Method of and personal computer for displaying content received from a content delivery server using a disk drive which includes a network address for the content delivery server and a server-contacting program
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1. A method of displaying content on a display device of a personal computer system connectable to a content delivery server, the personal computer system including a computing subsystem and a disk drive, the method comprising:
- selecting a network address for the content delivery server;
selecting a server-contacting program;
storing the network address and the server-contacting program in the disk drive;
installing firmware in the disk drive to initiate execution of the server-contacting program after the disk drive is connected to the computing subsystem in the personal computer system, wherein execution of the server-contacting program includes using the network address for connecting the personal computer system to the content delivery server; and
configuring the personal computer system to perform;
sending user information to the content delivery server while the personal computer system is connected to the content delivery server;
receiving content from the content delivery server; and
displaying the content on the display device.
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Abstract
A personal computer system displays digital content received from a content delivery server. The content delivery server provides the digital content as a result of being contacted by a server-contacting program stored on a disk drive in the computer and initiated by the drive firmware. The digital content can be any of a number of file types including AVI, MPEG, or MP3.
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1. A method of displaying content on a display device of a personal computer system connectable to a content delivery server, the personal computer system including a computing subsystem and a disk drive, the method comprising:
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selecting a network address for the content delivery server; selecting a server-contacting program; storing the network address and the server-contacting program in the disk drive; installing firmware in the disk drive to initiate execution of the server-contacting program after the disk drive is connected to the computing subsystem in the personal computer system, wherein execution of the server-contacting program includes using the network address for connecting the personal computer system to the content delivery server; and configuring the personal computer system to perform; sending user information to the content delivery server while the personal computer system is connected to the content delivery server; receiving content from the content delivery server; and displaying the content on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A personal computer system connectable to a content delivery server having a network address, the personal computer system comprising:
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a display generator; a computing subsystem; and a disk drive connectable to the computing subsystem, the disk drive comprising; a network address, and a server-contacting program; and a disk controller circuit in the disk drive that, upon the occurrence of a selected condition, determines to initiate execution of the server-contacting program after the disk drive is connected to the computing subsystem in the personal computer system, wherein execution of the server-contacting program includes using the network address for connecting the personal computer system to the content delivery server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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