US 2010/0161725 A1Published application

Global peripheral device sharing system and method

OwnerEfraim Gershominventor

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Abstract

A global peripheral device (GPD) sharing system enables users to remotely utilize various peripheral devices via a connection, such as the worldwide web (Internet). Client software is loaded on the computers associated with the users and the owners of the peripheral devices. A centralized GPD server is connected to a storage and queue appliance for maintaining a function queue, such as “print files”. A GPD sharing method is also provided for providing users with temporary or permanent functional access to remote peripheral devices, which can be accessed through PCs or dedicated devices connected to the GPDs owned by the device owners. The GPD system operates cross-platform permitting users and owners of peripheral devices to communicate although they may not be using the same computing platform, or only one party has a license for software or a peripheral device.

Claims11

Dependent claims

A global peripheral device (GPD) system for globally sharing peripheral devices via the Internet, which system comprises:

a GPD server connected to the Internet;
a GPD user having a mobile computing device connected to said GPD server, said mobile computing device having a first operating system;
a GPD temporary database including data and command files associated with said GPD user and accessible by said GPD server;
a GPD main database connected to said GPD server, said GPD main database including GPD user files associated with said GPD user and accessible by said GPD server, said GPD user files including profiles of GPD users, global peripheral device IDs, and filters;
a GPD owner connected to the Internet;
said GPD owner having a second operating system;
a peripheral device connected to said GPD owner, said peripheral device having a global peripheral device ID, said global peripheral device ID stored at said GPD server and said GPD owner;
a peer-to-peer client software for connecting said GPD user to said remote peripheral device;
said client software including GPD user software and GPD owner software;
said GPD user software including a signup function and adapted for sending said GPD user data, command, and said global peripheral device ID to said GPD owner;
said GPD owner software including a setup/assign global peripheral device ID function and an add/remove GPD user function;
a GPD user submitter function adapted for receiving said GPD user data, command, and global peripheral device IDs communicated to said GPD owner;
a GPD owner listener function adapted for receiving said GPD user data and command files from said GPD temporary database;
a peer-to-peer peripheral device diversion function whereby a GPD user command directed to a remote peripheral device is diverted from an off remote peripheral device not connected to said GPD sever to said GPD server for execution when said off remote peripheral device becomes connected to said GPD server;
a busy peripheral device diversion function whereby a GPD user command is diverted from a busy peripheral device to an available peripheral device;
and
a peripheral device receiving said GPD user's data, command, and global peripheral device ID.

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A global peripheral device (GPD) method of performing user commands on remote peripheral devices via the Internet, which comprises the steps of:

providing a GPD server;
connecting the GPD server to the Internet;
providing a GPD user having a mobile computing device connected to said GPD server;
providing said mobile computing device with a first operating system;
providing a GPD temporary database including data and command files associated with said GPD user;
correcting said GPD temporary database to said GPD server;
providing a GPD main database including GPD user files associated with said GPD user, said GPD user files including profiles of GPD users, global peripheral device IDs, and filters;
connecting said GPD main database to said GPD server;
providing a GPD owner with a second operating system;
connecting said GPD owner to the Internet;
providing a peripheral device having a global peripheral device ID;
connecting said peripheral device to said GPD owner;
storing said global peripheral device ID at said GPD server and said GPD owner;
providing a peer-to-peer client software including GPD user software and GPD owner software, said GPD user software including a signup function and adapted for sending said GPD user data, command, and said global peripheral device ID to said GPD owner, said GPD owner software including a setup/assign global peripheral device ID function and an add/remove GPD user function;
connecting said GPD user to said peripheral device with said peer-to-peer client software;
providing GPD user software to a GPD user;
providing GPD owner software to a GPD owner;
communicating a GPD user data, command, and global peripheral device ID to said GPD server via the Internet;
communicating the GPD user data, command, and global peripheral device ID to said GPD owner via the Internet;
receiving GPD user data and command at a peripheral device;
executing the GPD user command with the peripheral device;
providing a GPD user submitter function adapted for receiving data, commands, and global peripheral device IDs communicated from said GPD user to said GPD owner;
providing a GPD owner listener function adapted for receiving said GPD user data and command files from said GPD temporary database;
providing a peer-to-peer peripheral device diversion function whereby a GPD user command directed to a remote peripheral device is diverted from an off remote peripheral device not connected to said GPD server to said GPD server for execution when said off remote peripheral device becomes connected to said GPD server;
and
providing a busy peripheral device diversion function whereby a GPD user command is diverted from a busy peripheral device to an available peripheral device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 12/719,300Filed 8 Mar 2010
Priority: 7 Feb 2006
Published: 24 Jun 2010
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

G06F 3/126
Print job management: job scheduling, e.g. queuing, determine appropriate device
G06F 3/1203
Specifically adapted to achieve a particular effect: improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management
G06F 3/1288
Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server: in client-server-printer device configuration
H04L 67/025
Based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]: for remote control or remote monitoring of applications

Family

Application60/771,060Us provisional application · filed 7 Feb 2006
Application11/701,727Continuation in part · filed 2 Feb 2007
Application12/719,300Continuation in part
US 2007/0294335 A1Published application
US 7,941,504 B2Related patent
US 2010/0161725 A1This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.