Patent ID: 7890138

Claim:
A laptop computer system comprising: a computing subsystem comprising: a processor configured to execute instructions that implement application software; a storage coupled to the processor and configured to store information; wherein the computing subsystem is configured to operate in a normal mode and a server mode; and a wireless subsystem coupled to the computing subsystem, wherein the wireless subsystem is configured to communicate with a wireless network and to receive an incoming communication via the wireless network, wherein the incoming communication includes a request for at least a portion of the information in the storage; wherein the wireless subsystem is further configured notify the processor in response to determining the request is from an authorized user; wherein in response to being notified by the wireless subsystem, the processor is further configured to: place the computing subsystem into the server mode of operation; retrieve the at least a portion of the information from the storage; and send the at least a portion of the information to a destination specified in the request; and wherein the wireless subsystem is further configured to identify whether the authorized user has administrative privileges.