Patent ID: 6038595
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
A system for providing personal internet services to a user of a personal internet device, wherein the system includes a local area server and a personal internet device, the local area server including a modem connected to the internet for performing user directed internet communication operations between the local area server and a remote internet server, a local area server transceiver for providing wireless local area communication of personal internet device data between the local area server over a wireless local area network region and the at least one personal device, and a memory and a processor for storing and executing local area server programs, comprising:in the local area server, local area server programs includinga transceiver control program for controlling the wireless local area communication of personal internet device data between the local area server and the personal internet device, wherein the personal internet device data includesuser inputs transmitted from the personal internet device to the local area server and requesting internet communication operations to be performed for the user of the personal internet device, andresults of internet communication operations requested by the user transmitted from the local area server to the personal internet device, andat least one internet communications program for controlling internet communication operations between the local area server and the remote internet server, andthe personal internet device wherein the personal internet device is tailored to provide the personal internet services to the user of the personal internet device and includesa memory and a processor for storing and executing personal internet device programs,a personal internet device transceiver for providing the wireless local area communication of the personal internet device data between the local area server and the personal internet device,an output device for providing the results of the internet communication operations to the user, andan input control device for accepting the user inputs requesting internet communication operations to be performed for the user of the personal internet device, whereinthe input device and the output device are tailored for the personal internet services to be provided to the user of the personal internet device, andthe personal device programs, includinga device communications program for controlling the wireless local area communication of the personal internet device data between the local area server and the personal internet device, andat least one personal device program for controlling operation of the personal internet device for providing the results of the internet communication operations to the user and accepting and transmitting to the local area server the user inputs requesting internet communication operations to be performed for the user of the personal internet device,whereinthe wireless local area network region is restricted to a limited geographic area,the local area server transceiver and the personal internet device transceiver are each adapted to communicate the personal internet device data at internet data transfer rates, andthe local area server programs includea proxy program responsive to user inputs transmitted from the personal internet device for directing the operation of the local area server in executing internet communications operations requested by the user of the personal internet device, wherein the internet communication operations are executed by the local area server on behalf of the personal internet devices.