Network Link Storage Using Self-Propagating Electromagnetic Waves
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing demand for storage capacity in computing devices is challenging traditional storage devices like SSDs, which rely on finite resources, making it infeasible to meet long-term demand without consuming these resources.
Innovation Solution
Utilizing self-propagating waves, such as electromagnetic radiation, to store information in transit through existing network infrastructure, forming data loops that persistently store data without the need for traditional storage devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If traditional storage devices like SSDs are used to meet increasing storage demand, then storage capacity increases, but finite resources are consumed making long-term demand infeasible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical/electronic storage devices (SSDs with transistors and physical memory cells) with an electromagnetic wave-based storage system. Data is encoded into self-propagating electromagnetic waves that travel through network infrastructure, substituting physical storage media with field-based information carriers that do not consume finite material resources.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces network infrastructure (fiber-optic cables, routers, switches) as intermediaries to carry stored data. Instead of data residing in local storage devices, information is maintained in transit through network nodes, using the network itself as the storage medium. This intermediary approach enables storage capacity expansion without additional consumer electronics resources.
2Quantity of substance
If data is stored in transit through network infrastructure, then vast information storage is enabled without traditional devices, but data must be maintained through repetitive transmission
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic retransmission of data packets through network loops to maintain data in storage. Data is continuously circulated through predefined network paths at regular intervals, ensuring persistence without requiring traditional storage devices. This periodic action transforms the network from a point-to-point communication medium into a temporal storage system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent maintains data storage through continuous circulation of data packets around network loops. Rather than periodic snapshots, the system sustains data presence through unbroken transmission cycles, ensuring data remains actively propagated through the network infrastructure without interruption or degradation.
3Productivity
If self-propagating waves are used to store information, then high bit rates and low error rates are achieved, but existing network infrastructure must be utilized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes existing network infrastructure serve dual functions: traditional data communication and temporal data storage. Fiber-optic cables, routers, and switches that were designed for communication now simultaneously provide storage capacity through wave-based information persistence. This multi-functionality leverages existing high-speed infrastructure for storage purposes without requiring dedicated storage hardware.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the operational parameters of network infrastructure by introducing electromagnetic wave encoding schemes optimized for storage persistence. Data packets are formatted with specific temporal characteristics and propagation patterns that exploit the physical properties of network media, transforming communication infrastructure into storage-capable systems through parameter optimization rather than hardware modification.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This method enables vast information storage without the need for traditional devices, offering high bit rates, low error rates, and full duplex operations, reducing the demand for new devices and lowering costs.
Implementation Method 1
Storage mediums such as solid state drives (SSDs) may be used to store information such as computer-executable instructions. As the amount of computing power in computing devices increases (e.g., the number of transistors per unit area, etc.), a need for increased storage capacity may also increase.
Implementation Method 2
the one or more connections include a fiber-optic cable. In some embodiments, repetitive transmission of the data includes transmitting the data through the fiber-optic cable using infrared light.
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AI summary
A method for storing information on a computer network that includes receiving data to be stored as propagating signals over network connections of the network for a duration of storage. The method includes generating a data packet including the data and accessing instructions having a parameter necessary for retrieving the data from the network connections of the network. The method includes transmitting the data packet to the network which includes multiple nodes and the network connections, in which each node is configured, for the duration of storage, to receive the data packet, and upon receiving the data packet, execute instructions to transmit the data packet to another node of the network over an associated network connection. As such, the data packet is stored as a propagating signal over the network connections of the network for the duration of storage.