Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Ricoh Corporation

Mo-Dv, Inc.

Other

Ricoh California Research Center

Martin P Boliek

Edward L Schwartz

Michael J Gormish

Ahmad Zandi

James D Allen

Kok Gi Wu

Kathrin Berkner

Alexander F Keith

Robert D Widergren

Ramesh Neelamani

Greg Bohrn

Wayne Hossenlopp

Kurt W Piersol

Steven M Blonstein

Peter E Hart

Gregory J Wolff

Stephen M Blonstein

Bradley J Rhodes

Stephen R Savitzky

Geoffrey Nudd

Yinqing Zhao

Maya Rani Gupta

Robert F Miller

Kevin Ridout

Wayne S Hossenloop

David Bednash

A network arrangement and method for using the same are described. In one embodiment, the network arrangement comprises: a plurality of access points that are part of one or more existing networks and communicate with each other to form a local area network (LAN) to transfer data between two or more of the plurality of access points using point-to-point links independent of their function in the one or more first existing networks, wherein each access point of the plurality of access points is associated with a cache to store content that may be forwarded to other access points in the plurality of access points, where at least one of the access points is responsive to a request from an application being run on a client device to provide the content stored in one or more caches of access points in the LAN to the client device, the content being sent by the at least one access point through a wireless connection.

Network arrangement using SNDS and SLANS

A special network device and method for using the same are described. In one embodiment, the device is for use in a network arrangement comprising a plurality of access points that are part of one or more existing networks and operable to individually address and communicate with each other to form a local area network (LAN) to transfer data between two or more of the plurality of access points using point-to-point links independent of their function in the one or more first existing networks, and the client device comprises: a first communication interface; a second wireless communication interface; a cache to store content; and connection logic coupled to the first and second communication interfaces, and the cache, to initiate a wireless connection with one or more access points in the plurality of access points by itself using the second wireless communication interface to transfer desired content cached by individual access points of the plurality of access points, the wireless connection used to request at least one of the one or more of the plurality of access points to transfer the desired content via one or more direct point-to-point transfers with one or more access points in the plurality of access points.

Special network device

A secure local area network and method for using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the network arrangement comprises a plurality of access points that are part of one or more existing networks and operable to individually address and communicate with each other to form a local area network (LAN) to transfer data between two or more of the plurality of access points using point-to-point links independent of their function in the one or more first existing networks, where each access point of the plurality of access points is associated with a cache to store content that may be forwarded to other access points access points in the plurality of access points, and wherein one access point is operable to identify one or more of the plurality of access points from which desired content is cached and to request at least one of the one or more of the plurality of access points to transfer desired content to the one access point via one or more direct point-to-point transfers between access pairs of the plurality of access points.

Special local area network with secure data transfer

A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for collecting and exchanging data are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a non-volatile memory device, which includes an interface for coupling the non-volatile memory device to a host system; non-volatile memory for storing data, including a plurality of executables at least two of which are executable on different operating systems or devices. The plurality of executables includes a data collection executable and a data transfer executable. The nonvolatile memory device also includes a controller to cause execution of at least one executable in the plurality of executables, including the data collection executable and the data transfer executable, where execution of the data collection executable causes data to be collected and stored in the non-volatile memory, and execution of which causes the collected data to be transferred to a location external to the non-volatile memory device.

System and method for data collection and exchange with protected memory devices

Apparatuses, methods and infrastructures for interacting with SNDs and SLANs are described. In one embodiment, a network arrangement comprises: a plurality of access points that are part of one or more existing networks and operable to individually address and communicate with each other to form a local area network (LAN) to transfer data between two or more of the plurality of access points using point-to-point links independent of their function in the one or more existing networks, wherein each access point of the plurality of access points is associated with a cache to store content that may be forwarded, via one or more direct point-to-point transfers between access point pairs of the plurality of access points, to other access points in the plurality of access points in response to transfer request messages to transfer the content; and wherein each access point has a mapping indicative of a first set of one or more access points of the plurality of access points, if any, for which said each access point is to repeat messages and, for each access point in the first set, a first list of one or more access points in the plurality of access points from which the messages are to be forwarded once received if necessary, with no two access points in the plurality of access points that are directly connected to a third access point repeating a same message to the third access point.

Content delivery system special network device and special local area network connection, content discovery, data transfer, and control methods

A content dispensing device includes memory storing one or more executable programs, each of the programs compatible with a respective operating system, each executable program for enabling performance of a data set on a respective presentation system. The memory stores a plurality of data sets, each configured for presentation by a respective presentation system. Each data set includes at least one attribute securely linking the data set to one of the executable programs. The device also includes at least one interface configured to transfer information to a protected memory device, the protected memory device configured to directly couple to the content dispensing device. The information transferred to the protected memory device includes at least one portion of a data set of the plurality of data sets, and an executable program of the one or more executable programs that is compatible with the operating system of the presentation system.

Content distribution systems and methods

A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for collecting and exchanging data are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a non-volatile memory device, which includes an interface for coupling the non-volatile memory device to a host system; non-volatile memory for storing data, including a plurality of executables at least two of which are executable on different operating systems or devices. The plurality of executables includes a data collection executable and a data transfer executable. The non-volatile memory device also includes a controller to cause execution of at least one executable in the plurality of executables, including the data collection executable and the data transfer executable, where execution of the data collection executable causes data to be collected and stored in the non-volatile memory, and execution of which causes the collected data to be transferred to a location external to the non-volatile memory device.

A protected memory source device including removable non-volatile memory durably stores a signature such as a serial number or identifier, which is used to mark protected multimedia content legally stored on the protected memory device. The protected multimedia content is moved from the source device to another device, such as a target device used to aggregated protected content in a library. Moving the protected multimedia content involves replacing a source-specific header, comprising digital rights management metadata and/or other security metadata allowing only a device having the source device signature access to the content, with a target-specific header comprising digital rights management metadata and/or other security metadata allowing only a device having the target device signature access to the content. The transfer is done using one of a variety of transfer methods with either a trusted or un-trusted host system connecting the source device to the target device.

Secure transfer and tracking of data using removable nonvolatile memory devices

Method and apparatus for recording associations with logs are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises obtaining a first media identifier corresponding to a first media; accessing a log that contains one or more entries that associate two or more media identifiers with each other; and determining that the first media is related to a second media based on the log indicating that a second media identifier is associated with, but different from, the first media identifier.

Method and apparatus for recording associations with logs

A method and apparatus for using layout objects or layers are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises accessing information in a JPM file having a plurality of layout objects and generating at least one image using the plurality of layout objects, wherein a first set of at least one of the layout objects of the plurality of layout objects in the image occludes a second set of one or more layout objects in the plurality of layout objects.

Layout objects as image layers

Secure transfer and tracking of data using removable non-volatile memory devices

A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for image processing. In one embodiment, the method comprises performing an analysis corresponding to a sequence of drawing commands that create a bit-map when executed and generating a set of image segments based on the analysis corresponding to the sequence of drawing commands.

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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Martin P Boliek