Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer-to-computer session/connection establishing
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-30
2006-05-30
El-Hady, Nabil (Department: 2154)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer-to-computer session/connection establishing
C709S241000, C709S203000, C709S217000, C709S222000, C713S002000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07054937
ABSTRACT:
A computer network connects a personal computer system to a content delivery system for delivering digital content to the personal computer. The personal computer comprises a disk drive which includes a network address for the content delivery system and a server-contacting program. The disk drive comprises firmware installed during manufacturing of the drive which initiates execution of the server-contacting program to enable the network connection and facilitate delivery of content to a large number of personal computers.
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Eneboe Michael K.
Hughes Scott T.
Luu Vu V.
Milne Matthew W.
Smith David H.
El-Hady Nabil
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear
Western Digital Ventures, Inc.
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