Patent ID: 6360253
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
A split personal computer system for selectively processing video portions, input/output portions, computational portions and storage portions of personal computer tasks, comprising:a remote portion adapted to selectively perform the computational portions and the storage portions of the personal computer tasks; a local portion remotely located with respect to the remote portion and adapted to selectively perform the video portions and the input/output portions of the personal computer tasks, the local portion comprising: a display unit located remotely from the remote portion of the split personal computer system; an accessory unit in communication with the display unit, the accessory unit outputting video signals to the display unit so as to perform video and output portions of the personal computer tasks; an output unit receiving data signals from the accessory unit to provide an output signal; an input unit in communication with the accessory unit to input data signals into the accessory unit for performing input portions of the personal computer tasks; communication means for interfacing the accessory unit with the remote portion of the split personal computer system for permitting data signals received by the accessory unit from the input unit to be transmittable from the accessory unit to the remote portion of the split personal computer system, the data signals being processable by the remote portion of the split personal computer system to generate output signals, the output signals including video signals and being transmittable from the remote portion of the split personal computer system to the accessory unit, and transmittable from the accessory unit to the display unit.