 151 and digital audio frequency recording device 152) via UMCS DAB converter 150.As another instance, cell phone 161 or personal digital assistant (not shown) can be directly or are mutual with UMCS 110 via UMCS audio/video converter 160.As an instance again, UMCS 110 can be mutual via UMCS digital video converter 165 and video-unit (for example STB 166, video record tape machine 167, digital VTR 168 and TV 169).As another instance, UMCS 110 can be via UMCS digital picture converter 170 with mutual such as the rest image device (not shown) of digital camera 171 or printer.As next instance, UMCS 110 can be mutual via UMCS GPS converter 175 and GPS receiver/display 176.
Under multiple situation, UMCS 110 can operate with via UMCS integrating translator 140 directly with do not support that the application apparatus of UMCS is mutual.UMCS integrating translator 140 can be operated to provide interactive with the UMCS of multiple receiving trap.Thus; For example; When wireless network 120 is bluetooth TM network; Can activate UMCS integrating translator 140 receiving information or information to be provided from the different classes of application apparatus of UMCS of not supporting, and utilize Bluetooth protocol to obtain said information or information is provided to it from UMCS 110 to it via in the multiple avenues of communication any one.As an example; UMCS integrating translator 140 can be coupled to for example digital audio-frequency player 141, digital VTR 142, TV 143, STB 144, digital camera 145, video record tape machine 146, digital audio tape 147, cell phone 148 with UMCS 110; And GPS receiver 149, or some combinations of said apparatus type.Under above-mentioned situation, be to utilize the demoder that provides in the UMCS integrating translator 140 to carry out to the decoding of the content that obtains the storage medium that comprises from UMCS 110.Thus, this content is unpacked by UMCS 110 and via wireless network 120 content that unpacks is provided to UMCS integrating translator 140.UMCS integrating translator 140 is provided to suitable receiving trap with this content decoding and with it, guarantees to keep the digital copyright management of any requirement simultaneously.In some cases, UMCS integrating translator 140 can be embodied as the protection lock related with one or more receiving traps (dongle).
The exercise question of before incorporating into by reference for whole purposes uses further describing of network for the patented claim of " Systems and Methodsfor Mobile Data Storage and Acquisition " provides to the content that comprises the UMCS device.
With reference to Fig. 2 a, a kind of mobile data of having described one or more embodiment according to the present invention obtains, storage and/or distribution system 201 (" mobile memory system ").Mobile memory system 201 comprises via wireless network 221 can be coupled to the UMCS211 that moves application apparatus 241 communicatedly.Wireless network 221 can be any wireless network that can between UMCS 211 and mobile application apparatus 241, transmit information.Thus, for example, wireless network 221 can be but be not limited to blueteeth network or be for example compatible 802.11 Wi-Fi network.According to disclosing here, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that multiple wireless network can be used for one or more embodiment of the present invention.In certain embodiments, the communication between UMCS 211 and the mobile application apparatus 241 be directly between two devices, accomplish and do not use wired hub of intermediary.
UMCS 211 comprises accumulator system 207, accumulator system 207 comprise application memory 219 and user data memory 217 both.So the place is used, and on wide significance, uses phrase " application memory " to refer to and is assigned as the storer that comprises software and firmware application.As be known in the art, this type of software and firmware application comprise the instruction that can be carried out one of operation to carry out a plurality of expectations by processor.So the place is used, any storer that the data of on wide significance, using phrase " user data memory " to be referred to as to be different from application data are distributed.Therefore, for example, user data memory can be stored the for example user data of audio file, video file, document and other types, but is not limited thereto.More fully describe with reference to Fig. 3-4 as following, accumulator system 207 can be used one of volatibility and non-volatile memory medium or its, and both realize.As use, on wide significance, use phrase " nonvolatile memory " to refer to any one when the storer of when storer removes power supply, keeping its content. hereAs use, on wide significance, use phrase " volatile memory " to refer to any one when the storer of when storer removes power supply, not keeping its content. here
UMCS 211 also comprises memory access system 215, and memory access system 215 can be circuit and/or the Programmable Logic Controller that provides arbitrarily the access of accumulator system 207.UMCS 211 also comprises the processor 203 of the work that can order UMCS 211.In an instantiation, processor 203 can carry out access to the application memory 219 that comprises the instruction that can be carried out by processor 203, with via wireless distribution interface 213 receiving subscriber data collection; Said user data set is stored in accumulator system 207; Reception provides the request of said user data set via what remote user interface was initiated to take over party's device; And to take over party's device this subscriber data set is provided via wave point.According to provided herein disclosing, those skilled in the art will recognize that can by processor 203 carry out to cause countless instructions with any operation in a plurality of operations of being undertaken by UMCS 211.
