Method and apparatus for operating a host computer in a...

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2011-08-09

2011-08-09

Sorrell, Eron J (Department: 2182)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Network computer configuring

C709S222000, C710S015000, C717S174000, C717S175000, C717S176000

Reexamination Certificate

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07996498

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus that utilize a portable apparatus to operate a host computer in a network environment. The portable apparatus including an operating system and a list of software applications are installed in a removable data storage medium. The basic input/output system (BIOS) of the host computer will directly or indirectly identify the portable apparatus as its boot drive. The host computer immersed in a network environment will further load the operating system in the portable apparatus into its random access semiconductor memory (RAM). In one embodiment of the invention, a hardware profile which contains host and peripheral device-related information is either stored or operatively accessible by the host computer. The operating system is capable of incorporating information from the hardware profile during an OS-loading procedure.

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