Patent ID: 8209373

Claim:
A computer configured for direct personal use by an individual, comprising: at least a primary internal hardware firewall configured to protect a hardware protected side of the computer's hardware from a network side of the computer, said network side is not protected by said primary internal hardware firewall, at least one master controlling device and at least a non-volatile memory is located within said hardware protected side; one or more network side microprocessors with at least a volatile memory and at least one network communication component are located within said network side, said network side being configured for connection to the network of computers and being located between said primary internal hardware firewall and a wired or wireless network connection to said network of computers; said one or more network side microprocessors being separate components from said one or more network communications components, and both said network side microprocessors and said at least one network communication component being separate from said primary internal hardware firewall; said primary internal firewall by its location does not restrict access by the network to said network side of the computer, thereby enabling network operations between the computer and the network to be conducted in said network side using said network side microprocessors; at least one secondary inner hardware firewall configured to form at least one separate hardware protected compartment located in the network side; and at least one said network side microprocessor with at least a volatile memory is located in said separate hardware protected compartment located in said network side.