Network object delivery system for personal computing device

• US 8,732,311 B1
• Filed: 05/24/2010
• Issued: 05/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Original Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Inventors: Lam, Barry, Chang, Ted
• Primary Examiner(s): LAZARO, DAVID R
• Application Number:
  US12/786,274
• Time in Patent Office: 1,457 Days
• Field of Search: 709/202, 709/203, 709/205, 709217-219
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5615 Network termination, e.g. NT1, NT2, PBX
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5664 Support of Video, e.g. MPEG
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0478 Provisions for broadband connections

Abstract

A networked object delivery system for a personal computing device includes a network, a personal computing device at least part time coupled to the network, and a service agent server at least part time coupled to the network. The personal computing device is preferably a PDA or the like, but can also include personal computers, laptop computers, notebook computers, etc. The personal computing device locally operates on a requested document with at least one downloaded application module from the network. The service agent server will download a requested document and at least one application module to the personal computing device over the network in response to a request for the document and in response to a desired action to be performed on that document.

Claims

1. A personal computing device comprising:

a digital processor;

non-volatile memory coupled to said digital processor and including a core operating system;

a wireless network communication port coupled to said digital processor operative to send a request to a network server over a global network for a selected portion of a requested object or document that was not locally stored on said personal computing device and an action to be performed on said selected portion of said object or document; and

read/write memory coupled to said digital processor and operative to receive only said selected portion of said requested object or document and only one application module that was downloaded by said network server to said personal computing device to perform said action on said selected portion of said requested object or document responsive to said request;

wherein said selected portion of a requested object or document is less that an entirety of said requested object or document and wherein said one application module is one of a plurality of application modules comprising an application program capable of performing a plurality of actions on said requested object or document; and

wherein said network server determines said one application module responsive to one or more attributes of said selected portion of said requested object or document.

2. A personal computing device as recited in claim 1 wherein said core operating system includes components which facilitate the uploading of requests by said personal computing device and the downloading of selected portions of objects or documents and application modules to said personal computing device.

3. A personal computing device as recited in claim 1 further comprising an extension operating system which works in conjunction with said core operating system to facilitate the uploading of requests by said personal computing device and the downloading of selected portions of objects or documents and application modules to said personal computing device.

4. A personal computing device as recited in claim 1 wherein said read/write memory includes a plurality of application modules, and wherein at least one of said plurality of application modules includes an operating system emulator which can be used by at least one other of said application modules.

5. A personal computing device as recited in claim 2 wherein said core operating system further includes components for uploading personal information from said personal computing device.

6. A personal computing device as recited in claim 2 further comprising an extension operating system which works in conjunction with said core operating system which includes components for uploading personal information from said personal computing device.

7. A method for performing an action on an object or document on a personal computing device comprising:

indicating on a wireless personal computing device a requested object or document and an action to be performed on said object or document;

downloading to said wireless personal computing device from a network server over a global network only a selected portion of said requested object or document and only one application module used to perform said action on said selected portion of said requested object or document; and

performing said action on said selected portion of said requested object or document on said wireless personal computing device using said only one application module;

wherein said selected portion of a requested object or document is less that an entirety of said requested object or document and wherein said one application module is one of a plurality of application modules comprising an application program capable of perfo ming a plurality of actions on said requested object or document; and

wherein one or more attributes of said selected portion of said requested object or document determine said one application module.

8. A method for performing an action on an object or document on a personal computing device as recited in claim 7 wherein indicating a requested object or document includes inputting an alphanumeric string indicating the requested object or document and said action into said personal computing device.

9. A method for performing an action on an object or document on a personal computing device as recited in claim 7 wherein at least one of indicating a requested object or document and an action to be performed includes selection from a list.

10. A personal computing device comprising:

a digital processor;

non-volatile memory coupled to said digital processor and including a core operating system;

a wireless network communication port coupled to said digital processor operative to send a request to a network server over a global network for a requested object or document that was not locally stored on said personal computing device and an action to be performed on said object or document, the wireless network communication port further operative to receive in response to said request a downloaded selected portion of an object or document that was selected by said network server and a downloaded selected portion of an application that was selected by said network server, said downloaded selected portion of an application being matched to said action to be performed on said downloaded selected portion of said object or document; and

read/write memory coupled to said digital processor and operative to receive said selected portion of said requested object or document and said selected portion of an application that was downloaded by said network server to said personal computing device to perform said action on said requested object or document responsive to said request;

wherein said selected portion of a requested object or document is less that an entirety of said requested object or document and said selected portion of an application is less than an entirety of an application which can perform a plurality of actions on said object or document; and

wherein said network server determines said selected portion of an application responsive to one or more attributes of said downloaded selected portion of said object or document.