Web-based operating system - a new approach

I've developed a new form of client-based, secure 'Web Memory' that
uses the JAVA or dotNET VM to launch a 'terminate and stay
resident' program fragment that maintains persistence between web
pages by program reloading. Web Memory is the basis for an Open Source
e-commerce front end that could reduce web congestion and simplify
online shopping.

The technique has a bandwidth - if too many people use it, then it will
not work for anyone. Bandwidth for this Open Source application is now
protected by US Patent 6,636,863, granted to me on Oct. 21, 2003 - it
appears to describe Web Services as well as Web Memory, and could
extend to portions of the Internet.

A web-based operating system might be possible. I am releasing this
application of Web Memory also to Open Source.

Information:
http://209.87.142.42/webmemory/

Background:
* I originally published in June of 2000 on javaboutique
(http://javaboutique:internet.com/art...art/index.html) and
released the code for an e-commerce front end as Open Source.

* The article was mirrored on Linux Today
(http://linuxtoday.com/news/2000070200204OSSW).

* On Oct. 21, 2003, after a lengthy process including a quality review
by a number of patent examiners, I was granted US Patent 6,636,863
based on this work (to read the text, go to
http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/srchnum.htm and input the patent
number).

* Web Memory is secure, client-based, user-specific memory, based in
the JAVA VM present in computers, cell phones, Palm Pilots and chips.
It works in dotNET as well. The bandwidth for this technique has been
protected by patent. Is the method useful to the Open Source community?

Lane Friesen
e-mail: lanefriesen (at) hotmail.com

After seeing this, I just had to look up the old BOFH story where I
first read about it.

http://bofh.ntk.net/Bastard_1997-1.html

Search the page for "storage medium" ...

Lane Friesen wrote:
> I've developed a new form of client-based, secure 'Web Memory' that
> uses the JAVA or dotNET VM to launch a 'terminate and stay
> resident' program fragment that maintains persistence between web
> pages by program reloading. Web Memory is the basis for an Open
Source
> e-commerce front end that could reduce web congestion and simplify
> online shopping.
>
> The technique has a bandwidth - if too many people use it, then it
will
> not work for anyone. Bandwidth for this Open Source application is
now
> protected by US Patent 6,636,863, granted to me on Oct. 21, 2003 - it
> appears to describe Web Services as well as Web Memory, and could
> extend to portions of the Internet.
>
> A web-based operating system might be possible. I am releasing this
> application of Web Memory also to Open Source.
>
> Information:
> http://209.87.142.42/webmemory/
>
> Background:
> * I originally published in June of 2000 on javaboutique
> (http://javaboutique:internet.com/art...art/index.html)
and
> released the code for an e-commerce front end as Open Source.
>
> * The article was mirrored on Linux Today
> (http://linuxtoday.com/news/2000070200204OSSW).
>
> * On Oct. 21, 2003, after a lengthy process including a quality
review
> by a number of patent examiners, I was granted US Patent 6,636,863
> based on this work (to read the text, go to
> http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/srchnum.htm and input the patent
> number).
>
> * Web Memory is secure, client-based, user-specific memory, based in
> the JAVA VM present in computers, cell phones, Palm Pilots and chips.
> It works in dotNET as well. The bandwidth for this technique has been
> protected by patent. Is the method useful to the Open Source
community?
>
> Lane Friesen
> e-mail: lanefriesen (at) hotmail.com