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`US 9,774,703 B2
`(10) Patent No.:
`MeNulty Sep. 26, 2017
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`(45) Date of Patent:
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`(54)
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`APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR
`A TUNNELING CLIENT ACCESS POINT
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`(71)
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`Applicant: IOENGINE LLC, Norwalk, CT (US)
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`(72)
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`Inventor: Scott MeNulty, Rowayton, CT (US)
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`(73)
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`Assignee:
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`IOENGINE, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US)
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`C*)
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`Notice:
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`Subject to anydisclaimer, the termofthis
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`US.C. 154(b) by 86 days.
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`(21)
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`Appl. No.: 14/721,540
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`(22)
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`Filed:
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`May 26, 2015
`Prior Publication Data
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`US 2015/0334208 Al
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`Continuation of application No. 13/960,514, filed on
`Aug. 6, 2013, now Pat. No. 9,059,969, which is a
`continuation of application No. 12/950,321, filed on
`Nov. 19, 2010, now Pat. No. 8,539,047, which is a
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`Primary Examiner — Alina N Boutah
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Locke Lord LLP
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`ABSTRACT
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`The disclosure details the implementation of an apparatus,
`method, and system comprising a portable device configured
`to communicate with a terminal and a network server, and.
`execule stored program code in response to user interaction
`with an interactive user interface. The portable device con-
`tains stored program code configured to render an interactive
`user interface on a terminal output component to enable the
`user the control processing activity on the portable device
`and access data and programs from the portable device and
`a network server.
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`APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR
`A TUNNELING CLIENT ACCESS POINT
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`This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser.
`No. 13/960,514, filed Aug. 6, 2013, which is a continuation
`of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/950,321, filed Nov. 19, 2010,
`now U.S. Pat. No. 8,539,047, which is a continuation of U.S.
`application Ser. No. 10/807,731, filed on Mar. 23, 2003, now
`US. Pat. No. 7,861,006.
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`FIELD
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`The present invention is directed generally to an appara-
`tus, method, and system of accessing data, and more par-
`ticularly, to an apparatus, method and systemto transmit and
`process data comprising a portable device in communication
`with a terminal and a communications nctwork comprising
`a plurality of communications network nodes.
`BACKGROUND
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`Portable Computing and Storage
`Computing devices have been becoming smaller over
`time. Currently, some of the smallest computing devices are
`in the form of personal digital assistants (PDAs). Such
`devices usually come with a touch screen, an input stylus
`and/or mini keyboard, and battery source. These devices,
`typically, have storage capacities around 64 MB. Examples
`of these devices include Palm’s Palm Pilot.
`Information Technology Systems
`Typically, users, which may be people and/or other sys-
`tems, engage information technology systems (e.g., com-
`monly computers) to facilitate information processing. In
`turn, computers employ processors to process information;
`such processors are often referred to as central processing
`units (CPU). A common form of processor is referred to as
`a microprocessor. A computer operating system, which,
`typically,
`is software executed by CPU on a computer,
`enables andfacilitates users to access and operate computer
`information technology and resources. Common resources
`employed in information technology systems include: input
`and output mechanisms through which data may pass into
`and out of a computer; memorystorage into which data may
`be saved; and processors by which information may be
`processed. Often information technology systems are used
`to collect data for later retrieval, analysis, and manipulation,
`commonly, which is facilitated through database software.
`Information technology systems provide interfaces that
`allow uscrs to access and operate various system compo-
`hents.
`User Interface
`The function of computer interfaces in some respects is
`similar to automobile operation interfaces. Automobile
`operation interface elements such as steering wheels, gear-
`shifts, and speedometersfacilitate the access, operation, and
`display of automobile resources, functionality, and status.
`Computer interaction interface elements such as check
`boxes, cursors, menus, scrollers, and windows(callectively
`and commonlyreferred to as widgets) similarly facilitate the
`access, operation, and display of data and computer hard-
`ware and operating system resources,
`functionality, and
`status. Operation interfaces are commonlycalled user inter-
`faces. Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) such as the Apple
`Macintosh Operating System’s Aqua, Microsoft’s Windows
`XP, or Unix’s X-Windowsprovide a baseline and means of
`accessing and displaying information, graphically, to users.
