Wireless sharing of device resources allowing device storage needs to be wirelessly offloaded to other devices

Abstract

Systems and methods for wireless sharing of device resources allowing device storage needs to be wirelessly offloaded to other devices are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, includes, storage sharing among devices by offloading storage needs of a first device to a second device among two devices coupled in a wireless network, where, in offloading the storage needs, data for use at the first device is transmitted over the wireless network to be stored at the second device.

1 . A method for storage sharing among two devices, the method, comprising:
 offloading storage needs of a first device to a second device among two devices coupled in a wireless network;   wherein, in offloading the storage needs, data for use at the first device is transmitted over the wireless network to be stored at the second device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising, tracking, by the first device, which portion of the data for use at the first device is stored at the second device. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising, tracking, by a server in the wireless network, which portion of the data for use at the first device is stored at the second device. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein, the storage needs are determined from lack of availability of physical storage space on the first device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein, the storage needs are determined from availability of physical storage space on the second device. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein, the storage needs are determined from shared data between the two devices 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein, the data is shared as a result of co-location of the two devices. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein, the storage that is shared includes databases on the two devices. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein, the storage that is shared includes memory on the two devices. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein, the storage that is shared includes non-volatile storage on the two devices including hard disk storage or flash memory. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein, the wireless network includes Wifi or home network. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein, the wireless network includes mobile network or cellular network. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein, the wireless network includes Bluetooth. 
     
     
         14 . A method for device resource sharing among devices in a network, the method, comprising:
 wirelessly accessing, by one device among the devices in the network, device resources of another device in the network;   using the device resources of the other device wirelessly accessed by the one device by retrieving or storing data for use by the one device.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 wirelessly accessing, by the other device resources of the one device in the network;   using the device resources of the one device wirelessly accessed by the other device by retrieving or storing data for use by the other device.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein, the device resources that are shared include physical memory on the devices. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein, the device resources that are shared include physical storage on the devices. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein, the device resources that are shared include database parameters. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein, the devices among which resources are shared are similar or same types of devices. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein, the devices among which resources are shared have same or similar functionalities. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein, the devices among which resources are shared are co-located or are geographically proximate to one another. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein, the devices among which resources are shared are connected to or have access to a same network. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein, the devices among which resources are shared wirelessly have a same user or groups of users. 
     
     
         24 . A mobile device which uses the resources of other devices via a wireless network, the method, comprising:
 means for, offloading storage needs to another device in the wireless network;   wherein, in offloading the storage needs, data for use by the mobile device is transmitted over the wireless network to be stored at the other device;   wherein, the wireless network includes one or more of, Wifi and cellular network.   
     
     
         25 . The mobile device of  claim 24 , wherein, the storage needs are determined from lack of availability of physical storage space on the mobile device. 
     
     
         26 . The mobile device of  claim 24 , wherein, the storage that is shared includes, one or more of, physical memory, hard disk storage or flash memory on the other device.