Method and apparatus for individual-centric use of the internet

• US 7,991,886 B1
• Filed: 03/30/2001
• Issued: 08/02/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Base Base Corporation
• Original Assignee: Base Base Corporation
• Inventors: Wu, Guangdian Gordon
• Primary Examiner(s): Osman; Ramy M
• Application Number:
  US09/822,097
• Time in Patent Office: 3,777 Days
• Field of Search: 709/200, 709/202, 709/203, 709/218, 709/205, 709/217, 709/223, 709/246, 709/224, 709/225, 705/26, 707/6, 707/9, 707/100, 707/203
• US Class Current: 709/225
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

An individual-centric Internet is provided with a personal base process on a computer system. The computer system is equipped with multiple nodes that are interconnected to facilitate the communication between the nodes. The personal base service includes a personal base instance that is typically in software on at least one of the nodes of the computer system, such as a network. The personal base instance is designed to communicate with a user by any digital or analog device, such as a telephone, personal computer, personal digital assistant, or the like. A personal base server is instantiated on at least one of the nodes on the computer system and is in operative communication with the personal base instance. The personal base server is used to communicate with other personal bases or other nodes on the computer system or network in order to insulate the user from other elements of the computer system.

Claims

1. A personal base process on a computer system, said computer system having multiple nodes that are interconnected to facilitate communication between said nodes, the computer system comprising at least one processor and a memory, said personal base process comprising:

a personal base instance on at least one of said nodes on said computer system, said personal base instance being constructed and arranged to communicate with a

a personal base server on at least one of said nodes on said computer system, said personal base server being constructed and arranged to communicate with said personal base instance and at least one of said nodes of said computer system other than said user devices;

wherein the personal base instance is configured to;

communicate with the personal base server;

bilaterally communicate with external third parties, which are external to the computer system, over a network only through the personal base server;

receive data from external third parties over the network only through the personal base server;

transmit data to external third parties over the network only through the personal base server; and

communicate with the user device, wherein the user device does not communicate directly with the personal base server.

2. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein said personal base process further comprises a database in functional communication with said personal base instance, said database constructed and arranged to store data originating from said personal base instance.

3. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein said personal base process further comprises data storage, said data storage in functional communication with said personal base instance, and said data storage constructed and arranged to store data originating from said personal base instance.

4. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein said personal base process further comprises a database in functional communication with said personal base instance, said database constructed and arranged to provide data to said personal base instance.

5. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein said personal base process further comprises data storage, said data storage in functional communication with said personal base instance, and said data storage constructed and arranged to provide data to said personal base instance.

6. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein said personal base server has a dedicated medical layer.

7. A personal base process as in claim 6, wherein said node of said system in communication with said dedicated medical layer of said personal base server is a medical institution.

8. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein said node of said system in communication with said personal base server is a second instance of a personal base.

9. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein said node of said system in communication with said personal base server is a second user device.

10. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein said node of said system in communication with said personal base server is a second personal base process.

11. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein said node of said system in communication with said personal base server is a second personal server.

12. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein said node of said system in communication with said personal base server is a second personal base.

13. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein said node of said system in communication with said personal base server is another software process.

14. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein said node of said system in communication with said personal base server is a third-party institution.

15. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein said node of said system in communication with said personal base server is a telephone caller.

16. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein said node of said system in communication with said personal base server is an e-mailer.

17. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein communication between said personal base instance and said user device is via a telephone.

18. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein communication between said personal base instance and said user device is via a personal computer.

19. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein communication between said personal base instance and said user device is via facsimile.

20. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein communication between said personal base instance and said user device is via a personal digital assistant.

21. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein communication between said personal base instance and said user device is via a keyboard.

22. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein communication between said personal base instance and said user device is via a touch-sensitive video screen.

23. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein communication between said personal base instance and said user device is via e-mail.

24. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein communication between said personal base instance and said user device is via a Web page.

25. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein communication between said personal base instance and said user device is via a mobile telephone.

26. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein communication between said personal base instance and said user device is via a server computer.

27. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein communication between said personal base instance and said user device is via a smart card.

28. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein said communication between said personal base instance and said user device is authenticated via an identification card.

29. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein said communication between said personal base instance and said user device is authenticated via a smart card.

30. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein said communication between said personal base instance and said user device is authenticated via a credit card.

31. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein communication between said personal base instance and said user device is via a pager.

32. A personal base process as in claim 31, wherein said pager is a one-way pager.

33. A personal base process as in claim 1, wherein said personal base has at least one special layer devoted to a specific function.

34. A personal base process as in claim 33, wherein said special layer is devoted to medical information.

35. A personal base process as in claim 33, wherein said special layer is devoted to employer information.

36. A personal base process as in claim 33, wherein said special layer is devoted to scheduling information.

37. A personal base process as in claim 33, wherein said special layer is devoted to messages.

38. A computer program, stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, for providing a personal base process on a computer network, said computer network having multiple nodes that are interconnected to facilitate communication between said nodes, the program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer comprising at least one processor and a memory to:

provide a personal base instance on at least one of said nodes on said computer network, said personal base instance being constructed and arranged to communicate with a user device;

provide a personal base server on at least one of said nodes on said computer network, said personal base server being constructed and arranged to communicate with said personal base instance and at least one of said nodes of said computer network other than said user device;

wherein;

the personal base instance is configured to;

communicate with the personal base server, and

bilaterally communicate with external third parties, which are external to the computer only through the personal base server,

when the personal base instance transmits data to external third parties, the data is transmitted through the personal base server,

when the personal base instance receives data from external third parties, the data is received through the personal base server, and

the user device does not communicate with the personal base server.

39. An information handling system, comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory;

a shared storage system operably coupled to the one or more processors and the memory;

the processors operable to execute instructions for providing a personal base process on a computer network, said computer network having multiple nodes that are interconnected to facilitate communication between said nodes, wherein the instructions cause the at least one processor to;

provide a personal base instance on at least one of said nodes on said computer network, said personal base instance being constructed and arranged to communicate with a user device;

provide a personal base server on at least one of said nodes on said computer network, said personal base server being constructed and arranged to communicate with said personal base instance and at least one of said nodes of said computer network other than said user device;

wherein;

the personal base instance is configured to;

communicate with the personal base server, and

bilaterally communicate with external third parties, which are external to the information handling system, only through the personal base server,

when the personal base instance transmits data to external third parties, the data is transmitted through the personal base server,

when the personal base instance receives data from external third parties, the data is received through the personal base server, and

the user device does not communicate with the personal base server.