Wireless interconnect proxy to connect multimedia devices and computer systems
A dedicated extension and emulation proxy for wirelessly extending and emulating several USB-based data stream protocols, such as UVC, UAC, and HID, and standards for connecting high-definition video devices, such as HDMI, in a proxy fashion. The dedicated hardware and software extend these multimedia interfaces over a wireless network link through an emulation wrapper or proxy. The host computer does not virtually see the existence of the wireless connection because its network hardware and software are bypassed to compartmentalize point-to-point networking away from the host computer. The multimedia interface of the host computer is extended wirelessly using surrogate stacks along with protocol emulation transcoding.
1 . A computer device implementing a self-encapsulated TCP/IP stack and communicating via a network link with a peer computer device physically connected to a remote device, comprising:
a first computer comprising an embedded operating system and a network interface component, wherein the first computer receives, via the network link, communications from the peer computer device according to TCP/IP, the communications from the peer computer device comprising a multimedia data stream generated by the remote device;
an output port configured to physically connect the first computer to a host device, wherein the first computer is implemented within a shared enclosure with the host computer or external to an enclosure of the host device;
a physical connector that couples the first computer, via the output port, to the host device as a peripheral device;
wherein the first computer is configured to bypass and relocate a networking protocol stack of the host device by executing the self-encapsulated TCP/IP stack within the first computer such that the network link is transparent to the host device; and
wherein the first computer communicates the media data stream, via the output port, to the host device according to a protocol associated with the output port to emulate a locally tethered wired connection between the host device and the remote device.
2 . The computer device of claim 1 , wherein the protocol associated with the output port is selected from the group consisting of: USB, HDMI, and analog audio.
3 . The computer device of claim 1 , wherein the network interface component is a network interface card (NIC) comprising a radio frequency (RF) wireless communication module.
4 . The computer device of claim 3 , wherein the RF wireless communication module comprises a 60 GHz transceiver.
5 . The computer device of claim 1 , wherein the first computer comprises a system-on-chip (SoC) or an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).
6 . The computer device of claim 1 , wherein the computer device is integrated into the host device through the shared enclosure.
7 . The computer device of claim 1 , wherein the network link is a wireless network link.
8 . The computer device of claim 1 , wherein the network interface component comprises a plurality of network interface cards (NICs) configured to facilitate a network access point (AP) or a router.
9 . A computer device, implementing a self-encapsulated TCP/IP stack and communicating via a network link with a peer computer device physically connected to a remote device, comprising:
a first computer comprising an embedded operating system and a network interface component, wherein the first computer receives, via the network link, communications from the peer computer device according to TCP/IP, the communications from the peer computer device comprising a multimedia data stream generated by the remote device;
an output port configured to physically connect the first computer to a host device,
wherein the first computer is configured to bypass and relocate a networking protocol stack of the host device by executing the self-encapsulated TCP/IP stack within the first computer such that the network link is transparent to the host device;
wherein the first computer communicates the media data stream, via the output port, to the host device according to a protocol associated with the output port to emulate a locally tethered wired connection between the host device and the remote device; and
wherein the computer device is a USB dongle.
10 . A computer device implementing a self-encapsulated TCP/IP stack and communicating via a network link with a peer computer device physically connected to a host device, comprising:
a first computer comprising an embedded operating system and a network interface component, wherein the first computer sends, via the network link, communications to the peer computer device according to TCP/IP, the communications comprising a media data stream;
an input port configured to physically connect the first computer to a local device generating the media data stream, wherein the first computer is implemented within a shared enclosure with the local device or external to an enclosure of local device;
a physical connector that couples the first computer, via the input port, to the local device;
wherein the first computer is configured to bypass a networking protocol stack of the host device and utilize a self-encapsulated TCP/IP stack executing within the peer computer device; and
wherein the first computer receives the media data stream, via the input port, from the local device according to a protocol associated with the input port to emulate a locally tethered wired connection between the host device and the local device.
11 . The computer device of claim 10 , wherein the protocol associated with the input port is selected from the group consisting of: USB, HDMI, and analog audio.
12 . The computer device of claim 10 , wherein the network interface component is a network interface card (NIC) comprising a radio frequency (RF) wireless communication module.
13 . The computer device of claim 12 , wherein the RF wireless communication module comprises a 60 GHz transceiver.
14 . The computer device of claim 10 , wherein the first computer comprises a system-on-chip (SoC) or an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).
15 . The computer device of claim 10 , wherein the computer device is integrated into a personal computer, tablet, or camera.
16 . The computer device of claim 10 , wherein the network link is a wireless network link.
17 . The computer device of claim 10 , wherein the network interface component comprises a plurality of network interface cards (NICs) configured to facilitate a network access point (AP) or a router.
18 . A computer device implementing a self-encapsulated TCP/IP stack and communicating via a network link with a peer computer device physically connected to a host device, comprising:
a first computer comprising an embedded operating system and a network interface component, wherein the first computer sends, via the network link, communications to the peer computer device according to TCP/IP, the communications comprising a media data stream;
an input port configured to physically connect the first computer to a local device generating the media data stream;
wherein the first computer is configured to bypass a networking protocol stack of the host device and utilize a self-encapsulated TCP/IP stack executing within the peer computer device;
wherein the first computer receives the media data stream, via the input port, from the local device according to a protocol associated with the input port to emulate a locally tethered wired connection between the host device and the local device; and
wherein the computer device is a USB dongle.