Universal peripheral extender for communicatively connecting peripheral I/O devices and smart host devices

A universal peripheral extender system, comprising:

• a universal peripheral extender, including:
• a computing device;
• an I/O device translation & management module;
• a plurality of I/O interfaces;
• an energy storing unit;
• a power management/charging unit;
• and
• a plurality of interface connections,
• wherein the I/O device translation & management module comprises:
• a device-side utility of the I/O device translation & management module;
• a host-side I/O device translation & management utility of the I/O device translation & management module;
• and
• a host/device translation & management scheduler utility;
• at least one interface channel;
• at least one smart host;
• at least one peripheral I/O device;
• at least one power source;
• and
• at least one corresponding application utility associated with a least one target device, respectively;
• wherein the universal peripheral extender is communicatively coupled, via the at least one interface channel to:
• the at least one smart host, the target I/O device, and the at least one peripheral I/O device, respectively;
• wherein the at least one peripheral I/O device includes an interface connection communicatively coupled to the at least one interface channel;
• wherein the corresponding application utility associated with the target I/O device is installed in the at least one smart host to perform a function of the target device;
• wherein the I/O device translation & management module including the a host-side I/O device translation & management utility, that in response to execution, causes the computing device to perform further operations comprising:
• listening to the interface;
• conducting a check is to determine if the universal peripheral extender is discovered by the at least one smart host;
• in response to the universal peripheral extender not being discovered by the at least one smart host, returning the operation to waiting in a loop to the listening to the interface;
• in response to the universal peripheral extender being discovered by the at least one smart host, configuring host/device attributes in host/device translation & management tables;
• waiting for the smart host request;
• in response to receiving the smart host request, starting a host session;
• processing the smart host request;
• launching a host/device translation & management scheduler;
• conducting a check to determine if the host session ends;
• in response to the host session not ending, returning the operation to the waiting for the smart host request;
• in response to the host session ending, returning to the listening to the interface;
• and
• restarting the operations.

A universal peripheral extender system, comprising:

• a universal peripheral extender, including:
• a computing device;
• an I/O device translation & management module;
• a plurality of I/O interfaces;
• an energy storing unit;
• a power management/charging unit;
• and
• a plurality of interface connections,
• wherein the I/O device translation & management module comprises:
• a device-side utility of the I/O device translation & management module;
• a host-side I/O device translation & management utility of the I/O device translation & management module;
• and
• a host/device translation & management scheduler utility;
• at least one interface channel;
• at one smart host;
• at least one peripheral I/O device;
• at least one power source;
• and
• at least one corresponding application utility associated with at least one target I/O device, respectively;
• wherein the universal peripheral extender is communicatively coupled, via the at least one interface channel to:
• the at least one smart host, the target I/O device, and the at least one peripheral I/O device, respectively;
• wherein the at least one peripheral I/O device includes an interface connection communicatively coupled to the at least one interface channel;
• wherein the corresponding application utility associated with the target I/O device is installed in the at least one smart host to perform a function of the target I/O device;
• wherein the I/O device translation & management module including the host/device translation & management scheduler utility, that in response to execution, causes the computing device to perform further operations comprising:
• looking up the host/device translation & management tables;
• conducting a check to determine if the at least one smart host and the target I/O device are compatible;
• in response to the at least one smart host and the target I/O device not being compatible, ending the host session;
• in response to the at least one smart host and the target I/O device being compatible, processing and scheduling host-side request from the at least one smart host;
• translating the smart host request for the target I/O device;
• passing the request to the target I/O device on the device-side;
• waiting for the target I/O device response and translating the device response for the at least one smart host;
• passing the response back to the at least one smart host on the host-side;
• conducting a check to determine if there is a command to end the host session;
• in response to the host session not ending, returning to processing and scheduling the host-side request;
• in response to a command to end the host session, ending the host session and exiting.