UMCS 211 further comprises wave point, and said wave point comprises wireless distribution interface 213 and antenna 223.Wireless distribution interface 213 comprises data layout is turned to and can transmit desired whole circuit via the wireless protocols of wireless network 221 approval.Thus, when wireless network 211 are bluetooths TMDuring network, wireless distribution interface 213 can be any one bluetooth that is used for Data transmission between UMCS211 and wireless network 221 TMInterface.One skilled in the art can appreciate that wireless distribution interface 213 can be any interface that can utilize another interface protocol Data transmission between UMCS 211 and wireless network 221 when wireless network 221 uses other wireless protocols.
Can comprise the application apparatus (moving application apparatus 241 is instances of this type of application apparatus) that can be coupled to any amount of UMCS 211 via wave point 221 communicatedly although it should be noted mobile memory system 201.In some cases, one or more above-mentioned application apparatus can be to move application apparatus, and other are wired application apparatus.As use, on wide significance, use the phrase " to move application apparatus " and refer to any electronic installation that can realize one or more functions and need not to be wired to any other device or power supply. hereThus, for example, mobile application apparatus can be but be not limited to cell phone, wireless headset, personal digital assistant, laptop computer, MP3 player and mobile DVD player.According to provided herein disclosing, those skilled in the art will approve that multiple mobile application apparatus can be used for one or more embodiment of the present invention.In addition, disclose according to what provide here, those skilled in the art will approve that moving application apparatus 241 can be main device or sharing means, and these devices will be in further definition subsequently.
Move application apparatus 241 and comprise wave point, said wave point comprises radio network interface 243 and antenna 225.Radio network interface 243 can be well known in the prior art can be between another device that moves on application apparatus 241 and the wireless network 221 any wave point of Data transmission.Mobile application apparatus also comprises the processor 245 of the operation of controlling said device.Move application apparatus 241 and comprise accumulator system, said accumulator system comprises buffer memory 247, RAS 249 and nonvolatile RAM 251.In addition, move application apparatus 241 and comprise that a plurality of I/O are professional, said I/O business comprises graphic user interface controller 261, Audio Controller 263 and user I/O controller 265.The graphic user interface 286 that graphic user interface controller 261 support can integrate with mobile application apparatus 241.Audio Controller 263 is supported such as the voice input device of microphone 287 with such as the audio output device of loudspeaker 288.User I/O controller support keyboard 289 and support in some cases as in the prior art a known mouse or an interface arrangement.
With reference to Fig. 2 b, the process flow diagram 801 of method that is used to operate the UMCS device according to some embodiments of the invention is shown.Reference flow sheet 801, UMCS 211 identifications are positioned at one or more known applications devices (piece 806) of wireless range, and bind it to the device that identifies, so that can communicate (piece 811) between the device.In this example, the device that identifies comprises graphic user interface.As an instance, can be to UMCS 211 programmings to utilize bluetooth TMNetwork automatically is connected to particular cell phone or mobile media player.In the case, when UMCS 211 identifies cell phone or mobile media player, between UMCS211 and concrete device, set up communication link.
