Wireless cloud-based computing for rural and developing areas

US9092209B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Suyash Sinha · Snohomish, US
• Sreenivas Addagatla · Irving, US
• Christian L. Belady · Mercer Island, US
• Charles J. Williams · Pearland, US
• Shaun L. Harris · McKinney, US
• Eric C. Peterson · McKinney, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 17, 2011
• Grant date: Jul 28, 2015
• Expiry date: Mar 1, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y04S40/20
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A framework that enables a local computing cloud infrastructure for rural (and third world) populations with the ability to connect into the global cloud. The framework include is a low cost architecture of long distance, wireless based, renewable energy powered, and small datacenter (DC) (referred to as a pico-DC) nodes that can fully operate off-grid, both power-wise and Internet connection-wise at a very low cost. Additionally, the framework includes power management and storage techniques that effectively enable low power and efficient power use. Thus, systems are self-sufficient, low maintenance and weather proof with no need for power or data connections.