Patents Assigned to Reference Ltd., Limited Liability Company
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Patent number: 9338217Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 14, 2005Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: REFERENCE LTD., LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYInventors: Paul L. Hickman, Michael L. Gough
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Patent number: 9094384Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 10, 2002Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: REFERENCE LTD., LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYInventor: Paul L. Hickman
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Patent number: 9059967Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 27, 2006Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: REFERENCE LTD., LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYInventor: Paul L. Hickman
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Patent number: 8924566Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 16, 2000Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Reference Ltd., Limited Liability CompanyInventor: Paul L. Hickman
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Patent number: 8751597Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 19, 2005Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Reference Ltd., Limited Liability CompanyInventor: Paul L. Hickman
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Patent number: 8484317Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 24, 2006Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Reference Ltd., Limited Liability CompanyInventors: Paul L. Hickman, Michael L. Gough