Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer conferencing
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-12
2005-07-12
Harrell, Robert B. (Department: 2142)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer conferencing
C709S227000, C709S228000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06917964
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for automatically configuring network settings on a computer terminal via a network interface card so that the computer terminal can communicate on a local area network, without requiring users to manually input the network settings. A network interface card is inserted into a computer terminal device. The network interface card automatically determines whether the computer terminal should be configured as host server or a client based on whether another host server is detected on the network. Based on this determination, the network interface card communicates with the host server and receives network configuration information and automatically sets the network settings for the computer terminal. A further embodiment of the invention includes pre-loading a presentation data application program on the network interface card, such that each terminal in the network can display a received presentation or transmit a presentation to the other terminals.
REFERENCES:
patent: 6615239 (2003-09-01), Berstis
patent: 0 998 094 (2002-03-01), None
Kita Kazuhiro
Yuasa Miwako
Harrell Robert B.
Reed Smith LLP
Sony Corporation
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