Afterwards, UMCS 211 receives connection request (piece 816) from another unknown or undelegated application apparatus.This type of request can be from another device that can communicate via the wireless network that UMCS 211 is just communicating on it.Thus, for example, vehicle audio can be in scope and can expect and UMCS 211 between communication link.According to provided herein disclosing, those skilled in the art will recognize that multiple application apparatus can ask to be connected with UMCS 211.The known applications device that comprises graphic user interface (piece 821) that the order of the connection request that representative receives is bound before uploading to from UMCS 211.This order causes via the request (piece 831) to user's display graphics of the graphic user interface of known applications device.The graphic user interface that the user then utilizes the known applications device is to this request respond (piece 836).Shown in the dotted line around zone 826, the operation of piece 831 and piece 836 is on known application apparatus, to carry out.Response to this order then is passed to UMCS 211 (piece 841).
When the user refuses to ask (piece 846), send the corresponding refusal to connection request (piece 851).Replacedly, (piece 846) set up communication link between request unit and UMCS211 when the user ratifies this request.Subsequently, request unit can be to UMCS 211 request menu of possible actions (piece 861).Thus, for example, when request unit is the MP3 audio player, the tabulation of whole music that it can ask to keep in the accumulator system of UMCS 211.As another instance, when request unit is video player, the tabulation of all videos fragment that it can ask to keep in the accumulator system of UMCS 211.According to this request, UMCS 211 definite those operations will become can be used request unit, and conduct provides the interior perhaps menu (piece 866) of operation that can use request unit to the order of the graphic user interface of known applications device.
Utilize the menu (piece 876) of the graphical user interface displays available action of known applications device, and the user is via its selection (piece 881) from tabulation of graphic user interface input.Shown in the dotted line around the zone 871, the operation of piece 876 and piece 881 is on known application apparatus, to carry out.Response from the user then is delivered to UMCS 211 (piece 886).UMCS211 then carries out the user and selects (piece 891).Thus, for example, when the user selects particular music file, selected music file is visited from the accumulator system of UMCS 211, and is delivered to request unit via wireless network.According to above-mentioned open, those skilled in the art will recognize that to be tied to UMCS's 211 and afterwards via a large amount of devices of the graphic user interface of another device that is tied to UMCS 211 control.In addition, those skilled in the art will recognize that a large amount of orders and/or the selection that can receive and utilize the graphic user interface processing of the Another Application device that connects from multiple source by UMCS 211.
According to above-mentioned discussion, skilled person will appreciate that UMCS 211 can be designed as and do not have graphic user interface, and can comprise and allow it to be tied to other devices that comprise graphic user interface and the function of utilizing said graphic user interface.In some cases, can seal UMCS 211 by this way, promptly when radio operation UMCS 211 on UMCS 211 only very limited user interface directly available.This limited user interface can comprise three or switch still less (for example selector button, rocker switch, slide switch etc.).As an example, one of button can be that start button and another can be operated with limited when for example power consumption or close wave point when existing the consideration disturbed.With reference to Fig. 2 c, show the exemplary housing 895 of the UMCS 211 that only comprises limited user interface.As shown in the figure, housing 895 comprises the duricrust 898 of (shown in the figure is button, but can be any other switchtype) 893 that have power switch and wireless switching (shown in the figure is button, but can be any other switchtype) 897.And, comprise one or more electric interfaces 899 with the wired connection of permission, or hold for example storage card via for example USB interface.According to provided herein disclosing, those skilled in the art will be understood that and lack the durability that graphic presentation has reduced cost and increased housing 895.
With reference to Fig. 3 a, show the UMCS 300 of one or more embodiment according to the present invention.UMCS 300 comprises can be by the hard disk drive 305 of processor 310 via hard disk drive interface 315 accesses.Hard disk drive interface can be permission well known in the prior art to hard disk drive 305 Data transmission with from any interface of Data transmission wherein.In addition, hard disk drive 305 can be any hard disk drive well known in the prior art.It should be noted that in various embodiment of the present invention hard disk drive can be used other forms of nonvolatile memory to substitute or expand, and includes but not limited to solid-state memory, the RAS of for example flash memory, or some constant power supplies.Indeed hard disk drive 305 can be used any nonvolatile memory of the prior art to substitute or expand.When substituting or expand hard disk drive 305, can correspondingly substitute or revise hdd controller 315 with permission to or from selected non-volatile memory medium Data transmission.
