Computers and microchips with a portion protected by an internal hardware firewalls
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1. A personal computer configured for connection to a network of computers, said personal computer comprising:
- one or more hardware network communications components; and
at least one internal hardware firewall that is both located between and separate from a protected hardware portion of the computer and an unprotected hardware portion of the computer;
said protected hardware portion of the computer not being connected to said network of computers and including at least one microprocessor,said unprotected hardware portion of the computer being located between said internal hardware firewall and said network of computers and including three or more unprotected microprocessors and at least a volatile memory,said unprotected hardware portion being connected to said network of computers;
said internal hardware firewall denying access by said network to said protected hardware portion of the computer;
said internal hardware firewall permitting unrestricted access by said network to the unprotected hardware portion of the computer, so that operations conducted by said computer with the network are conducted in said unprotected hardware portion using said unprotected microprocessors of the computer; and
each of said at least one internal hardware firewall, said microprocessors, and said one or more hardware network communications components are separate components from each other.
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Abstract
This invention generally relates to one or more computer networks having computers like personal computers or network servers with microprocessors linked by broadband transmission means and having hardware, software, firmware, and other means such that at least one parallel processing operation occurs that involve at least two computers in the network.
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1. A personal computer configured for connection to a network of computers, said personal computer comprising:
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one or more hardware network communications components; and at least one internal hardware firewall that is both located between and separate from a protected hardware portion of the computer and an unprotected hardware portion of the computer; said protected hardware portion of the computer not being connected to said network of computers and including at least one microprocessor, said unprotected hardware portion of the computer being located between said internal hardware firewall and said network of computers and including three or more unprotected microprocessors and at least a volatile memory, said unprotected hardware portion being connected to said network of computers; said internal hardware firewall denying access by said network to said protected hardware portion of the computer; said internal hardware firewall permitting unrestricted access by said network to the unprotected hardware portion of the computer, so that operations conducted by said computer with the network are conducted in said unprotected hardware portion using said unprotected microprocessors of the computer; and each of said at least one internal hardware firewall, said microprocessors, and said one or more hardware network communications components are separate components from each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A personal computer configured for a connection to a network of computers, said computer comprising:
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one or more hardware network communications components; and a microchip comprising; an internal hardware firewall that is both located between and separate from a protected hardware portion of the microchip and an unprotected hardware portion of the microchip; said protected hardware portion of the microchip not being connected to said network of computers and including at least one microprocessor with at least a non-volatile memory, said unprotected hardware portion of the microchip being located between said internal hardware firewall and said network of computers and including three or more microprocessors and at least a volatile memory; said unprotected hardware portion being connected to said network of computers; said internal hardware firewall denying access by said network to said protected hardware portion of the microchip; said internal hardware firewall permitting unrestricted access by network to the unprotected hardware portion of the microchip, so that operations conducted by said microchip with the network are conducted in said unprotected hardware portion using said unprotected microprocessors of the microchip; and each of said at least one internal hardware firewall, said microprocessors, said at least one non-volatile memory and said one or more hardware network communications components are separate components from each other. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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