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Split personal computer system
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Inventors: Freeny, Charles C.;
Assignee: Automated Business Companies (Irving, TX)
Primary Examiner: Maung; Zarni
Assistant Examiner: Najjar; Saleh
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Dunlap, Codding & Rogers, P.C.
The present invention is a system which allows a personal computer system to be split into a local portion and a remote portion. The local portion of the split personal computer system is located in conjunction with the TV system located at homes or hotels. The remote portion of the split personal computer system is located in a remote location and normally maintained by a network service provider. The local portion includes a television display unit, and a television accessory unit in communication with the television display unit. An input unit is located adjacent the television display unit and is in communication with the television accessory unit to input data signals into the television accessory unit. Finally, communication means are provided for interfacing the television accessory unit of the local portion to the remote portion for permitting data signals received by the television accessory unit from the input unit to be transmittable from the television accessory unit to the remote portion of the split personal computer system. The data signals are processable by the remote portion to generate output signals. The output signals include video signals and are transmittable from the remote portion to the television accessory unit. The television accessory unit receives the output signals and transmits same to the television display unit as television signals. The system operates in such a manner that the user of the split personal computer system would not realize that the computer was split into two physical portions. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The terms "internet" and/or "communication link", as used herein, refer to any suitable communication link which permits electronic communications, such as extra computer communication systems, intra computer communication systems, internal buses, local area networks, wide area networks, point to point shared and dedicated communications, infra red links, microwave links, telephone links, cable TV links, satellite links, radio links, fiber optic links, cable links and/or any other suitable communication system.
It should be understood that each of the communication links are shown and described separately herein for the sole purpose of clearly illustrating the information being communicated between the various components.
The communication links may not be separate communication links but may be a single physical communication link.
Referring now to the drawings and more particularly to FIG.
1, shown therein and designated by the general reference numeral 10 is one embodiment of a split personal computer system constructed in accordance with the present invention.
The split personal computer system 10 includes a plurality of local portions 12 disposed remotely with respect to each other.
Only two local portions 12 of the split personal computer system 10 are shown and designated by the general reference numerals 12a and 12b in FIG.
1 for purposes of clarity.
The local portions 12a and 12b of the split personal computer system 10 can be located in homes, hotel rooms, or any other suitable location and can be adapted to solely perform the video and the input/output portions of the personal computer tasks so that an individual manipulating one of the local portions 12 of the split personal computer system 10 is provided with the illusion of utilizing a complete personal computer system.
The local portions 12a and 12b of the split personal computer system 10 communicate with a telephone network controller 14 via respective communication links 16a and 16b, and a television network controller 18 via respective communication links 20a and 20b
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