Patents Assigned to Reference Ltd., Limited Liability Company
  • Patent number: 9338217
    Abstract: A cluster computer system including multiple network accessible computers that are each coupled to a network. The network accessible computers implement host computer programs which permits the network accessible computers to operate as host computers for client computers also connected to the network, such that input devices of the client computers can be used to generate inputs to the host computers, and such that image information generated by the host computers can be viewed by the client computers. The system also includes a cluster administration computer coupled to the multiple network accessible computers to monitor the operation of the network accessible computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: REFERENCE LTD., LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul L. Hickman, Michael L. Gough
  • Patent number: 9094384
    Abstract: A cluster computer system including multiple network accessible computers that are each coupled to a network. The network accessible computers implement host computer programs which permits the network accessible computers to operate as host computers for client computers also connected to the network, such that input devices of the client computers can be used to generate inputs to the host computers, and such that image information generated by the host computers can be viewed by the client computers. The system also includes a cluster administration computer coupled to the multiple network accessible computers to monitor the operation of the network accessible computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: REFERENCE LTD., LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
    Inventor: Paul L. Hickman
  • Patent number: 9059967
    Abstract: The present invention permits virtually the entire functionality of a computer system to be made accessible over a network such as the Internet or an Intranet. More particularly, the present invention permits a computer system to be run as a “virtual machine” through a web page provided at a web site on the World Wide Web (WWW). The apparatus of the present invention includes a plurality of computers arranged in a wide area network (WAN) such as the Internet or an Intranet. At least one of the computers has at least one unique address designating a web site. A host computer system (which may or may not be one of the computers on the Internet) can be “posted” onto an “advertising” web page at the web site to permit other computers coupled to the Internet to interact directly with the host computer system. The computer “posted” on the web page is referred to as the “host” or “advertiser” computer, and computers accessing the host computer are referred to as “client” or “user” computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: REFERENCE LTD., LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
    Inventor: Paul L. Hickman
  • Patent number: 8924566
    Abstract: A cluster computer system including multiple network accessible computers that are each coupled to a network. The network accessible computers implement host computer programs which permits the network accessible computers to operate as host computers for client computers also connected to the network, such that input devices of the client computers can be used to generate inputs to the host computers, and such that image information generated by the host computers can be viewed by the client computers. The system also includes a cluster administration computer coupled to the multiple network accessible computers to monitor the operation of the network accessible computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Reference Ltd., Limited Liability Company
    Inventor: Paul L. Hickman
  • Patent number: 8751597
    Abstract: A cluster computer system including multiple network accessible computers that are each coupled to a network. The network accessible computers implement host computer programs which permits the network accessible computers to operate as host computers for client computers also connected to the network, such that input devices of the client computers can be used to generate inputs to the host computers, and such that image information generated by the host computers can be viewed by the client computers. The system also includes a cluster administration computer coupled to the multiple network accessible computers to monitor the operation of the network accessible computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Reference Ltd., Limited Liability Company
    Inventor: Paul L. Hickman
  • Patent number: 8484317
    Abstract: A cluster computer system including multiple network accessible computers that are each coupled to a network. The network accessible computers implement host computer programs which permits the network accessible computers to operate as host computers for client computers also connected to the network, such that input devices of the client computers can be used to generate inputs to the host computers, and such that image information generated by the host computers can be viewed by the client computers. The system also includes a cluster administration computer coupled to the multiple network accessible computers to monitor the operation of the network accessible computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Reference Ltd., Limited Liability Company
    Inventors: Paul L. Hickman, Michael L. Gough