Under a concrete condition, hard disk drive interface 315 is that standard A TA interface and hard disk drive 305 are ATA hard disk drives.In addition, UMCS 300 comprises a plurality of transmission paths 330, and each is coupled to processor 310 via system bus 350.As shown in the figure, UMCS 300 comprises three different transmission paths, and each comprises that electrical couplings arrives each antenna 341,342 and 343 and the emittor/receiver 332,334,336 of local cache memories 331,333,335.It should be noted that UMCS 300 can comprise more or less transmission path according to the use intention of UMCS 300 and/or the design of UMCS 300.Some embodiments of the present invention are utilized bluetooth transmission paths.This class.path is for the expectation operation useful low power paths of mobile device of several hours.In addition, this class.path is provided for the bandwidth of the abundance of audio.For example, in a specific embodiment of the present invention, the combination of transmission path provides 1.5Mbit/s.This other bandwidth of level allows the MPEG4/Divx content of complete 720 * 380 resolution.This type of transmission path permission is to the operation of the various hard disk drives of one inch to 1.8 inches driver.Although it should be noted to show three independent antennas 341,342 and 343, some embodiment single antenna that can use capable of using by the transmission path of whole realizations.
In other cases, the bandwidth of transmission path support is each path 1.5Mbit/s.In other cases, can use the more transmission path of high bandwidth.Under some concrete conditions, the bandwidth of one or more transmission paths 330 is less than 1Mbit/s, and this is enough usefulness for various consumer audio and telephone device.Specific embodiment of the present invention provides the overall bandwidth of 3Mbit/s, and this is enough for having serial data stream and two to three audio streams simultaneously.In addition, some embodiments of the present invention are incorporated USB 2.0 ports into to be used for high speed upload and download function.In some cases, USB port is embodied as radio port, and USB port is a cable port in other cases.According to provided herein disclosing, those skilled in the art will recognize that the various wireless transmission protocols that can support by one or more transmission paths 300, and the circuit of realizing in order to support this type of transmission path.
UMCS 300 also comprises accumulator system, and said accumulator system comprises via the flash memory 358 and system storage 354 of system bus 310 electrical couplings to processor 310.It should be noted according to provided herein disclosing, those skilled in the art will recognize that desired character and the operation according to end device requires spendable a plurality of accumulator system design.Processor 310 also electrically is coupled to and is integrated in some cases in the processor 310 is the I/O controller 360 of isolated system in some cases also.I/O controller 360 provides interactive function via one or more in usb bus, 1394 (being live wire) bus, UART, keyboard, mouse and/or the display to UMCS 300.Via using USB PHY 361 and USB connector 371 comprising alternately of usb bus.Via 1394 comprise alternately and use 1394PHY 362 and 1394PHY 372.Via using UART emittor/receiver 363 comprising alternately of UART.Comprise suitable connector 374,375,376 and inner drive 364,365,366 alternately via keyboard, mouse and/or display.UMCS 300 also comprises the power interface 380 that can adjust from the power of rechargable power supplies 382.In addition, UMCS 300 can comprise the audio codec interface 390 that can utilize processor 310 that audio frequency input and output function is provided to UMCS 300.
In operation, content object can receive and under the indication of processor 310, be delivered to hard disk drive 305 via one of antenna 341,342,343.In some cases, a plurality of antenna capable of using 341,342,343 receives or launches a plurality of content objects.Thus, only as an instantiation, UMCS 300 can be from content providers receiver, video content object and to the identical video content object of television transmission of the support UMCS of this content object of can decoding.In the case, carry out the reception and the buffering of content object, and the content that receives is provided to hard disk drive 305 under the indication of processor 310 by one of transmission path 300.Simultaneously, content object is retrieved from hard disk drive 305 by processor 310, and utilizes the digital rights management protocol of being pointed out by particular content to unpack.In addition, processor 310 is via another transmission path 330 authentication TVs and the content that unpacks to television transmission.Disclose according to what provide here, those skilled in the art will recognize that according to the possible transmission that utilizes the UMCS device of one or more embodiment of the present invention and the various combinations of reception.For example, three content objects can be received and store simultaneously, or three content objects can be distributed simultaneously.
