Virtual server operating on one or more client devices

• US 20050240558A1
• Filed: 04/13/2005
• Published: 10/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Commendo Software, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Commendo Software, Inc.
• Inventors: Gil, Reynaldo, Lee, Chochain
• Application Number:
  US11/105,868
• Publication Number:
  US 20050240558A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation

Abstract

In one embodiment of the present invention, a computer system includes at least one web server having content that is personalized for a user. A user device, operable to be used by the user, has a browser application and a virtual server application. The browser application is operable to retrieve the personalized content from the at least one web server upon a first request by the user. The virtual server application to provide the personalized content to the browser application upon a second request by the user.

Claims

1. A computer system comprising:

at least one web server having content that is personalized for a user; and

a user device operable to be used by the user, the user device having a browser application and a virtual server application, the browser application operable to retrieve the personalized content from the at least one web server upon a first request by the user, the virtual server application to provide the personalized content to the browser application upon a second request by the user.

2. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the virtual server application is implemented as a microchip.

3. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the personalized content comprises at least one of an executable application, a directory, metadata, and data.

4. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the virtual server application is operable to automatically obtain updates for the personalized content from the at least one web server.

5. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the user device comprises a private repository operable to store the personalized content.

6. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the private repository resides behind a firewall for the user device.

7. The computer system of claim 1 where in the user device comprises one of a client computer, a workstation, and a personal digital assistant.