IP Library Granted Patent US 9,934,091
Granted Patent B2
US 9,934,091 · App. 15/190,925 · Granted Apr 3, 2018

Wirelessly communicating a data file

Inventors: Gary W. Grube (Barrington Hills, IL); Timothy W. Markison (Mesa, AZ)
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 9,934,091
App. No.
15/190,925
Granted
Apr 3, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dispersed storage (DS) processing module sends a plurality of undecodeable portions of a plurality of data files via a public wireless communication network to one or more targeted devices of a private wireless communication network. The DS processing module continues processing by sending data content indicators regarding the plurality of data files and in response to a selection of a data file of the plurality of data files based on a corresponding one of the data content indicators, sending, via the private wireless communication network, one or more encoded data slices of each of one or more sets of encoded data slices of the data file such that, for each of the one or more sets of encoded data slices, the one or more targeted devices obtains at least a decode threshold number of encoded data slices to decode the data file.

Claims (59)

1. A computing device, including a dispersed storage (DS) processing module, comprises;

a first processor within the computing device, that causes the computing device to:

send a plurality of undecodeable portions of a plurality of data files via a public wireless communication network to one or more targeted devices of a private wireless communication network, wherein an undecodeable portion of a data file of the plurality of undecodeable portions represents one or more subsets of encoded data slices of one or more sets of encoded data slices, wherein each of the one or more subsets of encoded data slices of the one or more sets of encoded data includes less than a decode threshold number of encoded data slices to decode the data file, and wherein the data the is encoded using a dispersed storage error coding function to produce the one or more sets of encoded data slices;

a second processor within the computing device that causes the computing device to:

send a plurality of data content indicators regarding the plurality of data files; and

a third processor within the computing device that causes the computing device to:

in response to a selection of a data the of the plurality of data files based on a corresponding one of the plurality of data content indicators, send, via the private wireless communication network, one or more additional encoded data slices of each of the one or more sets of encoded data slices such that, for each of the one or more sets of encoded data slices, the one or more targeted devices obtains at least the decode threshold number of encoded data slices to decode the data file.

2. The computing device of claim 1 further comprises:

the one or more targeted devices including a plurality of targeted devices, wherein a targeted device of the plurality of devices provides the selection and wherein the one or more additional encoded data slices of each of the one or more sets of encoded data slices are sent to the targeted device.

3. The computing device of claim 1 further comprises:

the one or more targeted devices including a plurality of targeted devices, wherein a targeted device of the plurality of devices provides the selection and wherein the one or more additional encoded data slices of each of the one or more sets of encoded data slices are sent to the plurality of targeted devices.

4. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the data content indicators comprise one of:

a non-confidential description of the data file;

a video graphic thumbnail of the data file;

non-classified information of the data file; and

a data file name.

5. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein a subset of the one or more subsets of encoded data slices comprises:

less than the decode threshold number of encoded data slices such that the data file is undecodeable from the less than the decode threshold number of encoded data slices.

6. The computing device of claim 1 further comprises:

the one or more subsets of encoded data slices including a plurality of subsets of encoded data slices, wherein, from subset to subset of the plurality of encoded data slices, the plurality of encoded data slices includes a different combination of encoded data blocks of the data file.

7. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the targeted devices are selected based on one or more of: a geographic location or a geographic coverage area.

8. A dispersed storage (DS) processing device comprises:

a first processor within a computing device, that causes the computing device to:

send a plurality of undecodeable portions of a plurality of data files via a public wireless communication network to one or more targeted devices of a private wireless communication network, wherein an undecodeable portion of a data file of the plurality of undecodeable portions represents one or more subsets of encoded data slices of one or more sets of encoded data slices, wherein each of the one or more subsets of encoded data slices of the one or more sets of encoded data includes less than a decode threshold number of encoded data slices to decode the data file, and wherein the data file is encoded using a dispersed storage error coding function to produce the one or more sets of encoded data slices;

a second processor within the computing device that causes the computing device to:

send a plurality of data content indicators regarding the plurality of data files; and

a third processor within the computing device that causes the computing device to:

in response to a selection of a data the of the plurality of data files based on a corresponding one of the plurality of data content indicators, send, via the private wireless communication network, one or more additional encoded data slices of each of the one or more sets of encoded data slices such that, for each of the one or more sets of encoded data slices, the one or more targeted devices obtains at least the decode threshold number of encoded data slices to decode the data file.

