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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2007
Monica Sin-ling Lam, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Kelvin Kam-suen Yue, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Won-suk Chun, Belmont, CA (US);
Constantine P. Sapuntzakis, Mountain View, CA (US);
Monica Sin-Ling Lam, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Kelvin Kam-Suen Yue, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Won-Suk Chun, Belmont, CA (US);
Constantine P. Sapuntzakis, Mountain View, CA (US);
Moka5, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A universal appliance combines the benefits of a fixed-function CE device with the generality of a PC. The universal appliance includes a host environment for supporting fixed functions and virtual machines that can provide general computing capabilities (e.g., a Windows® OS). The user can select fixed functions and virtual machines for operation on the universal appliance. In some implementations, software environments, including the fixed functions and virtual machines, can be delivered by a universal appliance service provider over a network or other communication medium. The software environments for fixed functions and virtual machines can also be delivered by a removable or portable medium (e.g., a USB flash drive, compact disk, media player, mobile phone). Twenty-four hour server functions can be provided with the universal appliance to allow for automatic data backup, remote access to personal data and an Internet telephone that can accept calls 24 hours a day.