Can carefully design between flash memory 358, hard disk drive 305 and the processor 310 alternately to guarantee power saving.In before for the patented claim that themes as " Systemsand Methods for Power Management in Relation to a WirelessStorage Device " that all purposes are incorporated into by reference, this type of power management has been discussed more fully.
With reference to Fig. 3 b and 3c, show to diagram two kinds of approach of the storer of cutting apart UMCS 300.Particularly, Fig. 3 b illustrates 392, three memory blocks of nonvolatile memory that are divided into three memory blocks and is: privately owned storer 394, sharable storer 396 and common storage 398.But the content object that privately owned storer 394 keeps is only for main device access.So the place is used, the device that term " main device " is used to represent to be coupled to communicatedly UMCS 300 and is associated with the user of the content of control UMCS300.On the contrary, the content object that keeps in the shareable memory can be to be intended to perhaps through coming autonomous invitation of installing perhaps in the mandate from main device reception, by those content objects of non-main device accessing.The content object that need not authorize but common storage 398 comprises any device free access.It should be noted that each memory partition can be the continuum of nonvolatile memory 392.This mode allows to confirm shared state according to storage address.Thus, for example, when to request unit supplying content menu, the content object that conforms to the authorization level of the device that receives menu in the memory block only will be shown.Particularly, when the device that receives menu uncommitted, only the content object in the common storage 398 is shown to this device.The device that is authorized to will be seen shared storage 396 and common storage 398 content object among both.Main device will receive the tabulation of all available content objects from nonvolatile memory 392.It should be noted that each memory area does not need continuously in nonvolatile memory 392.On the contrary, in some embodiments of the invention, but in nonvolatile memory each content object of separate marking to indicate the shared state of particular content object.Can carry out similar menu distribution in this case.
Fig. 3 c illustrates sharable another approach of content object that makes.Particularly, the full content object remains in the nonvolatile memory 391, and thinks it all is privately owned.When the request of the sharable content object that receives approval, this particular content object is passed to shareable memory subregion 395.From then on, the content object that keeps in the shareable memory 395 can be by the sharing means access of authorizing.The content transmitted object is retained in the volatile memory 393 and is recycled to UMCS 300 until power supply, or until having to shift out volatile memory 393 owing to the one or more content objects of space constraint.In some cases, the least frequent algorithm that uses capable of using is to produce volatile memory 393 with the content object wheel.Disclose according to what provide here, those skilled in the art will recognize that according to one or more embodiment of the present invention be used to cut apart volatile memory 393 and with content object circulate into and the various approach of the volatile memory 393 that circulates out.
With reference to Fig. 4 a, process flow diagram 400 illustrates according to the present invention one or more embodiment, and the part as the process of received content object receives one or more content objects and makes the content object that receives become sharable or privately owned method.According to process flow diagram 400, from the source received content object (piece 410) of content object.This for example can comprise downloads audio content object from the retail website that music CD is provided.As another instance, this can comprise from the retail website foradownloaded video content object of video content is provided.According to provided herein disclosing, those skilled in the art will recognize that according to one or more embodiment of the present invention receivable plurality of kinds of contents source and content object types.The request or the purchase of content object followed in the reception of content object usually.In the request of combination to content object, the user can indicate content object will remain public, can share or privately owned.In some cases, it is public that the provider of content object can not allow particular content object to be marked as, and can not allow content object to be labeled as and can to share in some cases.Thus, the digital copyright management of enforcement can cover about the user's indication to the restrict access of particular content object.
