Master operating software system

• US 7,107,322 B1
• Filed: 08/02/2001
• Issued: 09/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Automated Business Companies
• Original Assignee: Automated Business Companies
• Inventors: Freeny, Jr., Charles C.
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, VAN H
• Application Number:
  US09/920,669
• Time in Patent Office: 1,867 Days
• Field of Search: 719/310, 719/319, 709/204, 709/217, 709/250, 709310-320, 710 1- 14, 710 62- 64, 725/46, 725/73, 725/110, 725/114
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A Master Operating Software System stored and/or run on a remote portion of a Split Personal Computer System, or a Multiple Computer System, such that remote users can operate such Master Operating Software System. In one preferred embodiment, the split personal computer system selectively processes video portions, input/output portions, computational portions and storage portions of personal computer tasks, and comprises a remote portion adapted to selectively perform the computational portions and the storage portions of the personal computer tasks, wherein the remote portion has the master operating software system stored thereon, and a local portion adapted to selectively perform the video portions and the input/output portions of the personal computer tasks, wherein the local portion includes a display unit located remotely from the remote portion, an accessory unit in communication with the display unit, an input unit in communication with the accessory unit to input data signals into the accessory unit, and a communication means for interfacing the accessory unit with the remote portion of the split personal computer system for permitting data signals received by the accessory unit from the input unit to be transmittable from the accessory unit to the remote portion of the split personal computer system.

Claims

1. A split personal computer system for selectively processing video portions, input/output portions, computational portions and storage portions of personal computer tasks, comprising:

a remote portion adapted to selectively perform the computational portions and the storage portions of the personal computer tasks, the remote portion having a master operating software system stored thereon,

wherein the master operating software system comrprises;

a master input/output system running on the remote portion, the

master input/output system automatically detecting each of

at least one system application program so that the at

least one system application programs configure themselves into a predetermined configuration;

a master element manager running on the remote portion, the

master element manager capable of controlling the at least

one system application programs when the at least one

system application programs are in a pre-determined

configuration and the master element manager, upon

activation, providing predetermined user information to one

of the at least one system application programs to control

the system application program; and

a master user interface manager system having a user requirement

database and communicating with the master element

manager such that, upon activation, the master user

interface manager instructs the master element manager to

provide pre-determined user information to at least one

system application programs whereby in response, the at

least one system application programs outputs identified

user information to the master user interface manager

requirement database;

a local portion adapted to selectively perform the video portions and the input/output portions of the personal computer tasks, the local portion comprising;

a display unit located remotely from the remote portion of the split personal computer system;

an accessory unit in communication with the display unit;

an input unit in communication with the accessory unit to input data signals into the accessory unit;

communication means for interfacing the accessory unit with the remote portion of the split personal computer system for permitting data signals received by the accessory unit from the input unit to be transmittable from the accessory unit to the remote portion of the split personal computer system, the data signals being processable by the remote portion of the split personal computer system to generate output signals, the output signals including video signals and being transmittable from the remote portion of the split personal computer system to the accessory unit, and transmittable from the accessory unit to the display unit.

2. The split personal computer system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the operating system platforms is an intranet platform.

3. The split personal computer system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the application programs is located on the Intranet.

4. A split personal computer for selectively processing video portions, input/output portions, computational portions and storage portions of personal computer tasks, comprising:

a remote portion adapted to selectively perform the computational portions

and the storage portions of the personal computer tasks, the remote portion having a master operating software system stored thereon, wherein the master operating software system comprises;

a master input/output system running on the remote portion,

the master input/output system automatically detecting each of at least one system application program installed on the remote portion, and selectively providing user information to the at least one system application program so that the at least one system application programs configure themselves into a predetermined configuration;

a master element manager running on the remote portion, the

master element manager capable of controlling the at least one system application programs when the at least one system application programs are in a pre-determined configuration and the master element manager, upon activation, providing predetermined user information to one of the at least one system application programs to control the system application program; and

a master user interface manager system having a user requirement database and communicating with the master element manager such that, upon activation, the master user interface manager instructs the master element manager to provide pre-determined user information to at least a pre-determined portion of at least one of the at least one system application

programs whereby in response, the at least one system applicaztgion programs outputs identified user information to the master user interface manager requirement database;

a local portion adapted to selectively perform the video portions and the input/output portions of the personal computer tasks, the local portion comprising;

a display unit located remotely from the remote portion of the split personal computer system;

an accessory unit in communication with the display unit;

an input unit it communication with the accessory unit to input data

signals into the accessory unit;

communication means for interfacing the accesory unit with the remote portion of the split personal computer system for permitting data signals received by the accessory unit from the input unit to be transmittable from the accessory unit to the remote portion of the split personal computer system, the data signals being processable by the remote portion of the split personal computer system to generate output signals, the output signals including video signals and being transmittable from the remote portion of the split personal computer system to the accessory unit, and transmittable from the accessory unit to the display unit, wherein the master operating software system is designed by the steps of;

providing, first, a design matrix having at least two axes with at least one predetermined technology element being represented on one of the one of the axes, and user requirement elements being represented on the other one of the axes, the predetermined technology elements each defining a particular technology, and each of the user requirement elements defining a particular user requirement;

locating one unique intersection point between each of the user requirement elements represented on one of the axes and the available technology elements represented by another one of the axes in the design matrix; and

developing a technology converter requirement for each intersection point, and each technology converter requirement using the predetermined technology element at each intersection point to develop an output satifying the user requirement element at the corresponding intersection point.