Split personal computer system

• US 20060047746A1
• Filed: 08/16/2005
• Published: 03/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Charles C. Freeny (Freeny)
• Original Assignee: Charles C. Freeny (Freeny)
• Inventors: Freeny, Charles C.
• Application Number:
  US11/204,927
• Publication Number:
  US 20060047746A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/16 Constructional details or arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2143 located in a single building, e.g. hotel, hospital or museum arrangements specially adapted for plural spots in a confined site in broadcast systems H04H20/63; adaptations for transmission by electric cable for domestic distribution in television systems H04N7/106
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4113 PC
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4348 Demultiplexing of additional data and video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/632 using a connection between clients on a wide area network, e.g. setting up a peer-to-peer communication via Internet for retrieving video segments from the hard-disk of other client devices broadcast-related systems characterised by transmission among terminal devices H04H60/80; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104

Abstract

A cable television interface box for interconnecting a television display unit to a cable television connection. The cable television interface box includes a television accessory unit in communication with the television display unit and the cable television connection. The television accessory unit interfaces with a remote portion of a split personal computer system and outputs input data signals to the remote portion for performing input portions of personal computer tasks, and receives video signals from the remote portion indicative of video and output portions of personal computer tasks.

Claims

1. A cable television interface box for interconnecting a television display unit to a cable television connection, the cable television interface box comprising:

a television accessory unit in communication with the television display unit and the cable television connection, the television accessory unit interfacing with a remote portion of a split personal computer system and outputting input data signals to the remote portion for performing input portions of personal computer tasks, and receiving video signals from the remote portion indicative of video and output portions of personal computer tasks.

2. The cable television interface box of claim 1, further comprising a portable housing containing the television accessory unit.

3. The cable television interface box of claim 2, wherein the television accessory unit comprises:

a local computer running an operating system that can send and receive Internet messages;

an interface in communication with the local computer; and

a signal separator interface means in communication with the local computer and the interface for receiving at least two types of signals from the Internet and for selectively transmitting the signals to one of the local computer and the interface based on an identifier in the signals.