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`intermediary nodes in a graph topology. It should be noted
`that the term “server” as used herein refers generally to a
`computer, other device, software, or combination thereof
`thal processes and responds to the requests of remote users
`across a communications network. Servers serve their infor-
`mation to requesting “clients.” The term “client” as used
`herein refers gencrally to a computer, other device, software,
`or combination thereof that is capable of processing and
`making, requests and obtaining and processing any responses
`fromservers across a communications network. A computer,
`other device, software, or combination thereof that facili-
`tates, processes information and requests, and/or furthers the
`passage ofinformation from a source user to a destination
`user is commonly referred to as a “node.” Networks are
`generally thought to facilitate the transfer of information
`from source points to destinations. A nade specifically
`tasked with furthering the passage of information from a
`source to a destination is commonlycalled a “router.” ‘There
`are many forms of networks such as Local Area Networks
`(LANs), Pico networks, Wide Area Networks (WANs),
`Wireless Networks (WLANs), etc. For example, the Internet
`is generally accepted as being an interconnection of a
`multitude of networks whereby remote clients and servers
`mayaccess and interoperate with one another.
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`SUMMARY
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`Althoughall of the aforementioned portable computing
`systems exist, no effective solution to securely access,
`execute, and process data is available in an extremely
`compact
`form. Currently, PDAs, which are considered
`among the smallest portable compuling solution, are bulky,
`provide uncomfortably small user interfaces, and require too
`much powerto maintain their data. Current PDA designs are
`complicated and. cast a lot because they require great pro-
`cessing resources to provide custom user interfaces and
`Operating systems. Further, current PDAs are generally
`limited in the amount of data they can store or access. No
`solution exists that allows users to employ traditional large
`user interfaces they are already comfortable with, provides
`greater portability, provides grealer memory footprints,
`draws less power, and provides security for data on the
`device. As such, the disclosed tunneling client access point
`(CAP) is very easy to use; at most it requires the user to
`simply plug the device into any cxisting and available
`desktop or laptop computer, through which, the TCAP can
`make use of a traditional user interface and input/output
`(/O)peripherals, while the TCAPitself, otherwise, provides
`storage, execution, and/or processing resources. Thus, the
`TCAP requires no power source to maintain its data and
`allows for a highly portable “thumb” footprint. Also, by
`providing the equivalent of a plug-n-play virtual private
`network (VPN), the TCAP provides certain kinds of access-
`ing of remote data in an casy and secure manner that was
`unavailable in the priorart.
`In accordance with certain aspects of the disclosure, the
`above-identified problems of limited computing devices are
`overcomeand a technical advance is achieved in the art of
`portable computing and data access. An exemplary tunnel-
`ing client access point (TCAP) includes a method to dispose
`a portable storage device in communication with a terminal.
`The method includes providing the memory for access on
`the terminal, executing processing instructions from the
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`runtime environments, which allows the TCAPto interact
`with the input/output mechanisms of the AT. See FIG. 9 for
`more details and embodiments on the types of connections
`that may be employed by the I'CAP. Once the ICAP has
`engaged with an AT, it can provide the user with access to
`its storage and processing facilities.
`If the AT is connected to a communication network 113,
`the TCAP may then communicate beyond the AT. In one
`embodiment, the TCAP can provide extended storage and/or
`processing resources by engaging servers 110, 115, 120,
`which have access to and can provide extended storage 105
`to the TCAP through the AT. In one embodiment, a single
`server and storage device may provide such TCAPserver
`support. In another embodiment, server support is provided
`over a communications network, e.g., the Internet, by an
`array of front-end load-balancing servers 120. These servers
`can provide access to storage facilities within the servers or
`to remote storage 105 across a communications network
`113, ¢ (e.g., a local area network (LAN)). In such an
`embodiment, a backend server 110 mayoffloadthe front-end
`server with regard to data access to provide greater through-
`put. For purposes of load balancing and/or redundancy, a
`backup server 115 may be similarly situated to provide for
`access and backup in an efficient manner.
