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US 2002/0165951 A1Published application
Method and device for offering resources in an internet appliance
OwnerMark Robert Watkinsinventor
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Abstract
An e-appliance 110 detects that certain resources are lacked and offers to augment them by utilising the resources of an external service provider 120. The resources experiencing the deficiency may be either functional resources 116 within the e-appliance or may be resources involved in the pursuits of the user in which the e-appliance is being exploited.
Claims28
An e-appliance, comprising:
- resources for performing data processing functions required of the e-appliance;
- and
- a detector for monitoring a condition of the e-appliance and arranged to trigger an offer of an external service to a user of the e-appliance when detecting a predetermined condition indicative of user need.
A method of augmenting the capabilities of an e-appliance, the method comprising:
- arranging that the e-appliance monitors its own condition and triggers the offer of an external service to a user of the e-appliance when detecting a predetermined condition indicative of user need.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.