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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2000
Matthew W. Milne, Chino, CA (US);
Michael K. Eneboe, San Jose, CA (US);
Scott T. Hughes, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
VU V. Luu, Milpitas, CA (US);
David H. Smith, Long Beach, CA (US);
Matthew W. Milne, Chino, CA (US);
Michael K. Eneboe, San Jose, CA (US);
Scott T. Hughes, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Vu V. Luu, Milpitas, CA (US);
David H. Smith, Long Beach, CA (US);
Western Digital Ventures, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer network connects a personal computer system to a content delivery system for delivering digital content to the personal computer. The personal computer comprises a disk drive which includes a network address for the content delivery system and a server-contacting program. The disk drive comprises firmware installed during manufacturing of the drive which initiates execution of the server-contacting program to enable the network connection and facilitate delivery of content to a large number of personal computers.