Computers and microchips with a faraday cage, a side protected by an internal hardware firewall and an unprotected side connected to the internet for network operations, and with internal hardware compartments

• US 8,291,485 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2010
• Issued: 10/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Frampton E. Ellis III
• Original Assignee: Frampton E. Ellis III
• Inventors: Ellis, Frampton E. III
• Primary Examiner(s): LOUIE, OSCAR A
• Application Number:
  US12/822,928
• Publication Number:
  US 20110004930A1
• Time in Patent Office: 845 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 726/11
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 25/30 characterised by the surfactants
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/16 Constructional details or arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1666 where the redundant component is memory or memory area
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2035 without idle spare hardware
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/76 Architectures of general purpose stored program computers with program plugboard G06F15/08; multicomputers G06F15/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/02 for separating internal from external traffic, e.g. firewalls
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0209 Architectural arrangements, e.g. perimeter networks or demilitarized zones
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• 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 69/14 Multichannel or multilink protocols
• 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: Y04S 40/00 Systems for electrical power generation, transmission, distribution or end-user application management characterised by the use of communication or information technologies, or communication or information technology specific aspects supporting them

Abstract

A personal computer or microchip comprising at least one Faraday Cage, two or more microprocessors or processing units, one or more network communication components, and an internal hardware firewall. The internal hardware firewall is configured to separate a protected side of the computer or microchip from an unprotected side of the computer or microchip, the unprotected side being configured to connect to a network including the Internet. The protected hardware side of the computer or microchip includes at least one microprocessor or processing unit. The unprotected network side of the computer or microchip is located between the internal hardware firewall and the network and includes the unprotected microprocessors or processing units and network communications components. The unprotected microprocessors or processing units and network communications components are separate components and both are separate from the internal hardware firewall. The computer or microchip can include two, four, or more internal hardware compartments.

Claims

1. A personal computer configured for use by at least one individual user and for connection to a network of computers including the Internet, said computer comprising:

a microchip comprising at least two general purpose microprocessors and at least one internal hardware firewall;

one said internal hardware firewall is configured to protect a hardware protected side of the microchip'"'"'s hardware and to separate the hardware protected side of the microchip'"'"'s hardware from an network side that is not protected by said internal hardware firewall;

at least one said general purpose microprocessor is located within said hardware protected side of the microchip;

at least one said general purpose microprocessor is located within said network side of the microchip, and said network side of the microchip being configured for connection to said network of computers and being located between said internal hardware firewall and a wired or wireless network connection to said network of computers,

said at least one microprocessor located within said network side of the microchip being a separate component from said internal hardware firewall;

said internal hardware firewall is configured to make said hardware protected side of the microchip inaccessible by a network including the Internet when the computer is connected to said network;

said internal hardware firewall by its location does not restrict access by the network to the network side of the microchip, thereby not restricting network operations conducted by the computer with said network, which network operations are conducted in said network side using said at least one network side microprocessor of the microchip when the computer is connected to said network;

said computer including one or more hardware network communication components that are separate from said at least one microprocessor located in said network side; and

said microchip is surrounded by a first Faraday Cage.

2. The microchip of claim 1, wherein said general purpose microprocessor located in said hardware protected side includes a master controlling device.

3. The computer of claim 2, wherein said computer is configured to be a node in an array of other said computers as nodes linked together to form a server and/or a mainframe and/or a supercomputer.

4. The computer of claim 1, wherein said microchip and said computer are surrounded by a second Faraday Cage.

5. The computer of claim 4, wherein said network side of the computer includes at least 2 or 4 or 8 or 16 or 32 or 64 or 128 or 256 or 512 or 1028 microprocessors.

6. The computer of claim 4, wherein said microchip includes two or more internal hardware compartments protected by two or more secondary interior hardware firewalls.

7. The computer of claim 6, wherein at least one said secondary inner hardware firewall is configured to form at least one said separate hardware protected compartment located in the network side;

and

at least one said network side microprocessor with at least a volatile memory is located in said separate hardware protected compartment located in said network side.