`In such an
`embodiment, the back-cnd servers may be connected to the
`front-end servers through a communications network 1136
`(c.g., wide areca network (WAN)). The backendservers 110,
`115 may be connected to the remote storage 105 through a
`communications network 113c as well (e.g., a high speed
`LAN,liber-channel, and/or the like).
`Thus, to the user 133a, the contents of the TCAP 130
`appear on the AT as being contained on the TCAP 125 even
`though much of the contents may actually reside on the
`servers 115, 120 and/orthe servers’ storage facilities 105. In
`these ways, the TCAP “tunnels” data through an AT. The
`data may he provided through the AT’s I/O for the user to
`observe without it actually residing on the Al. Also, the
`TCAP maytunnel data through an AT across a communi-
`calions network to access remote servers withoul requiring
`its own more complicated set of peripherals and I/O.
`TCAPand AT Interaction
`FIG. 2 illustrates embodiments for a system of tunneling
`client access point (TCAP) (see FIG. 10 for more details on
`the TCAP) and access terminal interaction, FIG. 2 provides
`an overview for TCAP and AT interaction and subsequent
`figures will provide greater detail on elements of the inter-
`action. In this embodiment, a user engages the TCAP 201.
`For example, the user may plug the ''CAP into an AIvia the
`AT’s USB port. Thereafter the user is presented with a login
`Topology
`prompt 205 on the AT’s display mechanism, e.g., on a video
`FIG. 1 illustrates embodiments for a topology between a
`monitor. After a user successfully logs in (for example by
`tunneling client access point (TCAP) (see FIG. 10 for more
`providing a user name and password) 204, the TCAP can
`details on the TCAP) and TCAP server (TCAPS) (see FIG.
`then accept user inputs from the AT andits peripherals (the
`9 for more details on the TCAPS). In this embodiment, a
`TCAPcan then also provide output to the user via the AT’s
`user 133a may plug-in a TCAP into any numberof access
`peripherals).
`terminals 127 located anywhere. Access terminals (ATs)
`The user may employ the AT’s input peripherals as user
`may be any number of computing devices such as servers,
`input devices that control actions on the TCAP. Depending
`workstations, desktop computers, laptops, portable digital
`on the user’s actions 215, the TCAP can be used by the AT
`assistants (PDAs), and/or the like. The type ofAT used is not
`as a storage device from whichit can access and store data
`important other than the device should provide a compatible
`and programs 225. For example, if the user takes the action
`mechanism of engagement to the TCAP 130 and provide an
`
`operating environment for the user to engage the I'CAP of openingafile from the T'CAP’s memory, e.g., by double
`through the AT. In one embodiment, the TCAP provides a
`clicking on an icon when the TCAP is mounted as a USB
`universal serial bus (USB) connector through which it may
`drive on the AT,
`then the AT may treat
`the TCAP as a
`plug into an AT. In other embodiment,
`the TCAP may
`memory device and retrieve information from the TCAP
`225. If the user’s action 215 is one that
`is directed at
`employ Bluetooth, WiFi and/or other wireless connectivity
`protocols to connect with ATs that are also so equipped. In
`executing on the TCAP 215, then the AT will not be involved
`one embodiment,
`the AT provides Java and/or Windows
`in any execution. For example, if the user drops an icon
`
`The accompanying, drawings illustrate various non-limit-
`ing, example,
`inventive aspects in accordance with the
`present disclosure:
`FIG. 1 is of a flow diagram illustrating embodimentsof a
`tunneling client access point (TCAP);
`FIG. 2 is of a flow diagram illustrating embodimentsof a
`system of tunneling client access point and access terminal
`interaction;
`FIG. 3 is of a flow diagram illustrating embodiments of
`engaging the tunneling clicnt access point to an access
`terminal interaction;
`FIG. 4 is of a flow diagram illustrating embodiments of
`accessing the tunneling client access point and server
`through an access terminal;
`FIGS. 5-8 is of a flow diagram illustrating embodiments
`of facilities, programs, and/or services that the tunneling
`client access point and server may provide to the user as
`accessed through an access terminal;
`FIG. 9 is of a black diagram illustrating embodiments of
`a tunneling client access point server controller;
`FIG. 10 is of a block diagramillustrating embodiments of
`a tunneling client access point controller;
`The leading numberof each reference numberwithin the
`drawings indicates the first figure in which that reference
`numberis introduced. As such, reference number 101 is first
`introduced in FIG. 1. Reference number 201 is first intro-
`duced in FIG. 2, etc.
