Shippable network-attached data storage device with updateable electronic display
Pending Publication Date: 2019-11-07
AMAZON TECH INC
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The patent text describes a system and process for a shippable data storage device with a network-updateable electronic shipping display. The device can be shipped without additional packaging and the electronic display can be updated with the destination shipping address. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a more efficient and accurate way of shipping and transferring big data, as it allows for real-time tracking and management of shipping containers and labels. It also reduces the risk of human error and allows for easy return of items to the sender for replacement or upgrade.
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The discrepancy is so great that transmitting big data from one storage facility to another storage facility can be prohibitively costly (e.g., requiring costly system upgrades) or lengthy (e.g., transmission taking months to years).
Physically moving the storage media may leave the data on legacy hardware or may not be an available option (e.g., when the data was stored by a storage service on behalf of the customer).
However, when it comes to shipping, placing items into containers and labels onto the containers offers numerous opportunities for human mistakes that may prevent the correct item from being shipped to the correct destination.
For example, the wrong item may be placed in a box or the wrong label may be placed on the box, causing a customer to receive the wrong item.
Sometimes items are boxed in an area with other items and human or other error may cause an item to be placed into a box that was not intended for the item.
Again, human or other error may cause a label to be printed incorrectly or placed on a box that was not intended for the label.
Furthermore, disposable shipping containers, such as cardboard shipping containers may not be the best use of resources as they are often only used once or a few times before being disposed.
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[0017]Various embodiments describe systems and processes associated with a shippable data storage device that includes an electronic shipping display that is used to display the destination shipping address of the shippable data storage device.
[0018]In some instances, the self-contained device may include an enclosure suitable for shipping the storage device so that no additional packaging is necessary. For example, the enclosure may include an updateable electronic display that displays shipping information such that a carrier can scan or read the shipping information from the display and deliver the device to a destination based on the displayed shipping information. The device may be used for moving large amounts of data from one large data storage facility to another large data storage facility, in embodiments. The device may be used for moving data from one storage facility to another storage facility when data transmission networks cannot move the data fast enough. For instanc...
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A network-attachable data transfer device housed within a shippable enclosure that incorporates an updateable electronic display for displaying shipping destination information is disclosed. The device may be initialized (e.g., prepared to receive data, and the updateable electronic shipping display set to the shipping destination) by a service provider and shipped, in accordance with the displayed destination address, as a self-contained shipping unit. The device may be installed onto a network at the destination and loaded with data. The display may also be updated with the next destination address such that the device is shipped to the updated destination address (e.g., back to the service provider, or onto other destinations before being send back to the service provider). When the device is received back at the service provider, the data is transferred from the device to a service provider storage facility, wiped of data, and prepared to be sent out again.
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[0001]This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 788,671, filed Jun. 30, 2015, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.BACKGROUND[0002]Growth of data storage capacity and big data has far outpaced the rate of increase of data transmission bandwidth capable of transferring big data. The discrepancy is so great that transmitting big data from one storage facility to another storage facility can be prohibitively costly (e.g., requiring costly system upgrades) or lengthy (e.g., transmission taking months to years). Physically moving the storage media may leave the data on legacy hardware or may not be an available option (e.g., when the data was stored by a storage service on behalf of the customer). Some solutions have involved transferring the data to a portable storage device (e.g., network attached storage devices) and shipping the portable storage device to another storage facility where the data is transferred to another storag...
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Login to View More IPC IPC(8): G06Q10/08G06Q50/28
CPCG06Q10/08G06Q10/0835G06Q50/28G06Q10/083G06Q10/0833G06F3/1407G06F21/602G06K19/0723G06K19/07707
InventorLAZIER, COLIN LAIRDVASS, WILLIAM J.
OwnerAMAZON TECH INC