Patent ID: 7865640
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A universal serial bus (USB) web launcher for launching a browser on a host computer and directing the browser to a website specified by the web launcher, comprising: a housing; a controller within said housing having a uniform resource locator (URL) stored therein; an internal battery in said housing; USB connector means for coupling said controller to a USB port of the host computer, said USB connector means including a first USB connector and a cable, said cable interconnecting said first USB connector and said controller; a second USB connector complementary to said first USB connector, and independently connected to said internal battery; a light-emitting diode (LED); and a manual switch mounted on said housing and electrically connected to an input of said controller; said web launcher being configured to electrically connect said internal battery to said controller when said first and second USB connectors are connected to each other, and to otherwise disconnect said internal battery from said controller; said controller being configured to send the stored URL to the host computer in response to actuation of said manual switch, whereby the host computer launches the browser and accesses the corresponding website, wherein said controller is programmed to detect when said complementary first and second USB connectors are connected to each other and to energize said LED in response.