8. The computer of claim 6, wherein at least one said secondary interior hardware firewall is configured to form at least one said separate hardware protected compartment located in said hardware protected side;

and

at least one hardware protected side microprocessor with at least a non-volatile memory is located in said separate hardware protected compartment located in said hardware protected side.

9. The computer of claim 4, wherein said microchip includes four or more internal hardware compartments protected by four or more secondary interior hardware firewalls.

10. The computer of claim 4, wherein said network side of said microchip includes at least one of the following components:

a digital signal processor, a field programmable gate array, a graphics component, a sound component, and a video processing component.

11. The computer of claim 4, wherein said computer is a portable or a handheld device.

12. The computer of claim 1, wherein said microchip is configured to function as a World Wide Web browser.

13. A microchip configured for use in a personal computer by at least one individual user and for connection to a network of computers including the Internet, said microchip comprising:

a general purpose microprocessor, the microprocessor including at least two processing units;

at least one network communications component; and

an internal hardware firewall;

said internal hardware firewall is configured to protect a hardware protected side of the microchip'"'"'s hardware and to separate a hardware protected side of the microchip'"'"'s hardware from an unprotected network side of the microchip'"'"'s hardware, said unprotected network side being configured for connection to a network;

at least one of the processing units of the microprocessor is located within said hardware protected side;

one or more of the processing units of the microprocessor and said at least one network communications component are located within said unprotected network side that is located between said internal hardware firewall and a wired or wireless network connection,

said one or more network side processing units being separate components from said at least one network communications component, and both said network side processing units and said at least one network communications component being separate from said internal hardware firewall;

said internal hardware firewall is configured to make said hardware protected side of the microchip inaccessible by a network including the Internet when the computer is connected to said network;

said internal hardware firewall by its location does not restrict access by the network to the unprotected network side of the microchip, thereby not restricting network operations conducted by the microchip with said network, which network operations are conducted in said unprotected network side using said at least one network side microprocessor of the microchip when the computer is connected to said network; and

said microchip is surrounded by a first Faraday Cage.

14. The microchip of claim 13, wherein said at least one processing unit included in said hardware protected side of the microchip includes a master controlling device.

15. The microchip of claim 13, wherein said microchip is also surrounded by a second Faraday Cage.

16. The microchip of claim 13, wherein said unprotected network side of the computer includes at least 2 or 4 or 8 or 16 or 32 or 64 or 128 or 256 or 512 or 1028 microprocessors.

17. The microchip of claim 13, wherein said microchip includes two or more internal hardware compartments protected by two or more secondary interior hardware firewalls.

18. The microchip of claim 13, wherein said unprotected network side of said microchip includes at least one of the following components:

a digital signal processor, a field programmable gate array, a graphics component, a sound component, and a video processing component.

19. The microchip of claim 13, wherein said computer is a portable or a handheld device.

20. The microchip of claim 13, wherein said computer is configured to be a node in an array of other said computers as nodes linked together to form a server and/or a mainframe and/or a supercomputer.

21. The microchip of claim 13, wherein said microchip includes four or more internal hardware compartments protected by four or more secondary interior hardware firewalls.

22. A microchip configured for use in a personal computer by at least one individual user and connection to a network of computers including the Internet, said microchip comprising:

a general purpose microprocessor, the microprocessor including at least two processing units;

at least one of a field programmable gate array, a graphics component, a sound component, and a video processing component; and

an internal hardware firewall;

said internal hardware firewall is configured to separate a hardware protected side of the microchip'"'"'s hardware from an unprotected network side of the microchip'"'"'s hardware, said unprotected network side being configured for connection to a network;

at least one of the processing units of the microprocessor is located within said hardware protected side that is protected by at least said internal hardware firewall;

one or more of the processing units of the microprocessor and said at least one of a field programmable gate array, a graphics component, a sound processing component and a video processing component are located within said unprotected network side that is located between said internal hardware firewall and a wired or wireless network connection,

said one or more network side processing units being separate components from said at least one of a field programmable gate array, a graphics component, a sound component and a video processing component, and both said network side processing units and said at least one of a field programmable gate array, a graphics component, a sound component and a video processing component being separate from said internal hardware firewall;

said internal hardware firewall is configured to make said hardware protected side of the microchip inaccessible by a network including the Internet when the computer is connected to said network;

said internal hardware firewall by its location does not restrict access by the network to the unprotected network side of the microchip, thereby not restricting network operations conducted by the microchip with said network, which network operations are conducted in said unprotected network side using said at least one network side microprocessor of the microchip when the computer is connected to said network; and

said microchip is surrounded by a first Faraday Cage.

