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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2010
Stephen A. Sprigg, Poway, CA (US);
Noam A. Ziv, San Diego, CA (US);
Craig B. Lauer, La Jolla, CA (US);
Kedarnath Pathikonda, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Richard W. Gardner, Iii, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Stephen A. Sprigg, Poway, CA (US);
Noam A. Ziv, San Diego, CA (US);
Craig B. Lauer, La Jolla, CA (US);
Kedarnath Pathikonda, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Richard W. Gardner, III, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
QUALCOMM, Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices provide a virtual peripheral hub and services enabling remote access to peripherals commonly connected to personal computers in a manner that simplifies device networking. A virtual peripheral hub device may include a processor and wireless communication transceivers configured to connect to cellular and/or WiFi networks to access a remote server, and wired and/or wireless local networks for connecting to peripheral devices. The virtual peripheral hub device may plug into a power source (e.g., a wall socket or cigarette lighter), connect to a peripheral device, and be configured to enable any computer attached to a local area network or the Internet to use or access the peripheral device. An associated server-based service enables discovery of the virtual peripheral hub device and connected peripherals. The associated server-based server may provide the drivers for various peripherals, store and forward data, and provide remote access to the various peripherals.