9. The DS processing device of claim 8 further comprises:

the one or more targeted devices including a plurality of targeted devices, wherein a targeted device of the plurality of devices provides the selection and wherein the one or more additional encoded data slices of each of the one or more sets of encoded data shoes are sent to the targeted device.

10. The DS processing device of claim 8 further comprises:

the one or more targeted devices including a plurality of targeted devices, wherein a targeted device of the plurality of devices provides the selection and wherein the one or more additional encoded data slices of each of the one or more sets of encoded data slices are sent to the plurality of targeted devices.

11. The DS processing device of claim 8 , wherein the data content indicators comprise one of: a non-confidential description of the data file;

a video graphic thumbnail of the data file;

non-classified information of the data file; and a data file name.

12. The DS processing device of claim 8 , wherein a subset of the one or more subsets of encoded data slices comprises:

less than the decode threshold number of encoded data slices such that the data file is undecodeable from the less than the decode threshold number of encoded data slices.

13. The DS processing device of claim 8 further comprises:

the one or more subsets of encoded data slices including a plurality of subsets of encoded data slices, wherein, from subset to subset of the plurality of encoded data slices, the plurality of encoded data slices includes a different combination of encoded data blocks of the data file.

14. The DS processing device of claim 8 , wherein the targeted devices are selected based on one or more of: a geographic location or a geographic coverage area.

15. A dispersed storage (DS) processing device comprises:

a first processor within a computing device that causes the computing device to:

receive a plurality of undecodeable portions of a plurality of data files via a public wireless communication network, wherein an undecodeable portion of a data the of the plurality of undecodeable portions represents one or more subsets of encoded data slices of one or more sets of encoded data slices, wherein each of the one or more subsets of encoded data slices of the one or more sets of encoded data includes less than a decode threshold number of encoded data slices to decode the data the, and wherein the data file is encoded using a dispersed storage error coding function to produce the one or more sets of encoded data slices; and

receive, via the public wireless communication network, a plurality of data content indicators regarding the plurality of data files;

a second processor within the computing device that causes the computing device to:

generate a selection response to select a data file of the plurality of data files based on a corresponding one of the plurality of data content indicators; and

a third processor within the computing device that causes the computing device to:

receive, via a private wireless communication network, one or more additional encoded data slices of each of the one or more sets of encoded data slices such that, for each of the one or more sets of encoded data slices, at least the decode threshold number of encoded data slices is obtained to allow decoding of the data file.

16. The DS processing device of claim 15 , wherein the data content indicators comprise one of:

a non-confidential description of the data file;

a video graphic thumbnail of the data

non-classified information of the data file; and a data file name.

17. The DS processing device of claim 15 , wherein a subset of the one or more subsets of encoded data slices comprises:

less than the decode threshold number of encoded data slices such that the data file is undecodeable from the less than the decode threshold number of encoded data slices.

18. The DS processing device of claim 15 further comprises:

the one or more subsets of encoded data slices including a plurality of subsets of encoded data slices, wherein, from subset to subset of the plurality of encoded data slices, the plurality of encoded data slices includes a different combination of encoded data blocks of the data file.

19. The DS processing device of claim 15 , wherein the second processor functions to generate the selection response by at least one of:

an automated process based on at least one of a task, a geographic location, a group identification, or a time period; or

a user selection detection process, wherein the selection response includes identification of the selected data file.

Assignments (6)
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Jun 11, 2025
From: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: PURE STORAGE, INC.
Reel/Frame 071558/0523 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2020
From: PURE STORAGE, INC.
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 053867/0581 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE 9992063 AND 10334045 LISTED IN ERROR PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 049556 FRAME 0012. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNOR HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 14, 2020
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: PURE STORAGE, INC.
Reel/Frame 052205/0705 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2019
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: PURE STORAGE, INC.
Reel/Frame 049556/0012 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2017
From: CLEVERSAFE, INC.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041550/0888 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2017
From: GRUBE, GARY W.; MARKISON, TIMOTHY W.
To: CLEVERSAFE, INC.
Reel/Frame 041076/0250 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 13647528 · Oct 9, 2012
Continuation In Part 13464166 · May 4, 2012
Provisional Application 61493825 · Jun 6, 2011
Provisional Application 61554152 · Nov 1, 2011
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