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`memory on the terminal to access the terminal, communi-
`cating through a conduit, and processing the processing
`instructions.
`In accordance with another embodiment, a portable tun-
`neling storage processor is disclosed. The apparatus has a
`memory and a processor disposed in communication with
`the memary, and configured to issue a plurality of processing
`instructions stored in the memory. Also, the apparatus has a
`conduit for external communications disposed in commu-
`nication with the processor, configured to issue a plurality of
`communication instructions as provided by the processor,
`configured to issue the communication instructions as sig-
`nals to engage in communications with other devices having
`compatible conduits, and configured to receive signals
`issued from the compatible conduits.
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`After being engaged 305, the TCAP will then poweron.
`representing a graphics file onto a drag-and-drop location
`In an embodiment requiring a direct connection, e.g., USB,
`visually representing the TCAP,thenthefile may be copied
`simply plugging the TCAPinto the AT provides power. Ina
`to the TCAP where it will process and spool the file for
`wireless embodiment,
`the (CAP may be on in a lower
`sending, the graphics file to be printed at a remote location.
`powered. state or otherwise turned on by cngaging the
`In such a case, all of the requirements to process and spool
`connect button as discussed above. In such an embodiment,
`the file are handled by the TCAP’s processor and the AT
`the TCAP can employ various on-board power sources (see
`would only be used as a mechanism for user input and output
`FIG. 10 for more details on the TCAP). The TCAP then may
`and as a conduil through which the TCAP maysend files.
`load its own operating system 315. The operating system can
`Regardless of if there is an action 215 to execute on the
`TCAP 220 or to access or store data on the TCAP 225, the 10 provide for interaction with the AT. In one embodiment, a
`ATis used to display the status of any actions 230. At any
`Java runtime is executed on the TCAP, and Java applets
`time the user mayselect to terminate TCAPrelated facilities
`communicate with the AT through Java APIs. In another
`executing either on the AT, a backend server, on the TCAP
`embodiment, a driver is loaded onto the AT, and the on-
`itself, and/or the like 235. In one embodiment, the user may
`TCAPJava operating system applets communicate to and
`select a quit option that is displayed on the Al”s screen. In 15
`throughthe ATvia the driver running on the Al, wherein the
`another embodiment, the user may simply disengage the
`driver provides an API through and to which messages may
`‘TCAPtrom the Al’ by severing the connection(e.g., turning
`be sent.
`poweroff, physically pulling the device off the AT, turning
`After engaging with the AT, the TCAP can provide its
`olf wireless transmissions, and/or the like). It should be
`memory space to the AT 320. In one embodiment,
`the
`noted that such abrupt severing may result in the loss of data, 20 TCAP’s memory is mapped and mountedas a virtual disk
`file corruption, etc. if the TCAP has not saved data that is on
`drive 125 storage 325. In this manner, the TCAP may be
`the AT or on some remote server, however, if the TCAPis
`accessed and manipulated as a standard storage device
`employing flash like memory,
`its contents should remain
`through the AT’s operating system. Further, the TCAP and
`intact.
`in some cases the AT can determine if the AT is capable of
`If there is no instruction signal to terminate the TCAP
`accessing program instructions
`stored in the TCAP’s
`235, execution will continue and the TCAP will continue to
`memory 330. In one embodiment, the AT’s operating system
`take and look for input from the user. Of course if the TCAP
`looks to auto-run a specified file from any drive as it mounts.
`has been set to perform certain actions, those actions will
`In such an embodiment, the '}CAP’s primary interface may
`continue to execute, and the TCAP may respond to remote
`be specified in such a boot sequence. For example, under
`servers when il is communicating with them through the AT.
