Patent ID: 8291485

Claim:
A personal computer configured for use by at least one individual user and for connection to a network of computers including the Internet, said computer comprising: a microchip comprising at least two general purpose microprocessors and at least one internal hardware firewall; one said internal hardware firewall is configured to protect a hardware protected side of the microchip's hardware and to separate the hardware protected side of the microchip's hardware from an network side that is not protected by said internal hardware firewall; at least one said general purpose microprocessor is located within said hardware protected side of the microchip; at least one said general purpose microprocessor is located within said network side of the microchip, and said network side of the microchip being configured for connection to said network of computers and being located between said internal hardware firewall and a wired or wireless network connection to said network of computers, said at least one microprocessor located within said network side of the microchip being a separate component from said internal hardware firewall; said internal hardware firewall is configured to make said hardware protected side of the microchip inaccessible by a network including the Internet when the computer is connected to said network; said internal hardware firewall by its location does not restrict access by the network to the network side of the microchip, thereby not restricting network operations conducted by the computer with said network, which network operations are conducted in said network side using said at least one network side microprocessor of the microchip when the computer is connected to said network; said computer including one or more hardware network communication components that are separate from said at least one microprocessor located in said network side; and said microchip is surrounded by a first Faraday Cage.