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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen E Wilhite, Worthington, OH (US);
Assignee:
CompuServe Incorporated, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
39520012 ; 39520009 ; 395335 ; 3645 / ; 364D / ;
Abstract
An improved system for communication between a host that keeps and updates information and a microcomputer that accesses, varies or adds to the host information. The microcomputer displays information received from the host and sends information selected or entered by the microcomputer user to the host. A multitude of applications may exist and function on the host and on the micro. A communications network may be used to carry information between the microcomputer and the host. The method provides for switching among physically separated hosts supporting different host applications.