23. The microchip of claim 22, wherein said at least one processing unit included in said hardware protected side of the microchip includes a master controlling device.

24. The microchip of claim 22, wherein said microchip is also surrounded by a second Faraday Cage.

25. The microchip of claim 22, wherein said unprotected network side of the computer includes at least 2 or 4 or 8 or 16 or 32 or 64 or 128 or 256 or 512 or 1028 microprocessors.

26. The microchip of claim 22, wherein said microchip includes two or more internal hardware compartments protected by two or more secondary interior hardware firewalls.

27. The microchip of claim 22, wherein said unprotected network side of said microchip includes at least one of the following components:

a digital signal processor and a modem.

28. The microchip of claim 22, wherein said computer is a portable or a handheld device.

29. The microchip of claim 22, wherein said computer is configured to be a node in an array of other said computers as nodes linked together to form a server and/or a mainframe and/or a supercomputer.

30. The microchip of claim 22, wherein said microchip includes four or more internal hardware compartments protected by four or more secondary interior hardware firewalls.

31. A personal computer configured for use by at least one individual user and for connection to a network of computers including the Internet, said computer comprising:

two or more general purpose microprocessors;

at least one hardware network communications component; and

an internal hardware firewall;

said internal hardware firewall is configured to protect a hardware protected side of the computer'"'"'s hardware and to separate the hardware protected side of the computer'"'"'s hardware from an unprotected network side of the computer'"'"'s hardware that is not protected by said internal hardware firewall, said unprotected network side being configured to connect to a network;

at least one said general purpose microprocessor is located within said hardware protected side of the computer that is protected by at least said internal hardware firewall;

one or more of said general purpose microprocessors and said at least one network communications component are located within said unprotected network side that is located between said internal hardware firewall and a wired or wireless network connection,

said one or more microprocessors located within said unprotected network side of the computer being separate components from said at least one network communications component, and both said microprocessors located within the unprotected network side and said at least one network communications component being separate from said internal hardware firewall;

said internal hardware firewall is configured to make said hardware protected side of the microchip inaccessible by a network including the Internet when the computer is connected to said network;

said internal hardware firewall by its location does not restrict access by the network to the unprotected network side of the microchip, thereby not restricting network operations conducted by the microchip with said network, which network operations are conducted in said unprotected network side using said at least one network side microprocessor of the microchip when the computer is connected to said network; and

said computer is surrounded by a first Faraday Cage.

32. The computer of claim 31, wherein said at least one microprocessor included in said hardware protected side includes a master controlling device.

33. The computer of claim 31, wherein said computer and said microchip are also surrounded by a second Faraday Cage.

34. The computer of claim 33, wherein said unprotected network side of the computer includes at least 2 or 4 or 8 or 16 or 32 or 64 or 128 or 256 or 512 or 1028 microprocessors.

35. The computer of claim 33, wherein said computer includes two or more internal hardware compartments protected by two or more secondary interior hardware firewalls.

36. The computer of claim 33, wherein said computer includes four or more internal hardware compartments protected by four or more secondary interior hardware firewalls.

37. The computer of claim 33, wherein said unprotected network side of said computer includes at least one of the following components:

a digital signal processor, a field programmable gate array, a graphics component, a sound component, a hard drive, an optical disk drive, a video processing component and other display components.

38. The computer of claim 33, wherein said computer is a portable or a handheld device.

39. The computer of claim 33, wherein said computer is configured to be a node in an array of other said computers as nodes linked together to form a server and/or a mainframe and/or a supercomputer.

40. The computer of claim 33, wherein said computer is configured to function as a World Wide Web browser.