`windows, an aulorun.intfile can specify the opening of a
`Whenthe user issues a terminate signal 235, then the TCAP
`program from the
`TCAP
`by
`the
`AT:
`eg,
`OPEN=TCAP.EXE.
`will shut down by saving any data to the TCAPthatis in the
`AT’s memory and then terminating any programs executing
`Many operating systems are capable ofat least accessing
`on both the AT and TCAPthat were executed by and/or from
`the TCAP as a USB memorydrive 330 and mounting its
`the TCAP240. If no activities are taking place on the TCAP
`contents as a drive, which usually becomes accessible infile
`and all the data is written back to the TCAP 240, then the
`browsing window 125. If the TCAP docs not mount, the
`‘CAP may optionally unmount itself from the Al’s file-
`A1L’s operating, system will usually generate an error inform-
`system 245. At this point, if there is a TCAP I/O driver
`ing the user of a mounting problem.If the AT is not capable
`execuling on the AT,
`that driver may be terminated as
`of executing instruction [rom the TCAP, a determination is
`triggered by the absence of the TCAP at a mountpoint 250.
`made if an appropriate driver is loaded on the AT to access
`Alier the TCAPis unmounted and/or the TCAP I/O driveris
`the TCAP 335. In one embodiment, the TCAP can check to
`terminated, it is safe to disengage the TCAP from the AT.
`see if an API is running on the AT. For example, the TCAP
`TCAP and AT Interaction
`provide an executable to be launched, e.g., as specified
`FIG. 3 illustrates embodiments engaging the tunneling
`through autorun.inf, and can establish communications
`client access point
`to an access terminal
`interaction.
`through its connection to the AT, e.g., employing TCP/IP
`Examples of engaging the TCAP 301 with an AT were
`communications over the USB port. In such an embodiment,
`discussed above in FIG. 1 127, 130, 133a and FIG. 2 201.
`the TCAP can ping the AT for the program, and if an
`n one embodiment, theCAP 130 is engaged with an
`acknowledgement is received, the ‘CAP has determined
`access terminal 327, 305. As mentioned in FIG. 1, the TCAP
`that proper drivers and APIs exist. If no such API exists, the
`TCAP may launcha driver installation program for the AT
`as through an autorun.inf. In an alternative embodiment, if
`nothing happens, a user may double click onto aninstaller
`program that is stored on the mounted TCAP 342, 340. It
`should be noted, that although the TCAP’s memory space
`maybe mounted, certain areas of the TCAP maybe inac-
`cessible until there is an authorization. For example, certain
`areas and content on the TCAP may be encrypted. It should
`be noted that any such access terminal modulesthat drive AT
`and ‘CAP interaction may be saved onto the ‘'CAP by
`copying the module to a mounted TCAP. Nevertheless, if the
`AYis capable of accessing program instructions in ‘CAP
`memory 330, a TCAPdriveris loaded on the AT 335, and/or
`the user engages a program in the TCAP memory 340, then
`the AT can execute program instructions from the TCAP’s
`memory, which allows the TCAP to use the AT’s I/O and
`allowing the user to interface with TCAP facilities 345. It
`should be noted that some ATs maynot be able to mountthe
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`nisms. In one embodiment, the TCAP has a USB connector
`or plugging into an AT, which acts as a conduit for power
`and data transfer. In another embodiment, the TCAP may
`use Bluetooth to establish a wireless connection with a
`number of ATs. In another embodiment,
`the TCAP may
`employ WiFi. In yet another embodiment, the TCAP may
`employmultiple communications mechanisms. It should be
`noted, with some wireless mechanismslike Bluctooth and
`WiFi, simply coming into proximity with an AI that is
`configured for such wireless communication may result in
`the 1}CAP engaging with and establish a communications
`link with the AT.
`In one embodiment,
`the TCAP has a
`“connect” button that will allow such otherwise aulomati-
`cally engaging interactions take place only if the “connect”
`button is engaged bya user. Such an implementation may
`provide greater security for users (see FIG. 10 for more
`details on the TCAP).
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