Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer-to-computer data addressing
Reexamination Certificate
1999-09-24
2002-07-30
Le, N. (Department: 2858)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer-to-computer data addressing
C709S229000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06427175
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to sharing online access privileges to a group of bookmarks by more than one user, and the maintenance of the bookmarks in a seamless fashion while users surf the web.
FIG. 1
portrays a prior art computer. Hardware enclosure
2
houses a display device
10
. Hardware enclosure
4
houses the interfaces to the keyboard
20
and its communications physical transport
22
, selector device
30
and its communication physical transport
32
, a removable media site
40
and an external communications physical transport
50
.
Note that in certain prior art computer systems, there is no keyboard
20
. Computer systems without keyboards
20
include but are not limited to some entertainment systems, some hand held computers and some information kiosks. Note that in some prior art computer systems, there may be no support for removable media site
40
. Computer systems without removable media site
40
include but are not limited to some desktop personal computers, some entertainment systems, some handheld computers and some information kiosks.
Note that in some prior art computer systems, enclosures
2
and
4
are integrated into a single mechanical component. This is most commonly seen in certain handheld computers. In certain other prior art computer systems, enclosures
2
and
4
are mechanical connected components, as in certain notebook computers. In certain prior art computer systems, there are additional enclosures. This is commonly seen with audio devices, such as speakers and microphones in some desktop computers.
FIG. 2
portrays a block diagram of a prior art computer as shown in FIG.
1
. Display device
10
communicates upon display device transport mechanism
12
to display interface
14
, which in turn communicates on transfer channel
16
to digital controller
70
. Keyboard device
20
communicates upon keyboard device transport mechanism
22
to keyboard interface
24
, which in turn communicates on transfer channel
26
to digital controller
70
. Selector device
30
communicates upon selector device transport mechanism
32
to selector interface
34
, which in turn communicates on transfer channel
36
to digital controller
70
. Removable storage device
40
communicates upon removable storage device transport mechanism
42
to removable storage interface
44
, which in turn communicates on transfer channel
46
to digital controller
70
. External communication
50
communicates upon external communication transport mechanism
52
to display interface
54
, which in turn communicates on transfer channel
56
to digital controller
70
. Local mass storage device
60
communicates upon local mass storage device transport mechanism
62
to local mass storage interface
64
, which in turn communicates on transfer channel
66
to digital controller
70
.
Display device
10
includes but is not limited to flat panel displays as well as CRT displays. Note that in certain prior art computers, there may be more than one display device
10
, possibly sharing a display device physical transport mechanism
12
, display interface
14
, or transfer channel
16
.
Prior art selector device
30
includes but is not limited to mouse devices, trackball devices, pen tablet devices and pressure sensitive touch devices. Prior art mouse devices include but are not limited to wireline and wireless mouse devices capable of moving in two-dimensions and three-dimensions, possessing at least one button, including multi-media wireless control interfaces with many buttons and built-in system response indicators. Wireless selector transport mechanisms include but are no limited to acoustic, infra-red, radio frequency electromagnetic and optical physical transport layers. Prior art pen tablet devices include but are not limited to pen tablets which are integrated with the display device as well as pen tablets which are discerned separately by users. Prior art pressure sensitive touch devices include but are not limited to mouse “sticks”, touch pads, touch sensitive display device screens. Prior art mouse “sticks” are sometimes found integrated into the keyboard
20
. Prior art touch pads are sometimes found integrated into the keyboard
20
and sometimes discernibly separated from the keyboard
20
. Prior art touch sensitive display device screens integrate the pressure sensitive touch surface
30
with the display device
10
.
Removable storage device
40
communicates via removable storage device transport mechanism
42
with removable storage interface
44
, which in turn communicates on transfer channel
46
with digital controller
70
. Removable storage device
40
includes but is not limited to removable optical disks, removable electromagnetic disks and removable electromagnetic tapes. Removable optical disks include but are not limited to CD-ROMs, CD-R disks, CD-RW disks, DVD-ROMs and DVD-RAM disks. Removable electromagnetic disks include but are not limited to floppy disks of various memory capacities in various formats, as well as higher density rigid disks. Removable electromagnetic tapes include but are not limited to cassettes and cartridges in a variety of formats including but not limited to DAT with a variety of memory capacities.
External communication physical transport
50
communicates via external communication delivery component
52
with external communication interface
54
, which in turn communicates on transfer channel
56
with digital controller
70
. External communication physical transport
50
includes but is not limited to wireline and wireless physical transport layers. External communication physical transport
50
wireline layers include but are not limited to wire and optical fiber transport mechanisms. Communication delivery component
52
for such prior art wireline transport mechanisms include but are not limited to electromechanical couplers, opto-mechanical couplers, opto-electrical interfaces and mechanical connectors incorporating opto-electrical interfaces. External communication interfaces
54
include but are not limited to various kinds of modems. External communication physical transport
50
wireless layers include but are not limited to electromagnetic, infra-red and optical wireless transport mechanisms. Communication delivery component
52
for such prior art wireless transport mechanisms include but are not limited to radio antennas and antenna arrays, opto-electrical transceiver interfaces, infra-red transceiver interfaces. External communication interfaces
54
include but are not limited to various kinds of modems.
Local mass storage device
60
communicates via local mass storage device transport mechanism
62
with local mass storage interface
64
, which in turn communicates on transfer channel
66
with digital controller
70
. Local mass storage
60
includes but is not limited to one or more electromagnetic disks and/or one or more optical disks. Local mass storage
60
includes mass storage capable of being both read and written. Local mass storage
60
may also include but is not limited to read-only disks, as well as disks which may be written once and read repeatedly.
Transfer channels
16
,
26
,
36
,
46
,
56
and
66
in certain systems may represent distinct signal paths directly interfaced to digital controller
70
. In prior art certain systems, one or more of these transfer channels may be grouped into shared computer busses. By way of example, in certain systems, the display device transfer channel
16
and local mass storage transfer channel
66
may be a separate shared computer bus. In certain systems, the removable storage transfer path
46
and local mass storage transfer channel
66
may be a separate shared computer bus. In certain systems, the keyboard transfer path
26
and selector device transfer channel
36
may be a separate shared computer bus, such as USB.
Prior art digital controllers
70
often incorporate RAM as well as a digital microprocessor. Prior art digital controllers
70
often further incorporate non-volatile memory.
Relevant prior art c
Khan Umair
Odero Christine
Tufail Rizwan
Benson Walter
Clickmarks, Inc
Kotab Dominic M.
Le N.
Silicon Valley IP Group
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