In the event in office, the access status of inquiring user object is to confirm whether content object will be stored in common storage area (piece 415) when the received content object.When content object is illustrated as (piece 415) when public, be stored to common storage area (piece 425).Replacedly, when content object is illustrated as (piece 420) can share the time, but be to store shared memory (piece 435) into it.When content object not only be not illustrated as public but also is not illustrated as (piece 415,420) can share the time, store content object into privately owned memory block (piece 430).
With reference to Fig. 4 b, process flow diagram 401 illustrates the method that is used to serve content object request of each embodiment according to the present invention.According to process flow diagram 403, receive request (piece 403) to content object.Whether the content object of confirming request remains public (piece 406).Can be according to the resident memory block of content object of request, or confirm according to making this with one or more status indicators of the content object associated storage of being asked.When the content object of confirming to be asked is marked as (piece 406) when public, according to the request access and distribute this content object (piece 412,418).
Replacedly, when the content object of request is not to be labeled as (piece 406) when public, confirms whether content object is labeled as and to share (piece 409).When content object is marked as (piece 409) can share the time, confirm whether the device with sharable content object is the authorized take over party (piece 433) of this content object.This can comprise definite take over party's device that proposes in advance by main device identification for being authorized to device.Replacedly, this can comprise the request access, and the main device that request simultaneously can be coupled communicatedly is to access authorization.According to provided herein disclosing, those skilled in the art will recognize that a plurality of approach that can be used for authorization requests device accessing content object.When take over party's device is authorized to, according to this request access and allocation contents object (piece 436,439).Replacedly, when device that will sharable content object is not the authorized take over party of content object (piece 433), the message of returning this request of refusal is to requesting party's (piece 442).
When the content object of request is not to be labeled as public (piece 406) and is not to be labeled as (piece 409) can share the time, confirm whether the device with sharable content object is the authorized take over party (piece 421) of this content object.When take over party's device is authorized to, according to this request access and allocation contents object (piece 436,439).Replacedly, when device that will sharable content object is not the authorized take over party of content object (piece 433), the message of returning this request of refusal is to requesting party's (piece 442).
With reference to Fig. 5, show the system 500 that is used for via one or more wave point sharable content objects of UMCS device 510.UMCS device 510 can be any wireless or flash memory device such as, for example describe referring to figs. 1 through Fig. 3.UMCS device 510 can be coupled at least one main device 540 and one or more sharing means 520,530 communicatedly.Main device 540 can be but be not limited to be registered in UMCS 510 or be known cell phone, personal digital assistant, laptop computer etc. for UMCS 510.Sharing means can be but be not limited to is not known for UMCS device 510 usually but cell phone, digital audio-frequency player, video frequency player, personal digital assistant, laptop computer etc. of authorizing UMCS 510 when needing again.In some cases, sharing means 520,530 and main device 540 both comprise graphic user interface.
In operation, but 540 accesses of main device remain on any content object on the UMCS 510, no matter content object be labeled as public, can share or privately owned.In addition, main device 540 can make additional content objects load on the UMCS 510 or make content object from UMCS 510 deletions.In case be authorized to, sharing means 520,530 can be accessed in the content object that identifies in its access range.Thus, for example, when authorizing the whole sharable content object of sharing means access, sharing means can ask to point out to be identified as sharable whole available content objects.In addition, sharing means can be asked and reception is identified as sharable any content object.It should be noted and to comprise a plurality of sharing means and a plurality of main device in the system 500.
In some embodiments of the invention, the system such as system 500 can be used for realizing DigitalCampfire TMThis Digital Campfire TMAllow a plurality of acceding parties to see simultaneously or tin certain content.Utilize music content object as an example, but each acceding party's access UMCS 510 ask the identical music content object or the playlist of content object.The content object of being asked then uploads in the device that each acceding party holds (for example main device 540, and sharing means 520,530).Then for playing the music of being asked via appending to each acceding party that each is shared or earphone of main device is listened to.Can use similar procedure to share access to video content object.According to provided herein disclosing, those skilled in the art will recognize that the various shared scene of supporting such as the system of system 500 capable of using.