A universal peripheral extender, comprising:

• an I/O device translation & management module including:
• a device-side utility;
• a host-side I/O device translation & management utility;
• and
• a host/device translation & management scheduler utility;
• wherein executing the device-side utility of the I/O device translation & management module causes a computing device of the universal peripheral extender to perform operations comprising:
• enumerating the target I/O device;
• conducting a check to determine if the target I/O device is present;
• in response to the target I/O device not being present, returning the operations to the enumerating the target I/O device;
• in response to the target I/O device being present, adding the target I/O device to an endpoint list;
• issuing a RESET command to the target I/O device;
• obtaining a Descriptor from the target I/O device;
• assigning a device address to the target I/O device;
• obtaining a Descriptor table from the target I/O device;
• conducting a check to determine if the target I/O device is serviceable;
• in response to the target I/O device not being serviceable, then encountering an error and the process returns to the enumerating the target I/O device;
• in response to the target I/O device not being serviceable, then activating configurations on the target I/O device;
• configuring target I/O device attributes in target I/O device translation & management tables;
• interacting with the targeted I/O device;
• launching a host/device translation & management scheduler;
• conducting a check to determine if the application utility is to end;
• in response to the application utility ending, the application utility exits;
• in response to the application utility continuing, conducting another check to determine if the host session ends;
• in response to the host session ending, returning the operation to enumerating the target I/O device;
• and
• in response to the host session continuing, continue interacting with the target I/O device.

A universal peripheral extender, comprising:

• an I/O device translation & management module including:
• a device-side utility;
• a host-side I/O device translation & management utility;
• and
• a host/device translation & management scheduler utility;
• wherein executing the host-side I/O device translation & management utility of the I/O device translation & management module causes the computing device of the universal peripheral extender to perform operations comprising:
• listening to an interface;
• conducting a check is to determine if the universal peripheral extender is discovered by a smart host;
• in response to the universal peripheral extender not being discovered by the smart host, returning the operation to waiting in a loop to the listening to the interface;
• in response to the universal peripheral extender being discovered by the smart host, configuring host/device attributes in host/device translation & management tables;
• waiting for a smart host request;
• in response to receiving the smart host request, starting a host session;
• processing the smart host request;
• launching a host/device translation & management scheduler;
• conducting a check to determine if the host session ends;
• in response to the host session not ending, returning the operation to the waiting for the smart host request;
• in response to the host session ending, returning to the listening to the interface;
• and
• restarting the operations.

A universal peripheral extender, comprising:

• an I/O device translation & management module including:
• a device-side utility;
• a host-side I/O device translation & management utility;
• and
• a host/device translation & management scheduler utility;
• wherein executing the host/device translation & management scheduler utility of the I/O device translation & management module causes the computing device of the universal peripheral extender to perform further operations comprising:
• looking up host/device translation & management tables;
• conducting a check to determine if a smart host and a target I/O device are compatible;
• in response to the smart host and the target I/O device not being compatible, ending the host session;
• in response to the smart host and the target I/O device being compatible, processing and scheduling host-side request from a smart host;
• translating a smart host request for the target I/O device;
• passing the smart host request to the target I/O device on the device-side;
• waiting for the target I/O device response and translating the device response for the smart host;
• passing the target I/O device response back to the smart host on the host-side;
• conducting a check to determine if there is a command to end the host session;
• in response to the host session not ending, returning to processing and scheduling the host-side request;
• in response to a command to end the host session, ending the host session and exiting.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions to communicatively connect a target I/O device and a smart host by an I/O device translation & management module of a universal peripheral extender so that, in response to execution, cause a computing device of the universal peripheral extender to execute a device-side utility of the I/O device translation & management module to perform operations comprising:

• enumerating the target I/O device;
• conducting a check to determine if the target I/O device is present;
• in response to the target I/O device not being present, returning the operations to the enumerating the target I/O device;
• in response to the target I/O device being present, adding the target I/O device to an endpoint list;
• issuing a RESET command to the target I/O device;
• obtaining a Descriptor from the target I/O device;
• assigning a device address to the target I/O device;
• obtaining a Descriptor table from the target I/O device;
• conducting a check to determine if the target I/O device is serviceable;
• in response to the target I/O device not being serviceable, then encountering an error and the process returns to the enumerating the target I/O device;
• in response to the target I/O device not being serviceable, then activating configurations on the target I/O device;
• configuring target I/O device attributes in target I/O device translation & management tables;
• interacting with the targeted I/O device;
• launching a host/device translation & management scheduler;
• conducting a check to determine if the application utility is to end;
• in response to the application utility ending, the application utility exits;
• in response to the application utility continuing, conducting another check to determine if the host session ends;
• in response to the host session ending, returning the operation to enumerating the target I/O device;
• and
• in response to the host session continuing, continue interacting with the target I/O device.