To 6b, diagram ground shows the approach that is used to authorize the shared scene of discussing with reference to Fig. 5 according to one or more embodiment of the present invention with process flow diagram 600,620 with reference to Fig. 6 a.Particularly, process flow diagram 600 illustrates and is used to authorize shared method, wherein authorizes the request of sharing to receive from main device.According to process flow diagram 600, receive shared invite (piece 602) from main device at UMCS.Shared invitation can identify and be designated as sharable a plurality of content object, and maybe can indicate to become sharable one type of content object.The content object that identifies is marked as can share (piece 604).Thus, for example, when content object remains when privately owned generally, invitation can make one or more content objects be marked as can to share.In other cases, sharable one or more content objects are moved to from nonvolatile storage be indicated as sharable volatile storage district.According to provided herein disclosing, those skilled in the art will recognize that the number of ways of access parameter that is used to indicate content object that can be used for one or more embodiment of the present invention.
In addition, shared invitation can be indicated one or more sharing means (piece 608).Sharing means is the indication in the device tabulation of being authorized to that is being kept by UMCS.Through the one or more sharing means of such sign,, can serve this request and do not require from the additional authorization that can be coupled to the main device of UMCS communicatedly when receiving from specific sharing means when being designated the request of sharable content object.In case received the action completion (piece 602,604,608) of inviting and sharing requirement, the UMCS device is waited for the request from one or more sharing means that identify.
With reference to figure b, process flow diagram 620 illustrates and is used for sharing the method for mandate, wherein authorizes the request of sharing to receive from non-main device.According to process flow diagram 620, receive request (piece 623) from the content shared of non-main device by UMCS.This request can comprise people's the sign of sign and/or the device that request is made in control of the device of the request of making.Confirm then whether request unit is authorized to (piece 626).This can comprise that visit is authorized to the tabulation of device and the device in comparison of request device and the tabulation.When request unit is not authorized in advance (piece 626), upload authorization requests to the main device that can be coupled communicatedly (piece 629) from UMCS.This can comprise provides content to drive the graphic user interface of main device.This approach with the remote graphics user interface is discussed in reference to Fig. 2 above.Then wait for the response of autonomous device.When receiving negative response (piece 632), send the message (piece 641) of refusal sharing request to request unit.
Replacedly, when when main device receives positive response (piece 632), the menu of sharable content object (content object that promptly can use for request unit) is uploaded to request unit (piece 635).This menu information graphic user interface that is similar to above with reference to the described process driving request of Fig. 2 device capable of using.The UMCS device is then waited for the request of the particular content object that can use request unit.When the request that receives content object (piece 638), access also distributes the content object (piece 644,647) of being asked to request unit.
As conclusion, the present invention is provided for realizing novel system, device, method and the configuration of multi-user's content object shared environment.Although it should be noted at this a plurality of different data sharing approach have been discussed, those skilled in the art will understand each embodiment according to the present invention after open and can realize other approach reading this.Particularly, although above provided detailed description to one or more embodiment of the present invention, various replacements, modification and equivalent will be significantly to those skilled in the art, and not depart from spirit of the present invention.Therefore, foregoing description should not regarded restriction scope of the present invention as, and scope of the present invention is defined by the following claims.

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1. the method for a sharable content object, said method comprises:
Wireless memory device is provided, and wherein said wireless memory device comprises content object, and wherein said wireless memory device can be operated can be coupled to main device and sharing means communicatedly, and wherein said main device has the access right to content object;
Receive sharing request, wherein said sharing request identifies sharing means; And
To the sharing request mandate, wherein authorize said sharing means with the received content object,
Wherein said main device comprises graphic user interface, and wherein said sharing request receives from said sharing means, and wherein said method further comprises:
To said main device ensemble of communication is provided, wherein said ensemble of communication is used to drive the authorization requests that the graphic user interface via main device appears; And
Wherein mandate comprises that the graphic user interface via main device receives response to sharing request.
2. method according to claim 1, wherein said main device is from the group that comprises cell phone, audio player, video player and personal digital assistant, to select.
3. method according to claim 1, wherein said sharing means are from the group that comprises cell phone, audio player, video player and personal digital assistant, to select.
4. method according to claim 1 wherein utilizes the wireless network of from the group that comprises WiFi network and blueteeth network, selecting that said main device can be coupled to said wireless memory device communicatedly.
5. method according to claim 1, wherein said sharing request receives from said main device, and wherein mandate lies in the sharing request to sharing request.
6. method according to claim 1, wherein said method further comprises: to said sharing means ensemble of communication is provided, wherein said ensemble of communication is used for driving available content object menu via the graphic user interface of said sharing means.
7. method according to claim 6, wherein said method further comprises: the graphic user interface via said sharing means receives the request to content object.
8. method according to claim 7, wherein said method further comprises: distribute the content object of being asked to sharing means.
9. method according to claim 8 wherein distributes the content object of being asked to comprise the content object of being asked through the mode streamer that meets the digital rights management scheme relevant with the content object of being asked to sharing means.
10. method according to claim 1, wherein said method further comprises:
Reception is to the request of content object; And
Distribute the content object of being asked to main device and sharing means simultaneously.
11. being the devices of from the group that comprises sharing means, main device and sharing means and main device, selecting, method according to claim 10, wherein said request to content object receive.
12. a system that is used for sharable content object, said system comprises:
Wireless memory device; Wherein said wireless memory device comprises processor and storer; Wherein said storer comprises nonvolatile memory and volatile memory; Wherein said storer comprises first content object and second content object, and wherein said first content object is identified as privately owned, and wherein said second content object is identified as and can shares;
Sharing means; Wherein said wireless memory device can be coupled to sharing means communicatedly via first wave point; Wherein said sharing means has the access right to said second content object, and wherein from the group that comprises cell phone, audio player, video player and personal digital assistant, selects said sharing means; And
Main device; Wherein said wireless memory device can be coupled to main device communicatedly via second wave point; Wherein said main device has the access right to said first content object and said second content object; And wherein from the group that comprises cell phone, audio player, video player and personal digital assistant, select said main device
Wherein, Said storer is to said main device upload information set; Wherein said ensemble of communication is used for driving available content object menu via the graphic user interface of said main device, and wherein said available content object menu comprises said first content object and said second content object.
13. system according to claim 12, wherein,
Said storer is gathered to said sharing means upload information, and wherein said ensemble of communication is used for driving available content object menu via the graphic user interface of said sharing means, and wherein said available content object menu comprises said second content object.
14. system according to claim 12, wherein said first wave point is from the group that comprises WiFi interface and blue tooth interface, to select.
15. a system that is used for sharable content object, said system comprises:
Wireless memory device, wherein said wireless memory device comprises processor and storer;
Sharing means, wherein said wireless memory device can be coupled to sharing means communicatedly via first wave point, wherein from the group that comprises cell phone, audio player, video player and personal digital assistant, selects said sharing means; And
Main device, wherein said wireless memory device can be coupled to main device communicatedly via second wave point, wherein from the group that comprises cell phone, audio player, video player and personal digital assistant, selects said main device,
Wherein said storer receives sharing request, and wherein said sharing request identifies said sharing means; And
Said storer is to the sharing request mandate, and wherein said sharing means is authorized to receive said content object;
Wherein said main device comprises graphic user interface, and wherein said sharing request receives from said sharing means, wherein,
Said storer provides ensemble of communication to said main device, and wherein said ensemble of communication is used to drive the authorization requests that the graphic user interface via main device appears; And
Mandate comprises that the graphic user interface via main device receives response to wherein said storer to sharing request.
16. system according to claim 15, wherein said sharing request receives from said main device, and wherein the mandate of sharing request is lain in the said sharing request.
17. system according to claim 15, wherein:
Said storer receives the request to content object; And
Said storer distributes the content object of being asked to said main device and said sharing means simultaneously.
18. system according to claim 17, wherein said request to content object is that the device of from the group that comprises sharing means, main device and sharing means and main device composition, selecting receives.
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